Bilingual Clinician (Spanish-speaking) in Cambridge, Massachusetts at Boston Area Rape Crisis Center

Job Title: Bilingual Clinician (Spanish-speaking)

Department: Clinical Services

Reports to: Clinical Programs Director & Bilingual Managing Clinician

Position Status: Full-time (32 hour workweek); Exempt

Location: Cambridge, Boston Area (hybrid: minimum three days in office)

Work Schedule: 32 hours per week

Salary Range: $65,000-$75,000; commensurate with experience

Application deadline: Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis until the position is filled.

BARCC Overview

Founded in 1973, the Boston Area Rape Crisis Center (BARCC) is the oldest and largest rape crisis center in New England, serving as the only comprehensive center for survivors of sexual violence in the Greater Boston Area. BARCC’s mission is to end sexual violence through healing, empowerment, and social change. BARCC empowers survivors of sexual violence to help find healing and seek justice in ways that are meaningful to them and works to provide education and advocacy needed to create social change and prevent sexual violence. We rely on our dedicated staff to do this important work, and our team is growing!

Position Overview

The Bilingual Clinician’s role is to provide comprehensive, high quality, bilingual clinical care in Spanish to survivors of sexual violence and their significant others at BARCC in alignment with BARCC’s mission and philosophy.

Work Environment

BARCC's staff, operations, hours, and location vary by function, type of work, and work style. This is a 32-hour per week full-time position. This position will work in a hybrid schedule with a minimum of two days on-site in BARCC’s Cambridge Office. One on-site evening per week, until 8pm is required for this position. BARCC will engage in an interactive process regarding reasonable accommodations.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide intakes, crisis intervention, short-term individual, couples, and family counseling services to BARCC clients at BARCC’s Cambridge office.
• Develop, revise, and facilitate on and off-site groups.
• Conduct client sessions during evening hours one night per week.
• Maintain accurate records of services provided to and on behalf of clients.
• Ensure that records are completed in a timely manner and comply with BARCC’s record-keeping guidelines.
• Collaborate with other client services staff on cases requiring multidisciplinary services.
• Work with supervisors on program improvements and new program development.
• Provide clinical support and education to volunteers and interns.
• Observe, track, and communicate client feedback and needs (community response, feedback from allied organizations, client quotes, etc.) that explain the impact and needs of program services to supervisor at least once per year.
• Attend and participate in developmental, organization-wide, and other meetings.
• Act in the best interest of the organization, reflecting the values of teamwork, collaboration, and mutual respect.
• Provide bilingual affidavits for immigration cases when necessary.
• Review affidavits for immigration cases for other clinicians.
• Support BARCC in responding to Spanish main line calls.
• Perform other duties as needed or directed.

Physical Requirements & Essential Functions

• The role may involve remaining in a stationary position for periods of time during calls, meetings, and general role responsibilities.
• This role generally requires the ability to communicate in writing and verbally with clients and colleagues, use a computer, phone and other office equipment.
• Ability to handle confidential information with discretion and professionalism.

Required Qualifications

• Verbal and written fluency in Spanish and English
• License-eligible LICSW or LMHC in Massachusetts
• Commitment to BARCC’s mission. equity, inclusion, and survivor-centered values.

Preferred Qualifications

• Current LICSW, LMHC, or licensed psychologist in Massachusetts
• At least two years of related direct clinical experience
• Experience working directly with survivors of sexual violence.

Benefits and incentives

At BARCC, we understand the hard work and dedication necessary to support our mission-driven organization, which is why we are committed to ensuring our employees are healthy, happy, and secure. We offer the following benefits:

• 32-hour work week designed to promote healthy work-life balance
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans offered at 85% employer paid
• Generous Paid Time Off (PTO): 12 vacation days, 15 paid sick days, minimum 14 paid holidays, two personal days, and two religious holidays per year
• Parental Leave and Massachusetts Paid Family Medical Leave Act (PFMLA) benefits
• Health and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• 403(b) retirement plan
• Commuter benefits
• Professional Development Allowance and other perks
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness eligible employer
• The opportunity to make meaningful change and improve the lives of others through mission-driven work, at all levels of the organization.

Hiring process and timeline

Please submit a resume, a cover letter describing your interest in survivor-centered clinical work via our online application system. No phone calls, please. The full hiring process will include a phone-screen interview, first-round virtual interview, and a final team interview with a skills assessment. Reasonable accommodation is provided upon request.

Employment is contingent upon satisfactory completion of any background checks required by applicable law, regulation, contract, or funding requirement. Information obtained through a background check will be considered in accordance with applicable law and BARCC policy, including an individualized assessment where required.

BARCC is an equal opportunity employer committed to workforce diversity and hiring people with diverse life experiences. Survivors, people who are bilingual/bicultural, persons of color, people with disabilities, and LGBTQIA+ people are encouraged to apply