About Casa Esperanza

Casa Esperanza, Inc. is a bilingual/bicultural behavioral health treatment provider serving Boston and the Merrimack Valley. Our mission is to empower individuals and families to recover from addiction, trauma, mental illness, and other chronic medical conditions; overcome homelessness and discrimination; and achieve health and wellness through comprehensive, integrated care. Casa Esperanza has an operating budget of $15 million and more than $12.5 million in assets.

Relocation Assistance: Up to $7,500 in relocation reimbursement

Sign-on bonus: $7,000 (Paid 50% at hire and 50% at 6 months from start.)

About the role

• The Clinician II will provide clinical services to clients in the outpatient mental health clinic. The role will serve individuals with co-occurring disorders. The Clinician will identify and utilize the client’s strengths, needs, abilities and preferences in completing assessments and developing individualized service plans. Clinician II also provides group treatment services using evidence-based practices, as needed. 

• As part of the Casa Esperanza, Inc. team, Clinician II will provide services in a fully integrated, holistic, and collaborative manner using a team-treatment approach, to ensure the coordination of all client services, both across Casa programs and with external providers. This integrated model aims to facilitate clear communication amongst all providers, eliminate duplication of efforts or conflicting approaches to care, provide necessary follow-up and assignments; and ensure wrap-around support services are in place to maximize treatment effectiveness and clinical outcomes.

What you'll do

Client Care

• Provide individual therapy, couple therapy, and family therapy 
• Provides crisis intervention counseling, with referrals to ongoing mental health services when needed.
• Utilizes case conferencing and the program team to coordinate and ensure client treatment plans are effective and appropriate.
• Engages external and internal service providers to better meet clients’ needs.
• Provides group treatment using evidence-based practices including Motivational Interviewing, Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, Relapse Prevention, Relational and Psychodynamic therapy, etc., as needed.
• Participate in weekly clinical meetings to provide updates and assist in decision-making related to treatment planning and implementation.
• Functions as a resource to the rest of the team on mental health related issues and assists in the various components of this program.
• Other job duties as assigned. 

Administrative

• Ensures adherence to program treatment philosophies and policies.
• Maintains client and program records in accordance with agency requirements and timelines.
• Assist with utilization management, which includes assessing the appropriateness, effectiveness, and medical need for services.
• Work with the Billing Specialist to ensure authorizations are up to date & units have not expired.
• Assist in all reporting as required by supervisors.
• Attending all training and professional development opportunities as required.
• Attends mandatory weekly MDT meetings.
• Maintains knowledge of current trends and developments in the field.
• Participate in weekly programmatic and clinical supervision.
• Other job duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree required in social work, psychology, counseling, or a related field, required.
• Experience working with a psychiatric, substance-using, co-occurring population.
• Spanish Required.
• Familiarity with working in a strength-based, trauma-informed environment.
• Knowledge of appropriate community resources.
• Knowledge of the issues affecting people with HIV/AIDS in recovery from substance use/alcoholism.
• Experience with individuals dealing with homelessness, mental illness, domestic violence, and the criminal justice system.
• Experienced in crisis management and intervention.
• Experience providing individual, family, and group interventions to the target population.
• Strong verbal/written communication.
• Ability to work as both an effective team member and independently.
• Knowledge & Practice of evidence-based practices, including cognitive behavioral therapy, relapse prevention and motivational interviewing techniques, preferred.
• Ability to meet the physical requirements and training requirements of the position.

Schedule:

Onsite Role

Monday- Friday, Availability of hours (Between 8am-8pm)

What we offer:

Casa Esperanza Benefits Package:

• Compensation: Range $70K - $72K annual salary 
• Holiday Pay (12 days per year + 1 floating holiday)
• Paid Time Off (PTO) - 18 days year one, 20.5 days at year 2, 23 days at year 5
• Sick Pay - 10 paid days per year
• Long / Short Term Disability 
• Paid by Company Life Insurance
• Health Insurance (Medical Dental, Vison)
• Health Reimbursement Arrangement (HRA)
• FSA/DCA (Flexible Spending Account & Dependent Care)
• ComPsych Guidance Resources - EAP
• Educational Opportunities
• Tuition Remission
• Employee Ticket at Work (Discounts for Entertainment, travel, movies; etc.)
• Career Advancement Opportunities
• Increased Salary for Credentials
• and more....

Physical & Mental Requirements

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to walk, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl and talk or hear. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include distance vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception.

At Casa Esperanza, Inc., the health and safety of our people is our number one priority. That’s why all offers of employment are contingent on the candidate showing proof of being fully vaccinated against COVID 19 (currently one dose of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine or two doses of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine and boosted, when eligible) to pass the pre-employment requirements. Individuals with medical issues or religious beliefs that prevent them from getting the vaccine may request an exemption from the vaccine requirement.

Casa Esperanza’s EEO Statement

Casa Esperanza, Inc. values its diverse workplace and encourages women, people of color, LGBTQIA+ individuals, people with disabilities, members of ethnic minorities, foreign-born residents, older members of society, and others from minority groups and diverse backgrounds to apply.

We recruit, hire, employ, train, promote, and compensate individuals based on job-related qualifications and abilities. Casa Esperanza, Inc also has a longstanding policy of providing a work environment that respects the dignity and worth of each individual and is free from all forms of employment discrimination, including harassment, because of race, color, sex, gender, age, religion or religious creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, physical or mental disability, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. All employees, interns, volunteers and contractors of Casa Esperanza, Inc. are responsible for maintaining a work culture free from discrimination and harassment by treating others with kindness and respect.

Casa Esperanza, Inc. also provides reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities or based on a sincerely held religious belief, in accordance with applicable laws. If you need to inquire about an accommodation, or need assistance with completing the application process, please email hr@casaesperanza.org.