Location: Catonsville, MD - onsite role Monday-Friday 8a-5:30p; On-call as needed

The Lead Clinician will be responsible for supporting and ensuring the comprehensive service delivery of clinical services. The Lead Clinician will offer consultation and trauma-informed expertise to program staff to promote stable foster placements and provide clinical feedback. In collaboration with the case management team, these services will be provided on a short-term basis and will require extensive knowledge of the policies of the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR). Responsibilities include:

• Supervise 3 direct reports - Clinical Case Managers and interns
• Support the Head of the Program as a secondary supervisor as needed.
• Provide individual therapy, group therapy, and crisis intervention services to unaccompanied children in the Transitional Foster Care setting through the ORR program.
• Provide clinical insight into children s behavior on a multidisciplinary team.
• Work with outside stakeholders to ensure the safe and timely release of children to sponsors.
• Will facilitate individual and group therapy; recreation therapy, art therapy, family therapy

Required Qualifications:

• Master s degree in social work and two (2) years of postgraduate direct service delivery experience
• Licensure to provide clinical services in Maryland; LMSW-C preferred
• Experience providing therapy to kids is more important than experience with the immigrant population.

Background Screening Requirements:

• Obtain a negative TB Test yearly.
• Willing and able to obtain FBI fingerprint check every 5 years.
• Must have valid driver s license and MVA check free of major infractions for the last 7 years.
• Ability to travel to home visits and other service agencies to serve the client, either by own vehicle or by public transportation (train, plane, etc.).
• Availability of a vehicle that meets safety and mechanical requirements for travel within an assigned radius.
• Willing and able to clear a criminal background check for the past 7 years.

Compensation and Benefits:

Salary: $70,000-$80,000/year - $5K sign-on bonus (1x payment)

• Medical, dental, vision available the first day of employment,
• Professional development, tuition reimbursement,
• Generous paid time off including 20 days of vacation, 12 days of sick leave, 12 paid holidays,
• 12 weeks of fully paid parental leave and up to 12 weeks of fully paid FMLA leave,
• Company 403(b) contribution of 3%, an additional 7% match which vests immediately,
• Family Building benefits for reproductive procedures, adoption/foster care assistance
• An annual wellness benefit of $1,500 that can be customized to support your personal needs including funding enrichment classes, gym memberships, and healthy eating plans (to name a few) all in an inclusive and progressive environment