Position Title: Supportive Housing Mental Health Clinician
Reports To: Senior Program Manager of Supportive Housing
Classification: Exempt; Salary; Full-Time
Direct Report(s): None
Pay Range: $60,000 – $65,000 Annually
Overview
The Mental Health Clinician is responsible for providing a comprehensive variety of mental health services to eligible Supportive Housing Service clients with co-occurring disorders and their families. This is a community-based position, in that majority of the work will be done in the community with the client. This position will be working with transition age youth referred through the Anchorage Coalition to End Homelessness’s Continuum of Care program (CoC).
VOA Alaska is a youth-serving organization providing prevention, early intervention, treatment, and recovery supports to youth and families struggling with mental illness and addiction. We are honored to walk with families during these times and provide support and hope through recovery. Our core values are connection, responsibility, courage, innovation, hope, and joy. We are looking for individuals who espouse these core values and align with this mission of services to the community.
Essential Functions, Duties & Responsibilities
· Responsible for providing mental health services to SH clients (transition age youth with substance use disorder, mental health disorder, or co-occurring disorders).
· Services to be provided with include: mental health and integrated assessments, treatment planning, treatment plan reviews, family, group and individual therapy, skill development and case management.
· Manages a caseload of assigned youth.
· Functions as a full member of the clinical team and works collaboratively with all treatment team members to ensure youth are receiving effective services in accordance to their treatment plan.
· Attends weekly case review meetings and supervision sessions.
· Participates in the development of individualized treatment plans and treatment plan reviews using the CSR and/or other screening data obtained from the clients.
· Responsible for documentation of services according to agency policy and procedures and Medicaid regulations.
· Responsible for communicating important clinical data to appropriate team members.
· Maintains client confidentiality and safeguards client information per 42 C.F.R. part 2 and HIPAA privacy and security regulations.
· Expected to complete all assigned duties in accordance with timelines established by immediate supervisor.
· Provides staff training as scheduled by the SH Senior Program Manager
· Ability to provide a minimum of 20 hours of community-based, directly clinical contact per week.
· All other duties as assigned.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
· Master’s Degree in a counseling, psychology, social work or a related field
· Two years’ experience working with adolescents or adults having co-occurring disorders (substance use disorder and severe emotional disturbances or serious mental illness)
· Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Licensed Professional Counselor, or similar preferred.
· Chemical Dependency Counselor Certification preferred.
· Proven ability to work with diverse community groups; with a focus on Alaska Native people, Gender, Sexually Extensive populations, knowledge of their values and belief systems and ability to provide culturally friendly services
· Ability to make sound decisions based on information available.
· Excellent writing and communication skills
· Ability to work flexible hours (including days, evenings and some weekend hours).
· Ability to travel (must have own transportation and proof of insurance 100/300).
Working Conditions
The work environment characteristics and physical demands described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
· Works in office areas. Interacts with staff, consultants, and outside vendors. May be subjected to interruptions throughout the workday.
· While performing the duties of this job the employee is frequently required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to lift up to 25 pounds. The vision requirement includes close vision.
