Child and Adolescent Mental Health Clinician

Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Schedules coordinates and manages an ongoing caseload of 30-35 clients.
Provides individual couple family and group counseling intake and assessment diagnosis crisis intervention drop-in and follow up services.
Provides tools in regulating emotions relationship building social emotional skills and executive function development.
Participates in staff meetings consultations case presentations and training programs.
Maintains client progress and provides outreach and advocacy to help people attain their highest degree of health and independence.
Provides ongoing outreach to children youth parents schools and communities to ensure awareness of community needs and service availability.
Develops and maintains positive relations with community referral sources.
Advocates and facilitates the delivery of medical/psychiatric housing employment and educational services.
Maintains case records in an accurate and timely manner; develops and maintains current crisis plan.
Meets with supervisor on a regular basis and attends required meetings consultations and trainings.

Required Knowledge Skills and Abilities

Experience training and knowledge in assessing and treating children and adolescents utilizing evidenced based modalities required
Child Mental Health Specialist designation strongly preferred
Knowledge of treatment approaches for individuals with special needs neurodiversity and family counseling and support crisis intervention and brief therapy.
Knowledge of group process.
Ability to develop and monitor goal-directed treatment relationships.
Ability to develop community resources and market services.
Ability to effectively communicate orally and in writing.
Ability to read write and speak in English.
Must demonstrate sensitivity and responsiveness to cultural differences.
Experience working in Tribal communities preferred.

Position Qualifications
Masters Degree in Social Services field or related field (Psychology Mental Health Counseling).
Washington State Counselors license (LMHC LICSW LMFT).

• Associate license clinicians will be considered based on experience
  Experience working with neuro-diverse children and youth.
  Experience in working with children and families.
  Experience in leading groups trainings and workshops.
  Experience working with diversified ethnic/cultural populations in social services.
  Ability to pass criminal background check and pre-employment drug screen.
  WA state Drivers license and ability to be approved by Tribal insurance to drive Tribal vehicles.
  Must keep up to date certification CEUs to provide services to clients.