Mental Health Clinician ($2,000 Incentive)

ORGANIZATION: Allegheny Children’s Initiative
DEPARTMENT: Family Based Mental Health Services
POSITION: Senior Clinician
STATUS: Full-Time; 40 hours/week
HOURS: Flexible, to meet the needs of consumers and their families
LOCATION:  Throughout Allegheny County
SALARY:  $51,000 - $55,000 based on credentials

Allegheny Children’s Initiative, a subsidiary of Partners For Quality Inc., is a non-profit organization that provides mental and behavioral health community-based services to children, adolescents and families throughout Allegheny and Washington Counties. Based in Pittsburgh’s South Side, we provide Intensive Behavioral Health Services, Service Coordination, Student Assistance, Parent-Child Interaction Therapy, and Family Based Mental Health programs. All employees of Allegheny Children’s Initiative are expected to act and conduct services in a socially just and culturally competent manner. Employees are supported in these efforts through ongoing development and training.

The Senior Clinician will be responsible for providing intensive home-based therapeutic interventions and support services in collaboration with a partner to families whose children and/or adolescents meet the criteria for a mental health diagnosis and who are at risk for inpatient psychiatric hospitalization or other out-of-home placements. Duties include, but are not limited to:

• Design and implement an Individualized Treatment and Crisis Plan in collaboration with the consumer and family
• Conduct suicide assessments and collaborate with the consumer and family to create safety plans
• Conduct comprehensive assessments and evaluations to determine the course of treatment
• Provide intensive family therapy, psychoeducation and support services, including crisis intervention
• Coordinate and/or link families with formal services and and natural supports
• Use collaborative documentation with the consumer and family
• Complete all required documentation in the Electronic Health Record
• Link consumers and families with aftercare providers and facilitate transition to other levels of care

Allegheny Children’s Initiative is invested in our efforts to create a diverse, equitable, and inclusive work environment and community through our four DEI committees: Community Engagement; Diversity in Hiring; Education and Dialogue; and Policies and Procedures. We believe in DEI, so participation is required and paid. We invite you to join our efforts in advancing DEI for our staff and the persons we serve.

BENEFITS

• Full Time employees enjoy a comprehensive benefits package:
• Health, Dental and Vision Insurances
• $1,200 cash payout option in lieu of Health Insurance coverage
• Healthcare Flexible Spending Account
• Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account
• 16 to 26 Paid Days Off / year
• Wellness Days (2 per year)
• Sick Time
• 8 Paid Holidays
• Short Term Disability
• Long Term Disability
• Life Insurance
• Optional 401(k) with Employer match

WORK PERKS

• Paid orientation and training
• Free parking (select locations)
• Employee Activities, Rewards and Recognition Programs
• Comprehensive Employee Assistance Program

APPLY TO THIS POSITION

Interested applicants can choose to apply in any of the following ways:

Complete an employment application online

Email resumes:Careers@PFQ.org

or text PFQjobs to 912-715-6282

Partners For Quality and its family of agencies are an equal opportunity employer EOE

1. Master's Degree in Counseling, Social Work, Psychology or related field
2. Two (2) years paid experience working with children/youth/adolescents 
3. Valid Driver’s License and full-time use of a vehicle
4. Eligible for Act 33, 34 and FBI clearances