Licensed Clinician - Children's Services - The Providencia Group
El Paso, TX 79835
About the Job
TITLE: Licensed Clinician – Children’s Services
LOCATION: Onsite required at assigned Customs and Border Protection locations
TRAVEL: may be needed to maintain on-site job performance at all locations
About Us
The Providencia Group is led by a purpose: to address global challenges and make an impact that matters through delivering transformative solutions. This purpose defines who we are and extends to our relationships with our clients, our people, and our communities. We combine purpose, innovation, and experience to deliver impactful results.
About the Team
We are problem solvers working with leading agencies and organizations to help them address many of today’s most complex challenges. Our world-class team of technologists, program managers, and subject matter experts is uniquely qualified to address ever-evolving, large-scale challenges. In an imperfect world, The Providencia Group puts capability and purpose into action.
What you’ll be part of – TPG Culture
At TPG, we expect incredible tangible results. TPG professionals play a unique role in delivering these results. We reach across disciplines and borders to serve our global organization. We provide a roadmap for focusing on people, our work, and continuous improvement. We see people as people, take care of each other, commit to the mission, move quickly and bravely, get better every day, and seek truth. We are the backbone of TPG.
About the Role – Who You’ll Work
Our licensed clinicians (Child Well-Being Professionals) will report directly to the Clinical Supervisor (Supervisory Child Well-Being Professional) and will work with other workers/staff as applicable and as directed by potential government agencies. They will be on-site and on-call in a DHS facility to provide support through professional opinions, technical expertise, and technical assistance regarding child well-being and trauma informed care.
What You’ll Do
Under this contract, licensed clinicians (Child Well-Being Professionals) will work at sites along the U.S. border supporting children entering the United States with behavioral health screenings and services. Children may be traveling alone or with their families.
Integrate across stakeholder groups, supporting agents and staff in providing child-focused, trauma-informed services to the children and the DHS agents and staff.
Escalate identified psychosocial needs and provide direct care to children in crisis.
Coordinate seamless referral of children to community behavioral or physical health providers, if necessary.
Assist in the coordination of care for children who have special needs or ongoing physical, mental, or behavioral health concerns.
Serve as a daily resource, working alongside DHS staff to inform and coordinate decision making.
Facilitate continuity of care as children are transferred.
Assist in the documentation and information transfer for individual cases
Provide necessary information regarding child wellbeing during meetings at the facility level.
Conduct environmental scans of the facilities to recommend and implement appropriate and operationally feasible measures are taken to create a child-friendly environment.
Perform other related scope of practice duties, as assigned
Complete all necessary documentation in systems of record within required timeframes.
Minimum Qualifications & Skills
Master’s degree in social work or an equivalent degree in Psychology, Sociology, or other relevant Behavioral Science.
Independent and unrestricted Licensure (LICSW, LCSW, LPC, LMFT, LP, or equivalent) in social work, counseling, or related field required.
2 or more years of demonstrated experience post-full licensure working with children, to include the direct provision of services, evaluations, and crisis intervention.
Bilingual in English and Spanish, and/or Haitian Creole, and/or French, and/or Portuguese required.
Ability to handle crisis intervention, conflict, confrontation, or other complex situations with compassion and decisiveness.
Have experience working in a multidisciplinary team-based environment.
Ability to work independently and cross-functionally to deliver the highest quality of work under extreme pressure and in a fast-paced environment. Experience in children’s behavioral health diagnoses; evidence-based techniques for treating trauma, loss, and grief; best practices in mental health triage; and behavioral health needs of migrant and vulnerable populations
Demonstrated ability to support a diverse group of clients, including refugees or other immigrant families.
Must possess strong computer skills in MS Office, including Word, Excel, MS Teams.
Knowledge of state, community, and agency resources for victims of abuse, preferred.
Experience in a clinical or immigration setting, strongly preferred.
The Work Environment
Location--- onsite at assigned CBP processing center.
Available to work a flexible schedule, including nights and weekends.
Available to travel, as required, within their state of licensure.
Tasks/assignments are dynamic and will change based on client needs and resource availability, meaning Field Child Well-Being Professionals are expected to provide additional administrative support, including the completion of data entry and paperwork, as required.
Work Schedule
This contract operates on a 24x7x365 basis.
Due to the importance of this position, employees supporting this contract may be required to work extended hours including evening work, support on-call assignments, and work weekends to support time-sensitive or real-time complex services
This position is considered ESSENTIAL – Field Child Well-Being Professionals are required to report and work during emergencies or crises, including inclement weather, natural and man-made disasters, etc.
Conditions of employment
Complete a rigorous culture and competency testing process, to include a language assessment test
Be able to maintain licensure in good standing
Complete a Drug Test
A valid US Driver’s license
Be at least 21 years of age
Have the ability to obtain a Public Trust Tier 4 Clearance
Available to travel as necessary
Security Clearance/Background Check Requirements
Applicants selected will be subject to a government background investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.
Must be a U.S Citizen or Permanent Resident.
Residency requirement - 3 consecutive years in the last 5 years.
Physical Requirements/Working Conditions
Standing/Walking/Mobility: Must have mobility to walk sites and attend meetings with other stakeholders and employees.
Climbing/Stooping/Kneeling: 10% of the time.
Lifting/Pulling/Pushing: 10% of the time.
Fingering/Grasping/Feeling: Must be able to write, type and use a telephone system 35% of the time.
Sitting: Sitting for prolonged and extended periods of time.
