Clinical Youth Leader

Position Title : Clinical Youth Leader

Department : Children, Adolescent and Family Services

Program : Becoming A Man Fellowship Initiative - BAM-FI

Reports to : Program Manager

Location : Washington, DC Hybrid (In School / On-Site support 11 hours per week, remote 10 hours)

Schedule : Between school hours / Monday - Friday along with rotating Saturday sessions monthly

Salary Range : $36-41 per hour

Formerly the Mental Health Association of New York City (MHA-NYC), Vibrant Emotional Health's groundbreaking solutions have delivered high quality services and support, when, where and how people need it for over 50 years. Through our state-of-the-art technology-enabled services, community wellness programs, and advocacy and education work, we are building a society in which emotional wellness can be a reality for everyone.

Position Overview :

Vibrant Emotional Health (Vibrant) is a not-for-profit organization with a three-part mission of advocacy, direct service, and education (www.vibrant.org). Vibrant is seeking an exceptional candidate to provide clinical oversight to Clinical Youth Leaders (CYL) providing care management services in Washington, DC, for, the Becoming A Man Fellowship Initiative (BAM-FI) pilot program. This program delivers year-round (school year and summer) comprehensive counseling, mentoring, and postsecondary readiness programming to address male-identifying youth who have been exposed to trauma and face social, behavioral, cognitive, or emotional challenges that may be a barrier to college attainment. TFI is a college-attainment program for young men of color across seven cities, including Washington, DC, New York, NY, Chicago, IL, Dallas & Houston, TX, and Oakland & Los Angeles, CA.

This is a part-time role (21 hours weekly) with responsibilities focused on providing clinical care management services to TFI Fellows. The position will be based in Washington, DC. and will report to the Program Manager, who is based in Washington, DC. This role may entail occasional travel to conferences / in-person meetings and other TFI sites, including : Chicago, New York, Dallas, Houston, Oakland, and Los Angeles

Duties / Responsibilities :

• Provides in-school support to "fellows" (youth in the program, ages 14-18), connects to resources, and provides crisis intervention.
• Visit BAM-FI partner schools on a weekly basis, providing clinical support in BAM circles and facilitating groups at 2-3 partner schools, with flexibility for virtual support.
• Conduct yearly emotional wellness assessments of Fellows to identify social-emotional needs
• Collaborate with the program site to provide social-emotional wellness support, attend team meetings, and conduct check-ins
• Provide on-site training and workshops for TFI parents, staff, and mentors
• Facilitate life and social skills groups for fellows
• Engage with alumni / graduates of the TFI program and refer to services in their college communities
• Assist the Program Manager in identifying community resources and mental healthcare providers :
• Interview / vet mental health services providers
• Match Fellows with local providers based on specific mental health and health needs
• Facilitate service coordination when Fellows are involved with multiple providers or systems (legal, foster care, psychiatry, etc.)
• Maintain records of all case contacts
• Participate in individual supervision with the Program Manager and group supervision with Vibrant's TFI therapeutic team.
• Other tasks and projects as assigned

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Physical and Sensory Requirements

This is a sedentary role, with most of the duties performed on a computer and phone. However, it does require verbal, nonverbal, and sporadic physical engagement with youth.

Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply for jobs unless they believe they are able to perform every task in the job description. We are most interested in finding the best candidate for the job, and that candidate may be one who comes from a less traditional background. Vibrant will consider any equivalent combination of knowledge, skills, education and experience to meet minimum qualifications. If you are interested in applying, we encourage you to think broadly about your background and skill set for the role.

Vibrant Emotional Health is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants are considered for positions without regard to veteran status, uniformed service member status, race, creed, color, religion, gender, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, citizenship status, national origin, marital status, age, physical or mental disability, genetic information, caregiver status or any other category protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.

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