Mental Health Clinician

ORGANIZATION: Allegheny Children’s Initiative

DEPARTMENT: Family Based Mental Health Services

POSITION: Mental Health Worker

STATUS: Full-Time; 40 hours/week

HOURS: Flexible, to meet the needs of consumers and their families

LOCATION: Throughout Allegheny County or Washington County

SALARY: $47,000 - $55,000 (Salary based on qualifications)

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.

Responsibilities

The Mental Health Clinician will be responsible for providing intensive home-based therapeutic interventions and support services in collaboration with a Senior Clinician 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

CASH INCENTIVES

• $2,000 Sign on Incentive 
• $1,000 Employee Referral (for successfully referring someone to employment)

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

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

EOE

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Psychology, Sociology, Social Work or related field or 
• Master's Degree in Counseling, Social Work, Psychology or related field 
• One (1) year paid experience working with children 
• Eligible for Act 33, 34 and FBI clearances 
• Valid Driver’s License and full time use of a vehicle