Job Details

Inclusion Family Counseling Center (IFCC), a growing and dynamic community mental health care agency in New Bedford, seeks candidates interested in joining our team. We are currently seeking full-time licensed and license eligible full-time In Home Therapy (IHT) clinicians (LMFT, LMHC, or LICSW) to provide community and home-based counseling to children and families in New Bedford and the surrounding towns. IFCC has a creative and supportive IHT team that offers culturally humble and clinically informed services and serves the diverse needs of the New Bedford area and surrounding communities. A high percentage of our staff can speak two or more languages and understand the various cultural components that influence the clients we serve. (Our primary client populations are Spanish, Haitian Creole, Cape Verdean Creole and Portuguese). Many of us are local to our communities and advocate destigmatizing seeking mental health care. IFCC mainly specializes in outreach to the immigrant population and making mental health services more accessible.

Our In-Home Therapy program provides a family-focus wraparound approach that helps stabilize a child and their family in crisis and empowers them recognize their strengths. The role of the IHT clinician offers an applicant the chance to be creative and intentional in their approach to the work, work collaboratively as part of a strengths-based team, and truly impact both a child and their family. Additionally, we provide a supportive environment with a focus on providing a work/life balance.

Essential Functions & Responsibilities

• As a Master's level IHT clinician, you will work with a Bachelor"'s level Therapeutic Training and Support person to provide high-quality therapeutic services that include case management, family therapy, and parent/caregiver and child coaching. As the Master"'s level clinician you will guide the clinical focus of the work and develop interventions to support the family"'s goals.
• Compassionately and actively listen to both the child and family/caregivers. The treatment goals developed in partnership with family/caregivers and clients allow their voices to be respected and honored. The Clinical Therapeutic Treatment teams must utilize strengths-based and culturally competent approaches.
• Maintain minimum weekly communication with the Clinical Therapeutic Treatment team, other providers, and collateral supports (for example, adjustment counselors, coaches, etc.) to ensure the family receives the highest level of care.
• Assist families in identifying and utilizing community resources and natural supports.
• Maintain accurate Electronic Medical Records (EMR) and follow clinical documentation timelines, confidentially, and ethical practices.
• Participate in treatment team meetings as needed and, as appropriate, assist the youth in communicating their needs to the treatment team in Care Plan and school meetings.
• Participate actively in weekly supervision, clinical team meetings, and mandated training.
• A driver's license is required to work in the homes of children served by our program

Requirements

• Education: Master"'s Degree in Social Work, Mental Health Counseling or closely related field required. Students enrolled in their 2nd year of a Master"'s program may be eligible for a paid internship through our IHT program.
• Bilingual language capacity strongly encouraged to apply ($1,500 bonus for bilingual applicants in good standing after six (6) months of employment)
• Preferred: Experience working within CBHI
• Preferred: Experience in utilizing trauma informed treatment

Benefits:

****$1000 sign-on bonus after six (6) months of employment to applicants in good standing ****

(Bonus for bilingual in Haitian creole, Cape Verdean Creole, Portuguese or Spanish is $1,500. Bonus for independently licensed clinician is $2,000)

Clinical supervision, both group and individual, is provided for all staff and many training opportunities. We offer a competitive fee-for-service rate starting at $37-45 per hour for qualified individuals. Inclusion Family Counseling Center offers additional benefits to full-time employees: Health & Dental Insurance, workers compensation insurance, paid vacation, paid sick days, unemployment insurance benefits, paid family leave, 401k plan, productivity bonus, and a referral bonus.

You can apply right here through Indeed. Inclusion Family Counseling Center is an extraordinary career opportunity to join a rapidly growing agency with a terrific mission that values to work with families and the community.