Housing Clinician, Clarendon

SCHEDULE: 40 hours, Monday – Friday, 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., or comparable. Some flexibility required. 

Pay:  $71,676.80 - 76,000.00 annually, DOE (Salary ranges provided are based on relevant experience and skill set) 

LOCATION: Office location 140 Clarendon St. Boston, MA 02116. Minimal travel is required for this position. 

SUMMARY OF THE POSITION:

The Housing Clinician will be available to Pine Street Inn tenants and staff (especially case managers) at 140 Clarendon St. to provide support, clinical services and consultation, appropriate resources addressing the complexities of care for tenants with histories of trauma, mental illness and/or addictive disorders, utilizing Harm Reduction as a model of engagement, intervention and evaluation.  The Housing Clinician works closely with Housing Support Services teams and outside providers for the purpose of tenancy preservation and increased resident independence. The Housing Clinician will maintain close communication with the Housing Clinical Services Team by collaborating and coordinating with the team regarding high-risk individuals and programs that are high risk/acute/high need. 

QUALIFICATIONS:

EDUCATION/TRAINING:

REQUIRED:

• Master’s degree or higher in a related field (i.e. social work, clinical psychology, education, nursing) 
• LICSW, LMHC or other qualified licensure (e.g.: LCSW) or the ability to obtain licensure within 6 months of hire 

PREFERRED: 

• Advanced training in hoarding or Current Hoarding Certification, or ability to obtain advanced training in Hoarding and/or obtain Hoarding Certification within one year of hire.

KNOWLEDGE/EXPERIENCE:

REQUIRED:

• Minimum of three (3) years direct care experience providing services, including assessment and individual and/or group therapy, to adults living in the community with mental illness and/or addictive disorders
• Clinical skills and competence to offer education around substance use, trauma, co-occurring disorders, mental illness diagnoses, and emotional and mental health generally
• Strong computer skills, including but not limited to use of management information systems or database programs
• Knowledge of and strong commitment to Harm Reduction philosophy, principles and practices.

PREFERRED: 

• Experience working with chronically homeless, medically vulnerable individuals, with tri-morbidities (mental illness, substance abuse, medically compromised)
• Experience coaching, mentoring, empowering and otherwise supporting non-clinical direct-care staff 
• Familiarity with Housing First as a model of permanent, supported, affordable housing
• Expertise in Motivational Interviewing and case management responsibilities
• Expertise in Trauma-Informed Care, including the impact on direct-care staff (i.e. secondary traumatic stress, vicarious traumatization)
• Bilingual Spanish/ English