Clinician - Family First Prevention Services Act Details

Clinician - Family First Prevention Services Act

State of Idaho - Idaho

Employment Type : Full-Time

Description

Would you like to have an opportunity to have an impact on strengthening families and the lives of children in Idaho? Are you looking for a position with training opportunities and an excellent benefits package? If this sounds like a good fit to you, the Child and Family Services program is accepting applications for two (2) full-time Clinicians to serve as Qualified Individuals on our Family First Prevention Services Act (FFPSA) team. These positions can be located at the department’s administrative office in downtown Boise or within statewide regional offices dependent on the location of selected candidates.
General Information:

• These are permanent, full-time, benefitted positions.
• There may be some opportunity to telework.
• CANS Certification will be required. CANS/ICANS training and certification will be provided through the Division of Behavioral Health/Praed Foundation.

Benefit Information:
We offer a competitive benefits package to eligible employees which includes:

• excellent medical, dental and vision insurance-employee only coverage for PPO $65/month for medical and vision & $10.06/month for dental
• generous vacation and sick leave accrual beginning as soon as you start
• 11 paid holidays a year
• paid parental leave
• participation in PERSI - one of the Nation's best state retirement systems (the state currently contributes 11.94% of gross wages to an employee’s PERSI account)
• multiple savings plans, optional 401K, and optional 457
• basic life insurance for employee and family
  • employee covered at one times annual salary
  • spouse covered at $10,000
  • child covered at $5,000
• wellness programs
• ongoing training opportunities
• an opportunity for student loan forgiveness
• and more!

Our generous benefits package increases the total compensation of a full-time (benefits eligible) Clinician making $25.50/hour to an estimated $36.59/hour.
If you have previously applied for Clinician and wish to be considered for the current vacancy, you must reapply under this announcement. Previous scores will not be used.The Idaho Department of Health & Welfare is a drug-free workplace. Any applicant offered employment in this position at the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare will be required to pass a pre-employment drug test in addition to completing a criminal history background investigation. Employment is dependent upon satisfactory results of the investigation.

Example of Duties

• Conduct assessments of children and youth referred to QI Clinician team using an approved, child-specific strengths and needs assessment tool (CANS) for placement in a Qualified Residential Treatment Program (QRTP.)
• Work with assigned child welfare case managers to obtain available background information needed for completing the assessment.
• Collaborate with assigned child welfare case managers to identify appropriate family members, providers, and collaborative contacts to interview towards completion of Child Adolescent Needs and Strengths Assessments (CANS.)
• Schedule and conduct virtual interviews to gather information.
• Complete CANS assessments and provide written summary reports, to include recommendation on level of care, for the Court within 20 days of receipt of a referral for assessment of a child/youth’s placement in a QRTP and ongoing while the child/youth remains in a QRTP level of care facility.
• Schedule and facilitate initial Family Permanency Team meetings to discuss results of the assessments and recommendation for level of care and ongoing treatment needs;
• Ensure that monthly clinical case consultations are held for children/youth continuing in QRTP placements which include Family Permanency Team members, to discuss their identified treatment goals and discharge planning.

Minimum Qualifications

You must possess all the minimum qualifications listed below to pass the exam for this position. Click on the Questions tab associated with this announcement for the details regarding minimum qualification requirements. The Supplemental Questions on the application are the exam questions. Please make sure your resume supports your answers. Failure to do this may result in not passing the exam and disqualify you from being considered for this position.

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  A Master's Degree (or higher) in a direct clinical practice Human Services field is required for this position. (Master's degree in social work, psychology, marriage and family counseling, marriage and family therapy, psychosocial rehabilitation counseling, psychiatric nursing, or very closely related field of study.)

Supplemental Information

Additional Qualifications: Are not required; however, having the minimum qualifications and the experience and/or education below will increase your score.

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  Licensure in one of following: Licensed Masters Social Worker (LMSW), Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), Licensed Professional Counselors (LPC), Licensed Pastoral Counselors (LPAS), Licensed Clinical Professional Counselors (LCPC), and Licensed Marriage & Family Therapists (LMFT). For licensure information please contact the Idaho Bureau of Occupational Licenses at http://ibol.idaho.gov/ or (208)334-3233.

• Good knowledge of child welfare services. Gained by at least three years of experience in the provision of child welfare services.

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If you have questions, please contact us at:

TROUBLE APPLYING: 1-855-524-5627

(Monday through Friday, 6am - 5pm, Pacific Time)

EMAIL:

dhwjobs@dhw.idaho.gov
(answered Monday through Friday during business hours MST)

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PHONE:

(208) 334-0681
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EEO/AA/Veteran

Hiring is done without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age or disability. If you need special accommodations to satisfy testing requirements, please contact the Division of Human Resources at (208) 334-2263.

Preference may be given to veterans who qualify under state and federal laws and regulations.