Clinician at Chicanos Por La Causa – Los Fresnos, Texas

We are seeking a compassionate and skilled mental health professional to join our team in supporting children and families through trauma-informed care. This role involves conducting psychosocial assessments, developing goal-oriented service plans, facilitating group and individual counseling sessions, and providing crisis intervention when needed. The ideal candidate will bring clinical expertise, cultural sensitivity, and a strong commitment to serving children and families from high-risk or refugee backgrounds.

At CPLC, our core values are Community, Ownership, Respect, Empowerment, Integrity, and Quality. If you model these values in your words and actions, we look forward to meeting you!

POSITION SUMMARY

Prepare goal-oriented psychosocial diagnostic assessments, service plans and progress reports. Facilitate or co-facilitate a minimum of two children’s groups weekly on specific topics and issues. Provide case consultations, weekly one-to-one counseling and/or crisis intervention for children, and bi-weekly family counseling for each family represented. Meet all pre-determined deadlines required by program supervisor and federal partners.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS AND COMPETENCIES

Educational Requirements:

• Master’s degree in social work (MSW) counseling, psychology or other relevant behavioral science field in which clinical training and experience is a program requirement and one year of postgraduate direct mental health service delivery experience.
• One year of postgraduate direct service delivery experience preferred in conducting clinical interviewing and assessment, as well as individual and group counseling.
• Ability to utilize evidence-based theory to conceptualize clinical cases to formulate treatment plans and related techniques and interventions.
• Licensed or license eligible in respective field (to include but not limited to: LPC, LCSA, LMFT, LAC, LMSW, LAMFT, and LASAC).
• Experience working with children, youth, and/or families from high-risk backgrounds.
• Successful completion of 86 hours of pre-service training and job shadowing.
• Required to work a flexible schedule to facilitate program services.
• Cleared tuberculosis test results.
• Cleared background check from appropriate entity.
• (English/Spanish) – Ability to communicate well both verbally and in writing.
• Must be at least 21 years of age at the time of hire.

Preferred:

• One year of postgraduate direct service delivery experience conducting clinical interviewing and assessment, as well as individual and group counseling.
• Experience working with children and youth in inpatient, residential, or detention facilities.
• Experience working in an ethical and culturally diverse environment with undocumented children and/or refugees