Mental Health Clinician

Our Centro de la Familia team is GROWING!!! We are bringing on more mental health Clinicians to empower children, families, and individuals to build their better tomorrows. Join us!

SALARY & BENEFITS: $60,000 - $63,000 depending on licensure status

• Flexible Schedule - Be in the community, office and occasional work-from-home Fridays after training! 
• Clinical Supervision!
• Generous Paid Holiday, includes extended time off at the end of the year and 1 personal floating holiday
• Paid Time Off & Paid Sick Days
• Employee Recognition Program as your tenure grows
• Free Preventative Services & Wellness Rewards
• Medical, Dental, and Vision for Spouse/Domestic Partner & Children to age 26
• Health Savings Account & Flexible Spending Account
• Life + Disability options
• Employee Assistance Program
• Telemedicine & Concierge Services
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Pet Care, Life Mart Purchase Discounts
• Tuition Reimbursement for qualifying degrees
• Identity Theft Protection& Voluntary Benefits 
• Mileage Reimbursement for qualifying roles

LOCATION - COMMUNITY-BASED ROLE
6850 W. Indian School Road, Phoenix, AZ. You will get to be active in a variety of settings in the office and community, meeting clients where they're most able to receive services. There are opportunities to work from home Fridays as training and caseload permits.

ABOUT CENTRO DE LA FAMILIA
CPLC Centro De La Familia provides outpatient behavioral health services for families and individuals of all ages. The program offers counseling and therapy services to those living with serious mental illness, general mental health issues, and substance abuse issues. These issues can be related to depression, anxiety, relationships, loss, substance abuse, suicidal thoughts, and trauma from sexual, emotional and/or physical abuse. Outpatient services offer flexible office hours and home-based services for children and their families, public transit accessibility, therapy in English and Spanish, and professional staff who utilize best practice models for treatment.

WHAT MAKES YOU A GREAT CLINICIAN?

• Working knowledge of lifespan development and harm reduction models.
• Demonstrated ability to recognize symptoms to the full and broad range of DSM diagnoses.
• Ability to provide routine, urgent, and emergent interventions.
• Ability to apply and integrate the American Society of Addiction Medicine criteria in service planning and implementation.
• Demonstrated ability to apply motivational enhancement, stages of change, family systems, and appropriate family communication process.
• Ability to understand and screen for serious mental illness and complete requests for determination.
• Knowledge and ability to effectively engage clients in processes and maintain safety and cohesiveness.
• Knowledge of group therapy models and stages.

HOW WILL YOU MAKE AN IMPACT?
You'll be engaging your clients in office and community-based settings, providing direct and indirect, covered services and treatment to individual clients, coordinating with community support and stakeholders. You'll own your appointment schedule and assigned caseload. As a Clinician, you'll conduct assessments, implement treatment plans, facilitate out-of-office services, perform crisis services when needed, and participate in ongoing learning experiences and treatment team consultation and coordination.

• Participate in a multi-disciplinary team in providing treatment for clients.
• Manage and monitor individually assigned caseloads.
• Assist in working with clients with medication and case management services.
• Provide individual/family counseling and facilitate groups. Engage clients, their families, and their community support in treatment. Provide illness self-management education and coordinate services with referral sources and discharge planning.
• Facilitate and coordinate group therapy process.
• Provide services in the office or in the community, depending on the client's needs.
• Other duties as assigned to meet programmatic, departmental and agency needs.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS AND COMPETENCIES
Education/Background:

• Master’s degree in Social Work, Counseling, Marriage and Family Therapy, or related field from an accredited university.
• Licensed or eligible for associate licensure in Arizona
  • If license eligible, must pass the licensing exam within 9 months of hire.
• Prior internship, practicum, or supervised clinical experience.
• Bilingual language skills in English/Spanish preferred, and as appropriate to population served.
• Ability to obtain fingerprint clearance card, CPR and First Aid.
• Ability to travel into the community as needed to meet client needs. 

Other Requirements

• Experience and commitment to working with multiethnic, multicultural, low-income populations.
• Excellent attention to detail, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Demonstrated interpersonal and communication skills.
• Excellent documentation and clinical skills.
• Proven professionalism and customer service skills and
• Appropriate time-management skills and ability to follow-up and meet deadlines.
• Comfortable working with minimal supervision, exercising independent judgment.
• Arizona Statutes Title 32 require one to be at least 21 years of age to be licensed.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, especially Microsoft teams).
• Must successfully complete the agency’s orientation and demonstrate competence regarding skills and knowledge.

The choice is now. The impact is forever. Apply today!

Chicanos Por La Causa, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
CPLC knows it takes variety of thought, culture, background, and perspective to create a truly impactful workforce. As CPLC grows, we are seeking talented employees with varying backgrounds, cultures, perspectives, and experiences to support our innovation and creativity. CPLC commits to a continued focus on fair and just hiring, training, promotional practices, and policies. We work for real change and progress in equal opportunity recruitment, hiring, and advancement. Learn more by visiting https://www.eeoc.gov/poster

California Residents: Chicanos Por La Causa, Inc and its subsidiaries will consider qualified applicants with a criminal history pursuant to the California Fair Chance Act. Find out more about the Fair Chance Act by visiting the Civil Right’s Department Fair Chance Act webpage.

 

Compensation details: 60000-63000 Yearly Salary