Our Long-Term Group Home is seeking to hire a Mental Health Clinician (MHC) to provide mental health assessments, and conduct mental status examinations, as well as provide ongoing individual and group counseling services. The Mental Health Clinician will also screen for human trafficking concerns and provide crisis intervention services.
This position will work in a residential setting in our LTGH program. They will help youth navigate mental health care as they transition into a community-based environment. This includes referrals, and guiding youth on how to access mental health resources such as psychiatric and psychological services. In addition, the MHC will serve as a resource in helping youth explore and enroll in community-based activities.
LTGH is co-ed residential facility setting. The youth, typically from Latin America and occasionally other countries live in our Long-Term Group Home, while they await family reunification or other placement options. They attend public school and other community activities.
• Provides required documentation, services and external communication for youth on their caseload.
• Licensure or licensed eligible preferred.
This position requires ORR approval; exceptions to the minimum qualifications require ORR’s explicit written approval prior to hire and ORR may require supervision plans and additional training.
• Language Testing for both English and Spanish language, when applicable.
Extensive benefit package includes medical, dental and vision coverage. Company provided Life and Long-Term Disability. Paid vacation and sick time. Access to employee resource groups and much more!
Portland is beautiful city, it’s an art friendly place, a food lover’s dream, with miles of gorgeous hiking trails and is but an hour plus from the ocean beaches.
• Email a cover letter and resume to jobs@morrisonkids.org and reference job code “MHC-159” in the subject line of your email and in your cover letter. Indicate that you’re applying for the “Bilingual Mental Health Clinician” position.