Masters Clinician CRA 5000 Sign-on Bonus

Full or Part Time

SignOn Bonus

The CRA Clinician will be part of the Brockton Family Resource Center (FRC) team working with families experiencing a range of issues that impact their home and family life. The Clinician will work closely with a Family Partner to specifically focus on supporting families with children exhibiting behaviors that meet the state of Massachusetts definition of a Child Requiring Assistance (repeatedly runs away from home; repeatedly fails to obey the lawful and reasonable commands of their parent/guardian; repeatedly fails to obey the lawful and reasonable regulations of their school; is habitually truant; or is sexually exploited). The purpose of the CRA Program is to divert children from the court system who would benefit from mental health/behavioral health services/supports instead. Opportunity to work with multidisciplinary team!

1. Works in conjunction with CRA Family Partner to complete CANS Assessment and to develop a strengthsbased culturally informed Family Support Plan for family members dealing with CRArelated issues
2. Develops and oversees safety plans as needed.
3. Assists families with appropriate referrals to local resources/services.
4. Attends court in Wareham and in Brockton as needed to support families and provide information about the CRA Diversionary Program to court professionals schools DCF families and other community partners.
5. Teams with FRC Staff to provide support to any person/family that come to the Center.
6. Attends FRC staff meetings weekly.
7. Facilitates evidencebased groups as needed.
8. Conducts a minimum of weekly contact with Parent/Caregiver through office based visits and telephone.
9. Maintains professional boundaries and Confidentiality at all times.Attends and actively participates in weekly group supervision with FRC Coordinator and. Family Partner and weekly individual supervision with a licensed clinician to review families progress identify risk factors improve communication and work on professional growth.
10. Attends and actively participates in weekly group supervision with FRC Coordinator and. Family Partner and weekly individual supervision with a licensed clinician to review families progress identify risk factors improve communication and work on professional growth.
11. Completes CANS psychosocial assessments daily progress notes treatment goals and other required documentation including data entry in a timely manner adhering to the highest professional standards.
12. Provides clinical support and consultation to the FRC team as needed.

EDUCATION/CREDENTIALS:

• Masters Decree in Social Work Mental Health Counseling or Marriage and Family Therapy
• Licensure required.
• CANS certification preferred

EXPERIENCE:

• Experience working with youth and families.
• Experience in navigating any of the child and familyserving systems including the Courts State Agencies and the school systems

KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS/ABILITIES:

• Strengthsbased and be able to accept Families Children and Youth unconditionally without judgment or blame for the problems they face.
• Excellent communication (written and verbal) organizational and interpersonal skills
• Ability to demonstrate cultural competence with an ability to work with diverse populations within the community and with agency