Briya Adult Education Mental Health Therapist

Mary's Center is committed to promoting diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) within our organization and the communities we serve. We embrace diversity of experiences, ideas, and individuals, and seek to bring a diverse group of candidates to the table.

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The Briya Adult Education Mental Health Therapist is responsible for the coordination of service delivery to clients with mental health concerns and for providing the following core services including, but not limited to, the Adult Education setting: diagnosis and assessment, counseling and psychotherapy, community support services, and group activities supporting mental health, awareness, and intervention. This may include providing support and training to teachers and administrators by raising awareness of mental health on a broader level to de-stigmatize mental health issues, supporting students to attend school regularly by reducing barriers to attendance, and making regular connections to Social Services supports. Candidates for this role who bring experience connecting with communities of color are strongly encouraged to apply. This position serves primarily a Spanish speaking community, and a clinician bilingual in English and Spanish is required for the role.

Reportability

The Briya Adult Education Mental Health Therapist will report directly to a Senior Clinical Manager or a Clinical Supervisor in the Behavioral Health Clinic and will work alongside the team at Briya Public Charter School. This is a unique position in that it is a clinical position based in a school for adults.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.

• Respond to referrals from Briya PCS Student Services team members and other staff and students.
• Complete intake paperwork for new clients.
• Complete a diagnostic and psychosocial assessment of all clients referred (including DSM diagnosis), gathering information not only from the client but possibly also from a referral source, client chart and past providers of care. The GAIN-SS and DLA-20 are required parts of the assessment for most clients.
• Provide individual, group, and family therapy to assist clients in reducing symptoms, improving functioning, developing insight and achieving other goals of their treatment plans.
• Maintain a caseload to complete at least 20 billable, face-to-face client encounters weekly, primarily in-person at school sites, and sometimes virtually.
• Complete treatment plans (Individual Recovery Plans) and Crisis Plans when necessary, with client and relevant service providers as well as reviewing the IRP every 6 months.
• Document all contacts, referrals, and other necessary information.
• Apply crisis-management skills when necessary to stabilize clients.
• Conduct workshops and presentations about mental health and disorders, stress management, and trauma for teachers, administrators and other staff.
• Provide workshops and other group interventions for students on stress management, suicide prevention, substance abuse or other concerns deemed pertinent to the needs of Briya's School Community.
• Provide consultations for teachers to give guidance and feedback on classroom management for students with mental health disorders and trauma history.
• Participate in the school support team and other entities to promote the socio-emotional and academic wellness of students.
• Embrace cultural diversity and integrate the client's and family's values and culture into the work with all clients.
• Explain to potential clients both confidentiality and mandated reporting, as well as other rights and responsibilities that mental health care.
• Maintain accurate, complete client records that adhere to documentation policies.
• Complete documentation and billing requirements on a timely basis, preferably within 48 hours.
• Provide clinical supervision to licensed graduate social workers, interns, and others, as needed or desired, if the client caseload leaves time for this.
• Understand and apply state and federal confidentiality regulations with regard to clients' records and correspondence.
• Maintain simple monthly statistics and provide reports as needed to the supervisor and Clinic Director.
• Participate in and help facilitate case reviews and treatment-team meetings.
• Participate in organization-wide and division-wide meetings and committees, departmental meetings and other meetings/conferences as assigned.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities -

• Requires a master's degree in Social Work, Counseling, Psychology or related field and a license (LGPC, LGSW, LPC, LICSW) in the District of Columbia.

Language Requirement - Ability to communicate effectively in English and Spanish is required.

Physical Demands - Regularly required to sit; frequently required to reach with hands and arms, walk, stoop, kneel, crouch, talk or hear; must be able to lift objects up to twenty-five (25) pounds.

Work Environment - Mostly in a typical office within a Briya school site and perhaps at times in a home setting, with quiet to moderate noise level. The position is a hybrid position working in several Briya and Mary's Center locations and sometimes providing teletherapy. Employee will be required travel to all Briya sites as needed. May be exposed to extreme cold, heat, and humidity due to outside weather conditions.

The Benefits:

• Health Insurance: medical, dental & vision - plus retirement options through 403(b) contribution and investment opportunities
• 25 days of paid leave annually (in addition to paid holidays), plus 5 educational days
• Tuition reimbursement of $2000/year towards education assistance and professional development
• Transportation subsidy via metro & bus
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Compensation: $78,000/year for fully licensed providers (LICSW and LPC). $75,000/year for master's level licensed providers (LGSW and LGPC). We are offering a $2000 sign on bonus for bilingual providers