NAN Project Bilingual Clinician

Description

The NAN Project works to promote mental health awareness and suicide prevention programs for young people, using a peer-to-peer model. Eliot is seeking a

Bilingual Spanish-Speaking Clinician, an energetic, positive, service-oriented individual to provide support to our peers and be a coordinator with our schools for our program, The NAN Project .

The Project emphasizes:

Acknowledging that mental illness is a very serious problem;Accepting mental health challenges as illnesses of the brain, similar to physical ailments, which can be treated;Providing access to treatment for all families and their children.

Qualifications:

+ Requires licensure as an LCSW, LICSW LMHC, or LMHC eligible.

+ 2-3 years of experience, either in a community-based clinical setting, or working with adolescents and young adults.

+ Must be Fluent in English and Spanish and have the ability to work effectively with diverse populations and cultural groups.

+ Excellent understanding of the mental health system and competence in crisis intervention, research and engagement strategies.

Responsibilities:

+ Build Connections in Everett and surrounding cities to engage with schools, youth-serving organizations, and community groups to promote The NAN Project’s mission and programming.

+ Assist in coordinating and supporting The NAN Project’s trainings and presentations for educators, community stakeholders, and law enforcement, both in English and Spanish.

+ Participate in new Peer Mentor (PM) training, assisting with PM orientation and QPR suicide prevention training, both in English and in Spanish.

+ Development of new and the improvement of existing school and community programming, in English and in Spanish.

+ Attend and facilitate TNP presentations as a support to PMs and activities in the schools.

+ Assist in developing Peer Mentor recruitment and retention strategies.

+ Attend and participate in conferences, trainings and other TNP meetings.

+ Assist with fundraising activities.

+ Develop and maintain effective working relationships with community agencies to assure a seamless and efficient interface of services.

+ Attend staff meetings and trainings as required.

+ Perform other job-related duties as assigned.

Schedule: Monday-Friday 8am-4pm

Eliot is committed to identifying and dismantling barriers that prevent people with marginalized racial identities from actualizing their full employment potential, assuming leadership roles, or from fully engaging at all levels in the workplace.

Qualifications

Skills

Required

+ Bilingual: Expert

Education

Preferred

+ MA or better in Social Work

Licenses & Certifications

Required

+ LCSW