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Join the McNabb Center Team as the Hamilton Co. Juvenile Detention Clinician today!

The Hamilton Co. Juvenile Detention Clinician

Duties:

• Provide comprehensive co-occurring assessment, encouraging treatment, providing necessary connections to treatment, and working directly with the juvenile justice system to ensure effective treatment and release plan.
• Provide information and referral, agency linkage, advocacy, and follow-up services.
• Provides direct service delivery (individual and Group) in Juvenile and Children and Youth clinic, develops and implements appropriate treatment planning, provides crisis intervention and emergency services, interacts and coordinates with law enforcement and other criminal justice agencies, as well as utilizes center-wide and community resources as needed for client benefit.
• Follow-up with clients as needed to make adjustments to treatment plan and ensure they are following treatment.
• Provide co-occurring services, anger-management, suicide prevention, and crisis de-escalation through trauma-informed intervention.

JOB PURPOSE/SUMMARY

Summary of role of team:

• To provide comprehensive co-occurring assessments to juvenile court- involved youth with mental health conditions, including psychosis, and substance use disorders.
• Working directly within the juvenile court system, provide linkage to treatment and develop effective release plans.

Summary of position:

• Responsible for comprehensive co-occurring assessments and treatment to individuals currently in Hamilton County Juvenile Detention Center.
• Provide information and referral, agency linkage, advocacy, and follow-up services.
• Develop inclusive release plans and details navigating this plan.
• Work closely with juvenile staff and community providers.

TYPICAL WORKING CONDITIONS/ENVIRONMENT

• This position is a community-based position working in dual settings, in the local juvenile detention facility and Children and Youth Center clinic.
• Staff members are provided with all equipment necessary to remain mobile and be able to work from the community.
• Staff members do have access to office space on-site.
• Staff members participate in Treatment Team and Team Meetings as outlined by their supervisor upon hire.

JOB DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES

This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive; and employee will also perform other reasonably related job responsibilities as assigned by immediate supervisor and other management as required. This organization reserves the right to revise or change job duties as the need arises. Moreover, management reserves the right to change job descriptions, job duties, or working schedules based on their duty to accommodate individuals with disabilities. This job description does not constitute a written or implied contract of employment.

1. Coordinate identifying juveniles with county court staff, DCS and probation.
2. Conduct co-occurring trauma informed mental health assessments, within the location of the detention center/community.
3. Obtains releases of information as needed.
4. Schedule necessary appointments for mental health treatment (minimum of weekly individual 30 min, 3-5 times a week 30 min group and 30 min Anger management)
5. Provides individual and group co-occurring trauma informed individual and group DBT therapy
6. Assist with acceptance into appropriate higher level of care as needed
7. Provides individualized recommendations for each referral and provides summary of recommendation for distribution to appropriate staff/program partners
8. Assist correctional staff in scheduling transportation including providing transportation for those being released to treatment
9. Advocate for individual during reviews providing progress updates to include changes in treatment plan or need for higher or lower levels of care
10. Available in detention facility to connect individuals and their families with resources/treatment both in and upon release from detention
11. Availability to maintain contact with identified County and detention staff for continued support and linkage to community services and/or treatment
12. Input data into the individual's record including, Profile, Clinical Intake, Screening, Trauma Screening, clinical treatment services for each interaction with individuals
13. Enroll up to 15 youth, with rolling admissions as participants successfully complete the program, for services allowing for individualized pacing, stabilization, and skill development while maintaining program fidelity and safety.
14. Responds to emails and voicemails within 2 business days
15. Positive relationship building with detention and judicial staff, probation and parole staff, resources for ongoing treatment and basic needs in the community.
16. Attendance of weekly supervision and weekly team meeting
17. Complete monthly and quarterly reporting as required

COMPENSATION:

Starting salary for this position is approximately $47,453/year based on relevant experience and education.

Schedule:

• This position has a regular schedule of Monday-Friday, 8-hour workdays.
• The clinician needs to be flexible during the week to ensure that clients and families have access to services outside of the 8-5 PM workday.
• There is no on-call for this position and employee is off on Center designated holidays.
• Job duties are performed on location of assignment in the community inside juvenile detention facilities and in office.

Travel:

• This position requires utilizing a personal dependable vehicle to conduct Center business. Maintaining a dependable vehicle and certified driver status is a condition of employment.
• Staff members will be required to provide transportation in their personal vehicle and staff members are reimbursed for use of their vehicle for this purpose.

Equipment/Technical Competency:

• This position requires utilizing a personal dependable vehicle to conduct Center business. Valid driver's license F endorsement required as well as valid, up-to-date insurance. Maintaining a dependable vehicle and certified driver status is a condition of employment.
• This position does require basic computer skills for timekeeping and use of electronic medical records entry.

Equipment/Technology:

• This position does require basic computer skills for timekeeping and use of electronic medical records entry.
• Use of a mileage application on a Center issued phone is also required for mileage reimbursement.

QUALIFICATIONS - Hamilton Co. IST Services Coordinator

Experience / Knowledge:

One year experience in the social work field and/or behavioral health and criminal justice setting preferred. Trained in DBT or willingness to be trained in DBT required.

Education / License:

Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Master's Degree in Counseling, Marriage and Family Therapy, Psychology, Social Work, or other related field of study. Candidates with a Master's in rehabilitation, occupational therapy, criminal justice, or education, must have fifteen college-level semester hours of coursework in behavioral health and at least one year of work experience in the behavioral health setting.

Physical/Emotional/Social - Skills/Abilities:

• Exposure to biological hazards.
• Hearing of normal and soft tones.
• Close eye work.
• Lifting up to 50 lbs. Pushing/pulling up to 150 lbs.
• Frequent sitting, standing, walking, bending, stooping, and reaching.
• This position requires certification in and adequate implementation of verbal and physical de-escalation techniques that include a wide range of bodily movements including but not limited to grasping, holding another person, getting down on knees, running, and walking.
• CPR certification is required but can be trained upon employment.

Location:

Hamilton County, Tennessee

Apply today to work where we care about you as an employee and where your hard work makes a difference!

Helen Ross McNabb Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The Center provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment.

Helen Ross McNabb Center conducts background checks, driver's license record, degree verification, and drug screens at hire. Employment is contingent upon clean drug screen, background check, and driving record. Additionally, certain programs are subject to TB Screening and/or testing. Bilingual applicants are encouraged to apply.