🌟 Make a Lasting Impact: Clinician – Long-Term Foster Care for Unaccompanied Children

📍 West Michigan | 💼 Full-Time | 💰 $64,480/year + $15,00 Retention Bonus

Are you a compassionate, licensed mental health professional ready to make a difference in the lives of vulnerable youth? Join our dedicated team providing trauma-informed care to unaccompanied children in long-term foster care. This is more than a job — it’s a calling.

What You’ll Do:

As a Clinician, you’ll play a vital role in supporting the emotional and psychological well-being of children who have experienced significant hardship. You’ll provide assessments, therapy, and case coordination in a culturally responsive and bilingual environment.

What We’re Looking For:

• 🎓 Master’s degree in Social Work, Counseling, Psychology, or related field
• 🧠 Licensed to practice in the state of Michigan (LLMSW, LMSW, LLPC, LPC, etc.)
• 🚗 Valid, unrestricted driver’s license and reliable personal transportation
• 📄 Proof of current auto insurance
• 🌍 Bilingual in Spanish strongly preferred
• ❤️ Passion for working with children and families from diverse backgrounds

Welcome to Samaritas Nation!

Samaritas is a Michigan-based human service organization that connects people with families and communities, empowers them to live their fullest life possible, and creates a ripple effect of transformation. The reference to the work of the Good Samaritan in our name is especially fitting as it is consistent with our mission, values and the services our faith-based company provides.  

APPLY TODAY!     #BeTheRock, creating ripples of positive transformation in the lives of those we are entrusted to serve! 

Some of the benefits you may receive are:  

            Full Time/Part Time

• Competitive Medical, Dental, & Vision benefits, effective the first of the month following 30 days of employment
• Company paid Basic Life Insurance ($10,000 minimum for each full time and part time employee) 
• Company paid Short Term Disability accrual (Full time employees)
• Retirement Plan (403b) - Company matches on first 1.5% of gross income at 133% 
• Great Personal Time Off (PTO) accruals 
• Earned Sick Time
• Awesome Employee Discounts
• UKG Wallet - Pre-Pay Options
• Plus, many more benefits 

Samaritas provides services to youth who have traveled to the US for safety apart from their family or guardians. These youth are given status in the United States as Unaccompanied Children (UC). The children you will be serving will come from diverse and oftentimes traumatic backgrounds, and are placed in both foster home and group home settings where Samaritas provides case management, therapy, and other supportive services. The program also helps these youth adjust to the customs and culture of the United States while pursuing their goals of education, English-language learning, and independence. As the Unaccompanied Children (UC) Long Term Foster Care Clinician, you will be responsible for providing trauma-informed treatment planning and delivery to youth. The Clinician completes assessments of youth and offer consultation to Case Managers on cases. In addition to conducting individual therapy sessions, the Clinician role will also be required to facilitate group counseling sessions to program youth. This position is expected to function effectively with moderate supervision while following the guidelines given on procedures, along with agency, state, and federal regulatory requirements.

Duties and Responsibilities

1. Provide direct therapeutic services to clients and program participants as needed, including group work and family therapy
2. Administer required behavioral and mental health assessments for youth
3. Coordinate services for each youth in conjunction with Case Manager
4. Participate in staff meetings and offer clinical feedback regarding client treatment needs
5. Attend, facilitate, and assist with providing on-going education and support services to foster parents
6. Provide record keeping and documentation for all clinical activities in accordance with program and contractor policy
7. Provide crisis intervention and guidance to youth and foster families regarding clinical components of crisis intervention and long-term treatment strategies
8. Provide community -based counseling to youth
9. Comply with laws and regulations regarding client confidentiality
10. Ability to work flexible hours and work independently within the field

Job Qualifications

Education, Training, and Licensure/Certification

• Master’s degree in Social Work with clinical experience; OR  Master’s degree in psychology, sociology, or other relevant behavioral science in which direct clinical experience is a program requirement
• Licensure to provide clinical services in Michigan or eligible to obtain professional licensure or registration

Experience

• Prior experience working with refugee and/or immigrant populations strongly preferred
• At least two (2) years of experience in child welfare/case management, strongly preferred
• Bi-lingual English and Spanish strongly preferred; additional compensation for bilingual

Additional Work Requirements

• Participate in a system of 24-hour availability to clients, foster and adoptive parents, as required
• Unrestricted valid driver’s license with good driving record. Reliable personal transportation suitable for safely transporting persons served; proof of current automobile insurance

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