The Early Childhood Clinician provides direct and indirect clinical services to Severely
Emotionally Disturbed (SED) children under the age of 7 and their families, and
provides clinical oversight to Case Managers, Lead Teachers and Behavioral Health
Associates, and Therapeutic Foster Care providers.
Essential Functions:
- Complete initial and annual comprehensive mental health assessments
following agency guidelines.
- Develop service plans through team collaboration that clearly define youth
goals, interventions, service outcomes, safety plans, visitation plans and
discharge plans quarterly following agency guidelines.
- Provide clinical and rehabilitative services to individuals, families and groups
in the clinic, in homes and in the community including but not limited to weekly
individual, family, and group therapy.
- Actively provide clinical leadership of treatment team meetings and lead
clinical oversight of the team.
- Document all services provided to youth and families in a timely manner.
- Interface with local service providers on a regular basis.
- Participate in required agency trainings and meetings.
- Actively participate in weekly supervision with Clinical Director.
- Maintain all confidentiality laws and follow all mandatory reporting laws.
- Provide clinical support in acute crisis situations.
A master's degree from an accredited college or university in social work, human
services, psychology, or a closely related field and two (2) years professional
experience in family and children’s services which included working with people
identified with developmental disabilities and/or as severely emotionally disturbed.
Must be pursuing licensure.
Must have excellent written and oral communication skills, sound clinical and
therapeutic skills and the ability to accurately document events, and work with
a multi-disciplinary team.
- Ability to maintain positive professional working relationships and to work
effectively within a team environment.
- Organized, efficient, and able to manage multiple tasks simultaneously with
attention to detail and accuracy.
- Excellent interpersonal communication skills and good written
communication.
- Ability to ensure youth and employee confidentiality as prescribed by agency
policy and federal law.
- Proficient with Microsoft applications and possess the ability to learn other
software applications.
- Ability to maintain knowledge and understanding of all agency protocol, policy,
procedure, and program requirements.
- Ability to act decisively and with fairness.
- Ability to read, speak and write in English.
- Ability to pass a State and FBI background check in accordance with the State
of Alaska Background Checking Unit.
Physical Requirements:
- Ability to perform sedentary work as well as to be engaged in physical exercise
with consumers such as running, walking, hiking, etc.
- Must be able to lift 25 lbs. and bend down frequently.
- Visual acuity necessary to utilize a computer monitor throughout the course of
a normal workday.
- Ability to perform repetitive keyboarding activities and operate general office
equipment.
- Ability to communicate verbally, both in person and over the telephone.
- Ability to wrap arms around and hold a person.
- Ability to twist and bend.
- Must have visual and hearing acuity.
