Respite Clinician 20hrsweek

Be a part of a multidisciplinary team that provides support and encouragement to adults with chronic mental illness so that they can live their best lives! Our Team Clinicians gain comprehensive clinical experience working under experienced independently licensed clinicians. In addition we offer a wide variety of career growth and training opportunities within our organization.

The Respite Clinical Specialist provides clinical assessment risk/safety planning and treatment planning for onsite and community respite clients. Leads development of shortterm comprehensive recoverybased services that focus on engagement/motivational interviewing harm reduction coping skills and resource gathering. Works with the site manager and program director to conduct intakes and discharge planning for all clients. Coordinates multidisciplinary team and coordinates/evaluates program services.

Why work as a Clinician for our Respite program at Aspire:

• We offer a comprehensive benefits package including health insurance which is effective from the 1stof the month following your start date.For a full list of our benefits please visithttps:// for LICSW or LMHC licensure fromexperiencedsupervisors
• Generous paid time off package to make sure our employees have work life balance
• Free clinical trainings that count toward CEUs
• Clinicians work on a multidisciplinary collaborative team that includes Nurses Substance Use Clinicians and Peers with lived experience while also having the ability to independently create your work schedule

About Aspire Health Alliance

Since 1926 Aspire Health Alliance has been building hope and changing lives for children with developmental disabilities and children teens and adults living with mental illness. Today we have nearly 800 employees based in Braintree Quincy Marshfield and Plymouth and our nonprofit early intervention and mental health treatment and recovery programs reach 16000 people from Boston throughout the South Shore and Southeastern Massachusetts.

Aspire Health Alliance recognizes that attracting and retaining exceptional staff is the key to providing excellent care for our clients. Aspire Health Alliance remains committed to the development and training of our future clinicians to staff development and to community training around behavioral health.

Aspire Health Alliance is committed to and passionate about diversity equity and inclusion. We celebrate support and promote diversity of thought culture and backgrounds. As an employer committed to equal opportunity we base all employment decisions on each individuals capabilities and qualifications without regard to race color religious creed national origin ancestry sex sexual orientation gender identity age physical or mental disability veteran status genetics or any other protected characteristic. Aspire Health Alliance strives to fully reflect the clients and communities we serve and believes that a diversity of interests and cultures leads to a stronger and more innovative organization.

• Demonstrated ability to work successfully at coordinating care across a continuum of care required
• Must demonstrate the following characteristics: Flexibility with schedule ability to function as a team member in assessing the needs of individuals the ability to contribute in the development of policies and procedures creativity and resourcefulness in seeking pathways that will provide support to the program
• Computer proficiency and ability to learn to use an electronic health record
• Bilingual skills and/or experience with multicultural populations preferred