$5,000 Sign-On Bonus
Under supervision of the SHNH Clinical Director, the Mental Health Clinician assesses, designs, implements, and evaluates the implementation of therapeutic interventions designed to prevent/respond to challenging behavior and to teach meaningful skills to children with developmental and/or intellectual disabilities and their caregivers. The Mental Health Clinician is a contributing member of a multidisciplinary team, collaborating with families, program staff, and other key stakeholders to improve outcomes and to promote wraparound care. The Mental Health Clinician serves as a clinical consultant to a caseload of children across settings, providing staff professional training as part of their program consultation. Maintains compliance with applicable regulations and policies and engages in ongoing professional development and systems improvement in effort to support systems-wide interventions as well as direct/indirect interventions for children.
The Mental Health Clinician is provided with a laptop, cell phone and email to perform job duties. Travel may be required.
Additional Responsibilities
Adhere to the American Psychological Association’s Ethical Principles & Code of Conduct or other applicable professional code of ethics commensurate with licensure/certification. Complete and/or maintain required staff trainings, including training in a Foundation-approved crisis management curriculum.Work in collaboration and in support of the Seven Hills Foundations’ operating subsidiary. Qualifications Pass a fingerprint-based background check of the state and national criminal history databases.Master’s degree required in counseling, psychology, behavior analysis, special education, social work, or a related field. Professional certification or licensure (e.g., LMHC, LICSW, LCSW, speech pathologist, special education, psychologist). Dual licensure/certification (e.g., psychologist, school psychologist, BCBA, LMHC, LICSW/LCSW, speech pathologist, special education) and/or professional training and experience in developmental disabilities, special education, mental health, and/or positive behavior support (PBS) highly preferred.Supervised training and experience delivering comprehensive therapeutic services and supports to individuals with developmental/intellectual disabilities within their natural environments, including conducting clinical assessments (e.g., psychosocial, functional behavior, skill assessments), cognitive behavioral therapy, anger management training, social skills training, and designing/implementing/monitoring behavior intervention plans to both prevent/respond to challenging behavior and to teach developmental or functional living skills.Demonstrated skills in a variety of observation and data collection techniques; therapeutic assessment and intervention techniques; proficiency with competency-based training and monitoring.Certification and/or eligibility for certification as a trainer in SHF’s current crisis management curriculum (e.g., Safety-Care).Knowledge of human development, learning, behavior analysis, positive behavior support, collaborative consultation, special education, and abnormal psychology.Ability to work flexible hours as required.Valid driver’s license and evidence of a safe driving record. Options Apply for this job onlineApplyShareRefer this job to a friendRefer Sorry the Share function is not working properly at this moment. Please refresh the page and try again later. Share on your newsfeed Share this job on your Social Network! | MoreApplication FAQs
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