CYF CLINICIAN II (BILINGUAL)

Company: City of Longmont Colorado
Location: Longmont
Posted on: May 19, 2023

Job Description:

Job Announcement

20230124 CYF Clinician II (Bilingual)

CLOSING DATE: Open Until Filled
APPLY ONLINE AT LONGMONTCOLORADO.GOV/JOBS

Department: Human Services
Division: Children, Youth and Families

Hiring Range: $5,705 - $6,339/month
Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 5:00pm
Hours my vary seasonally, some evenings and occasional weekends required
Regular Full-time with Benefits
Benefits include: Medical, Dental, Vision, Flex Spending, Defined Benefit Pension
Plan, 401(a) Money Purchase Plan, Life & Survivor, Term Life & AD&D, Long Term
Disability, Bereavement, Jury & Witness Duty, FMLA, Military Leave, Sick,
Vacation, Holiday pay, EAP, Tuition Assistance.

Other benefits: Optional, employee elected, voluntary benefits are available.

Open Until Filled positions may close without advance notice. To be considered, please
apply as soon as possible.


Definition:
Provides bilingual-bicultural one-on-one, family, and group counseling services. Provides clinical
and functional supervision of counseling interns and clinical support for youth services staff.
Facilitates strategic planning, implements, conducts, and evaluates programs and services that
provide youth pro social programing for building leadership skills, community connection and
the intervention and prevention of delinquent behavior, as well as support and skill building for
caregivers.

Performs community outreach to identify, develop, implement, and coordinate responses to
issues affecting youth and their caregivers in the Longmont area. Provides consultation and
referral assignments in support of City partnerships with St. Vrain School district, the Longmont
Housing Authority and Safety & Justice CORE and LEAD teams.


Principal Duties:
* Provide short-term therapy and clinical case management services to at-risk youth and
their families and youth experiencing homelessness with the goal of reducing harm and
maintaining safe community living.
* Provide therapy, education, consultation, programs, and support for parents and
caregivers.
* Conduct intake and assessment of potential therapy clients and utilize a strengths/assets
approach to intake and case plan development.
* Maintain client and program records, and prepare related reports as necessary.
* Manage data for counseling and REWIND program; create reports as needed. Use data to
inform innovative programing and to identify service gaps relevant to youth, their
caregivers, and their families.
* Coordinate and manage clinical program operation, including budgeting and
administration of resources for community mental wellness services, parent education, and
emotional support programs for the Longmont community.
* Develop budget recommendations for assigned programs and operate programs in a
fiscally responsible manner, including collaboration with community partners.
* Maintain strong relationships and collaborate with community agencies, groups,
businesses, city staff, and individuals to promote youth mental wellness; combine resources
and leverage services for youth and families; and increase understanding to reduce stigma.
Collaboration includes taking a leadership role in formal and informal training, outreach,
education and involvement, projects relevant to youth, families, substance abuse, and
mental wellbeing.
* Facilitate strategic planning to address equity and inclusion as it pertains to the needs of
youth and their families. Community work to include, but is not limited to, topics of self-
care, parenting, depression, anxiety, substance use, and awareness of youth developmental
stages.
* Through the lens of equity and inclusion advocacy, act as team leader and provide clinical
guidance in areas of self-harm, mandated reporting, mental health and substance abuse, to
REWIND, youth programing, CORE, LEAD, Law Enforcement, Safety Resource officers and
Longmont Housing Authority teams.
* Supervise, select, train, and complete required evaluations for clinical interns.
* Participate and/or facilitate clinical supervision and collaboration consultation.
* Maintain clinical licensure and all relevant certifications.
* Pursue professional development through continuing education and current literature.
* Performs essential duties and additional tasks in a manner which enhances City Attributes.


Working Environment:
Work is primarily performed in a standard office environment. Requires the ability to hear and
communicate in both verbal and written form, read and understand a variety of written
materials, work under stress, and manage multiple concurrent tasks and interruptions. Requires
working alone, as well as working closely with others, including the public (primarily youth aged

11-19 years and their families; in some cases it may be necessary to work with youth under the
age of 11), business, school, and church leaders, co-workers, and other youth serving
professionals. Confidentiality is required. Work may require transporting youth to/from
sponsored activities. Transportation to and from an off-site work place will also be required
several days per week. Work requires the ability to prepare monthly and quarterly program
progress reports and maintain program statistics. Work may involve conflict and potential
problems of a volatile nature.


Qualifications:
A Master's Degree from an accredited college or university with major coursework in social
work, psychology, individual and family therapy, or counseling, and two or more years of
experience counseling adolescents. Demonstrated experience in community development,
public relations, marketing and program evaluation is desirable. Special
Qualifications:
Bilingual (English/Spanish) written and oral proficiency required. Possession of a valid
Colorado Driver's License. Mental Health Professional licensed in the State of Colorado,
preferred Licensed Addiction Counselor or equivalent experience working with adolescents with
substance use disorders. Clinical supervision for professional licensure provided by LCSW, LAC.

Selection
The selection process will include complete job description review, personal interview, computer
testing, background investigation, criminal background check, and substance screening.


DEADLINE: Open Until Filled
An ONLINE APPLICATION is required. This job is Open Until Filled. The online application
process is available for this position on our website at www.longmontcolorado.gov/jobs.
Resumes will be accepted in lieu of the full City Application; however, they must be submitted
via the City application site for consideration. Open Until Filled positions may close without
advance notice. To be considered, please apply as soon as possible. For more information,
call (303) 651-8609.

The City of Longmont offers Equal Opportunity for employment to all qualified applicants. It is the policy of the City
of Longmont not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, national origin, sex, sexual orientation,
age, ancestry, veteran status, or disability unless related to a bona fide occupational requirement. If you need special
assistance in the selection process, please contact the Human Resources Department in advance to make
arrangements.

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