Assistant Director of Clinical Services - Dallas Children's Advocacy Center
Dallas, TX 75228
About the Job
Required License(s) or Certifications: Supervisory designation on a professional license (LCSW-S, LMFT-S, LPC-S) in the State of Texas.
Experience: 4-5 years of clinical experience preferred and a minimum of 1 year of clinical supervisory experience required. Prior qualification/designation as an expert witness and experience in providing court testimony preferred.
Language: Bilingual (Spanish/English) preferred but not required.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
Knowledge of child development and family dynamics; knowledge of sexual abuse dynamics as it relates to victims and perpetrators.
Knowledge of trauma symptoms and trauma-related diagnoses.
Knowledge of crisis intervention, assessment, counseling, theory, and ethics.
Skilled in individual counseling and family interventions using evidence-based trauma-informed treatments.
Skilled in training, education, and public speaking.
Skilled in child abuse interventions and collaboration with CPS, Law Enforcement and District Attorneys is preferred.
Skilled at being creative, resourceful, detail-oriented, and flexible possessing a positive attitude, tact, good judgment, cultural sensitivity, and the ability to work well as a team member with staff, community professionals, and volunteers.
Ability to tackle multiple projects simultaneously and complete tasks on time.
Ability to provide feedback in a clear and honest way, allowing space for supportive accountability that will benefit the clinician as well as the clients served.
Ability to maintain ethical, timely and complete documentation of client files.
Ability to ensure accuracy, confidentiality, and accountability in all work.
Ability to maintain transparent communication. Appropriately communicate organization information through department meetings, one-on-one meetings, and appropriate email, and regular interpersonal communication.
Ability to bring others together to try and reconcile differences and uses logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
Ability to establish and maintain professionally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks and a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges.
Excellent presentation and communication skills, both written and verbal.
Demonstrated ability to work with all levels of employees, board members, partners, and community.
Candidates must have knowledge, skills, and an awareness of factors necessary for tending to the needs of multi-cultural and multi-lingual staff and families served.
WORK ENVIRONMENT:
Work Location: Work must be performed in the office due to client confidentiality.
Mental and Physical Abilities: Duties are usually performed seated with occasional periods of standing or walking. Limited physical effort is required associated with lifting and carrying objects (less than 25 lbs).
Working Conditions: Work may be performed but is not limited to an office environment.
Essential Functions: This job description should not be interpreted as all-inclusive. It is intended to identify the essential functions and requirements of this position. The incumbents may be requested to perform job-related responsibilities and tasks other than those stated in this job description.
Core Values: Must demonstrate/live our organization’s core values: 1. Put the child first in all we do, 2. Operate as a part of a seamless team, 3. Work with a servant’s heart.
DCAC is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and we believe in an inclusive culture. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
BENEFITS:
100% Paid Employee Health Insurance-PPO
100% Paid Employee Dental Insurance
100% Paid Short Term Disability
100% Paid Long Term Disability
100% Paid Basic Term Life and AD&D Benefits (one times your annual earnings up to $50,000)
Vision Insurance through Superior Vision
Pet Insurance through Nationwide
Legal Services through Freshbenies
Flexible Spending Account
Dependent Spending Account
Six (6) weeks' of paid Parental Leave
Employee Assistance Plan (EAP)
Health Advocate
WellVia Teladoc Program
403b Retirement and Contribution Plan with up to a 4% employer contribution
Supplemental Insurance: Accident Insurance, Hospital Indemnity Insurance, Critical Illness Insurance
Bilingual Stipend (English/Spanish) of $2,700 annually
Cell Phone Stipend
10 Paid Holidays
2 Floating Holidays
14 Wellness Days
10 Vacation Days
DCAC participates in the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLF)
