Child and Family Services Clinician - Rainier Valley - Sound

Opportunities abound at Sound!

Sound is growing and we are hiring a child and family services clinician in Seattle, WA! Sound is one of King County’s most comprehensive providers of quality mental health and addiction treatment services, supporting our area’s most vulnerable populations. A central tenet of our work is Reaching Recovery, an evidence-based clinical care model.

If you want to be part of a dynamic team in a comprehensive outpatient setting, Sound offers a stimulating and supportive working environment, excellent and abundant supervision, and opportunities for professional growth, in a strengths-based organization. 

Sound clinicians are focused on demonstrating compassion, patience, and understanding when treating clients. We believe in and advocate for Diversity, Equity, Justice, and Inclusion for our team and clients. 

This caring and patient clinician is responsible for providing assessment, direct clinical intervention, and supportive consultation to child, adolescent, and adult family members presenting with a wide variety of emotional, behavioral and co-occurring disorders.

Delivery of therapeutic services in the office, school, and community, to child, adolescent, and adult family members will be emphasized, including ongoing consultation and collaboration with collateral agencies (schools, agencies, caseworkers, etc.). 

Other keywords: therapists, therapy, counselors, counseling, social work, case managers, MSW, MHP, MFT, associate

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND DUTIES 

• Provides assessment, direct services and/or internal and external organization referrals for clients. 
  
• Develops client assessments and treatment plans and maintains accurate and timely clinical records according to organization policy. 
  
• Prepares and Reviews necessary reports, summaries and progress notes, and incorporates into clinical records. 
  
• Performs consultation and liaison duties with other agencies and resources on behalf of the client. 
  
• Assists client to remain stable in the community, thereby reducing the use of hospitals or involuntary treatment services. 
  
• Monitor medication regimes and treatment compliance. 
  
• Monitor utilization of services and the success of outcome measures. 
  
• Develop plans to address poor utilization of services with Supervisor. 
  
• Participates in team member meetings, consultations, case presentations and in-service training. 
  
• Participates in ongoing program development and assessment. 
  
• Performs other duties as assigned. 

Other keywords: therapists, therapy, counselors, counseling, social work, case managers, MSW, MHP, MFT, associate

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE 

• Required Master’s degree in social work, psychology, or a counseling-related field.  
• At least 2 years of directly related clinical experience to the program as a clinician or case manager and demonstrated skills in clinical assessment and treatment. 

KNOWLEDGE, ABILITIES, AND SKILLS 

• Has an advanced level of understanding of the principles of individual therapy, group therapy and/or case management approach to providing services. 
• Possesses and routinely demonstrates a strong working knowledge of the mental and/or behavioral health and support resources of King County and has a working knowledge with state and local health delivery systems, including knowledge of various funding principles and clinical services mandates. 
• Understands recovery concepts in behavioral health; synthesizes and applies, as appropriate to their work at Sound. 

• Demonstrates the ability to learn new tasks and skills quickly, and to manage and prioritize multiple tasks, while simultaneously managing crises. 
• Ability to demonstrate the capacity to appreciate and work well with the complex and diverse population. 

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES & REGISTRATIONS  

• Washington State driver’s license and insurable driving record required. 

• Must be able to obtain a WA State Agency Affiliated Counselor credential within the first 60 days of hire. 
• Mental Health Professional (MHP) is required.
• Must pass a criminal background check. 

All Team Members at Sound working 40 hours per week will be eligible for the following benefits:

• 100% Paid Medical & Dental Insurance
  • Full time Team Member and child(ren) coverage until child's 26th birthday
  • Spouse/Domestic Partner coverage available (team member pays full cost)
• Paid Life Insurance
  
  • 2x annual salary + additional $25,000
• Long Term Disability Insurance (60% monthly salary)
  
  • 100% premiums paid by Sound
• 18 Days of Paid Rest and Relaxation (Vacation) - beginning first year
• 12 Days of Paid Sick Leave
• 9 Days of Paid Holidays
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
  
  • for health care (limited) and dependent day care costs (pre-tax)
• Employee Assistance Plan (EAP)
  
  • The Standard
• Sound retirement plan:
  
  • 401(k) plan (organization contribution) – Sound contributes 3% to team members plan even if you don’t.  
  • Team members are 100% vested; team members may contribute to their own plan
• Sick Leave Conversion Program - for perfect attendance quarterly
• Paid Training
  
  • Free in-house professional training and $400 annually + 3 paid days off-site training
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)
• Free Supervision Hours -  Washington State Licensure
• Service Award - at 5,10,15,20 & 25 years of service

Pay Range: $29.94 - $33.64 per hour

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Sign-on bonus and pay range listed are for external applicants ONLY. For questions in regards to internal applicants, please reach out directly to the Recruitment Team.