Licensed Clinician

Company: Prevention Links Inc
Location: Roselle
Posted on: February 1, 2025

Job Description:

JOB DESCRIPTION: Licensed ClinicianThe clinician manages 2-5 direct reports. Additionally, the Clinician supports fundraising, marketing, and partnerships for new business development. Duties involve determining student eligibility, facilitating transitions into and out of recovery high school, and coordinating post-secondary planning, while serving as a liaison with funders like SAMHSA for program implementation across New Jersey's 21 counties, ensuring adherence to policies and participation in strategic planning meetings.
POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES:Student Admissions--- Field referrals from a variety of sources (including but not limited to: school districts, treatment programs, parents, care management organizations, and juvenile justice) and determine whether students meet minimum eligibility and appropriateness criteria --- Coordinate student admission interviews.--- Conduct comprehensive biopsychosocial assessments to determine student stage of change and readiness for RHS environment.--- Obtain necessary information and documents from sending districts, treatment providers, care managers and other parties to facilitate student admission process.--- Provide recommendations to interdisciplinary team to reach admission decisions.--- Notify students and families of admission decisions. Student Transitions--- Assist students and families in transition to the RHS environment.--- If and when a return to the sending district is appropriate, the clinician works with student, family, and sending district to develop a comprehensive transition plan.--- Clinician will continue to follow up with student and family for 90 days after student has returned to their sending district to provide support and assess for sustained recovery capital. Post-Secondary Planning--- Facilitates the development of each students' post-secondary recovery plan.--- Assists students in exploring various post-secondary educational and vocational options, including recovery supportive housing and collegiate recovery communities.--- Meets regularly with students to review progress in achieving post-secondary recovery plan.Other responsibilities--- Monitor students' toxicology levels and screens--- Facilitate and coordinate team meeting with teaching and recovery support staff--- Meet with all students once a month--- Attend relevant meetings and conferences (e.g. county SAC and CIACC meetings and ASAP conference)--- Responsible for data input and reviewing staffs' data input. --- Responsible for researching best practices for recovery support.STAFFING RESPONSIBILITIES--- In collaboration with the Director of NJ4S to recruit, interview and select well- qualified program staff--- Ensure compliance and model by example Prevention Links human resources policies, procedures and practices--- Complete regular performance evaluations--- Meet with staff (one on ones, team meetings, etc.) to understand and troubleshoot challenges they are facing.--- Engage volunteers and interns for appropriate program activities using established volunteer/intern management practicesPROGRAM LEADERSHIP--- Ensure all team members receive proper onboarding and appropriate training--- Supervise team by providing direction, input and performance feedback in real time.--- Coordinate the delivery of services among different program activities to increase effectiveness and efficiencyEDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:A New Jersey licensed clinical social worker OR a New Jersey licensed professional counselor, or licensed marriage and family therapist, OR a New Jersey licensed clinical alcohol and drug counselor OR certified student assistance coordinator (SAC) preferred. Master's Degree in a recognized mental health discipline/human service. Experience in collegiate recovery or a high school environment. 3 or more years' experience with adolescent substance abuse and recovery


Compensation details: 60000-62000 Yearly Salary



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