Description

JOB TITLE: Resident Clinician - School-Based

Department: FIVE18 Counseling

Job Status: Active

FLSA Status: Non-exempt

Reports To: Director of Clinical Training

Grade/Level: Resident Clinician

Amount of Travel Required: Less than 5% locally

Job Type: Full-Time Hourly (Minimum of 20 client hours/week with potential of bonuses)

Positions Supervised: N/A

Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, approximately 7:30am - 3:30pm; with potential for flexibility when school is not in session

Position Summary

FIVE18 Counseling’s Clinical Training is a program designed to prioritize the clinician-in-training. Our goal is to provide training, experience, and supervision tailored to the individual to foster an environment that guides you directly toward your passions. Additionally, we offer quality supervision with no time commitment required of you post-licensure, all at no cost to you! Our supervisors receive specific training and meet together to ensure that they provide you with the best service possible. At FIVE18 Counseling, we invest in you. 

The purpose of this position is to provide professional counseling, primarily to children and adolescents in a public school-based setting. Resident clinicians in the public school-based setting will coordinate with the Licensed Clinician (LPC, LMFT, or LCSW) and/or SchoolBased Services Coordinator for the provision of services and participate in activities as deemed necessary by the Licensed Clinician, SchoolBased Services Coordinator, school counselor(s), and/or school administrators including, but not limited to, being an advocate and resource to students, families, and staff and linking to other resources.

Essential Functions

• Provides individual, group, and family therapy to clients primarily in a school-based setting with some sessions occurring in an outpatient office, as needed and as assigned.
• Ensures that counseling sessions begin and end on time.
• Schedules sessions with clients, takes payments, and issues receipts.
• Completes all required paperwork for client charts and billing in a timely manner.
• Develops and implements individualized client-centered treatment plans which are trauma-informed, sensitive to developmental needs and attachment styles, and family inclusive as appropriate.
• Collaboratively integrates into the public school setting to include following school policies and procedures, school schedule, and other requests from school administration.
• Serves as a liaison between clients, families, public schools, departments within FIVE18 Family Services, and various other community agencies and organizations.
• Maintains client confidentiality and other ethical standards outlined by the state licensing board and respective Code of Ethics.
• Complies with all applicable requirements of the VA Board of Counseling/Social Work.
• Participates in clinical supervision, administrative supervision, and/or consultation as directed and needed. 
• Participates in FIVE18 Counseling and FIVE18 Family Services staff meetings as well as school faculty meetings. 
• Flexible to adapt to change including, but not limited to, school schedules, FIVE18 schedules, policies and procedures, and worksite location. 
• Participates in Trauma-Informed Care training and Teaching-Family Model training as directed by the Director of FIVE18 Counseling, Director of Clinical Training, and/or the School Based Services Coordinator. 
• Performs all other tasks as assigned.

Reasonable Accommodations Statement To accomplish this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform, with or without reasonable accommodation, each essential function satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to help enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.  

Competency Statements 

• Accuracy - Ability to perform work accurately and thoroughly. 
• Active Listening - Ability to actively and accurately attend to, convey, and understand the comments and questions of others. 
• Autonomy - Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Accountability - Ability to accept responsibility and account for his/her actions.  
• Client Oriented - Ability to take care of client’s needs while following company procedures. 
• Collaborative - ability to identify problems and solutions with others, and work to achieve needed change with others.
• Communication, Oral and Written - Ability to communicate effectively