Clinician
This position is eligible for American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds which includes a one-time $750.00 sign-on bonus payable after the completion of 90 days of employment as well as a monthly stipend of up to $694.50 which is based upon the hours worked in the previous month. These funds are guaranteed through June 30, 2023.
Company Overview
At Child & Family, we hold two core beliefs. That individuals and communities thrive when supported by strong families and that a community works best when it accepts responsibility for all of its members. These beliefs influence everything we do and have guided our growth since we first opened our doors in 1866.
Job Summary
Clinicians are responsible for providing service coordination to children and families in crisis, continued follow-through and supervision beyond the crisis stage in helping families cope with their immediate problems and in finding longer-term solutions. They are responsible for providing outreach family counseling to clients assigned through Community Based Services, utilizing a variety of treatment interventions and working as a team with the Case Managers, when clinically indicated.
FLSA Status: Exempt
Hours: 37.5 per week
Supervisory Responsibilities: None
Responsibilities and Duties
- Provide guidance and case coordination of all open cases
- Utilize home-based strength model to provide a wide range of assistance and resources to families in the process of reunification or to avoid separation
- Treat psychological and emotional issues that affect parenting
- Implement treatment modalities that address chronic and pathological issues that impact family functioning
- Provide community and home based therapy to secure a safe and independent level of functioning
- Contact the family in crisis as soon as possible following the reported crisis, and conduct an initial clinical assessment of the situation
- Develop, implement and monitor an ongoing case plan for each family served; coordinate all service components both within the agency and in the community
- Work with each family to recognize and sustain gains that have been made
- Make referrals to other service providers when necessary
- Schedule and coordinate case conferences and meetings with service providers
- Support family reunification.
- Coordinate services with schools, police, health care provider, court systems, and other service providers.
- Broaden parents’ knowledge of developmental stages appropriate for their children
- Maintain positive and productive relationships within the agency and with outside individuals and agencies
- Handle day-to-day community relations regarding the interactions of the program and its clients in the community
- Ensures all clients receive goal-oriented assessments and treatment/service plans within established time frames.
- Ensures client intake and termination dates and demographic information is communicated for the timely completion of billing
- May occasionally need to transport clients in personal vehicle
Qualifications and Skills
- Master’s degree in Social Work or a related field of study required
- Licensure (LICSW, LCSW, LMHC, LMFT, etc), preferred. License eligible, considered
- Experience with child and adolescent development, abuse and crisis intervention
- Requires a valid driver’s license, CANTS, BCI and fingerprinting background checks
- Maintain flexibility in scheduling due to the nature of the workflow and level of responsibility – some evenings and weekends may be required
- Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar, and the ability to apply this to writing letters, treatment plans, etc
- Ability to meet deadlines and manage competing priorities, including documentation, meeting with clients for the required hours each week, attending staff meetings and supervision, and other tasks as assigned
Benefits and Perks
All full-time and part-time employees are considered benefit eligible and are eligible for all Agency benefits. Temporary employees and employees scheduled to work less than 20 hours per week are considered not benefit eligible and are only eligible for paid time off under the Healthy and Safe Families and Workplaces Act and the 401(k) plan.
- 11 paid holidays, 2-4 weeks vacation, 12 sick days, and 1 personal day
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of RI
- Fully funded Health Reimbursement Account (HRA) through London Health
- Delta Dental of RI
- VSP vision insurance
- Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA): dependent care and health care through London Health
- Agency paid for New York Life/Cigna life insurance, accidental death and dismemberment, and long-term disability
- Supplemental AFLAC insurance
- 401(k) plan: traditional and Roth deferrals, company contribution after 1 year
- Coastline EAP
- Tuition Assistance Program
- Employee Referral Bonus Program - $2,000 per hired referral
- Foster Parent Referral Bonus - $500 per successful referral
- Discounted childcare available at Middletown building
- Discounted cell phone discount through Verizon Wireless
- Discounted pet insurance through Nationwide Insurance
- Discounted YMCA membership
- Discounted BJ's membership
- Dry cleaning pick-up/drop off service in Providence only (self-pay)
- Public Service Loan Forgiveness eligible
- RI DOH license and bilingual salary stipends
- Shift differentials
- Direct deposit and employee self-services through Paycom
Offers of Employment
All offers of employment are contingent upon the successful and favorable completion of:
- Rhode Island Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation (BCI)
- National fingerprint check
- Rhode Island Department of Children, Youth and Families (DCYF) Child Abuse and Neglect Tracking System (CANTS)
- Tuberculosis test
- COVID-19 vaccination
- For positions that require driving to/from client meetings and/or driving clients:
- Valid drivers license
- Motor vehicle record
- Vehicle registration
- Proof of insurance
- For positions within our Sandpipers program as required by the Rhode Island Department of Health:
- 1 dose of Flu vaccine every year
- 2 doses of MMR (measles, mumps, rubella) vaccine
- 1 dose of Tdap (tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis) vaccine
- 2 doses of Varicella (chickenpox) vaccine
Equal Employment Opportunity
Child & Family will not discriminate against any individual on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender, gender identity, and sexual orientation), marital status, parental status, national origin, age, disability, genetic information (including family medical history), political affiliation, military service, or any other protected category under local, state or federal law. These protections extend to all management practices and decisions, including recruitment and hiring, performance evaluation and management systems, promotions, training, and career development programs. Consistent with these obligations, the Agency also provides reasonable accommodations to employees and applicants with disabilities and for sincerely held religious beliefs, observances, and practices.
Affirmative Action
Child & Family strives to achieve a workforce that includes representation of qualified affirmative action group members in proportion to the qualified and available target group workforce in the community that we serve.