Bilingual Mental Health Counselor

Working at Northern Virginia Family Service (NVFS) means doing work that matters every day because of the difference you will make in the lives of children and families in Northern Virginia. NVFS’ breadth, depth and scope of services offer the resources and support to ensure that everyone in need, at every stage of life, maximizes their potential and fully contributes to a thriving community. At NVFS, we value the diversity of backgrounds, experience, perspectives, and skillsets that we collectively provide to our community, clients and coworkers. We celebrate and thrive on our differences and welcome everyone’s unique contributions.

Join the NVFS Family: We are looking to hire a bilingual Spanish-speaking Mental Health Counselor to join the NVFS Multicultural team! As the Mental Health Counselor, you will provide services to low-income children and families with multicultural backgrounds. The caseload for this position will offer a combination of individual, and family therapy, as well as workshop presentations and coping skills, support and/or psychoeducational groups as needed, to respond to the changing needs of the community. Services may be provided within an NVFS office, within an integrated community setting (schools, health clinic, child care center, job training site, shelter), or virtually. This position receives clinical supervision towards licensure.

In this role, you will:

• Provide individual, couples, family, and group therapy services for a culturally diverse population.
• Ensure that all necessary paperwork to initiate treatment is completed.
• Administer/score outcome measures as specified by the program areas.
• Complete appropriate documentation of services provided (e.g. progress notes, billing) using Apricot and other NVFS-approved software.
• Communicate patient progress as appropriate (i.e., have consent) to external parties (e.g., courts, parents, schools).
• Develop group therapy curricula and facilitate therapeutic groups.
• Communicate patient progress with identified integrated care team on site and to external parties (such as courts, parents, schools) as appropriate.
• Coordinate the services provided within the treatment plan (e.g., case management, volunteers, psychiatry).
• Perform other indirect service activities that may include: interpretation, client referral tracking, outreach presentations, agency committee work, advocacy, grant reporting, etc.
• Participate in regular supervision with supervisor by providing regular updates.
• Remain current on knowledge of standards and other program-related information.
• Enter data for record keeping and reporting to meet relevant guidelines.
• Maintain files in accordance with program/licensing requirements and NVFS guidelines.
• Assure confidentiality policies and procedures are followed to protect the rights of clients, that reports to authorities occur in the mandated time frames and that critical incident reviews related to these procedures are completed and filed.

Your Background: We understand that you may obtain skills through a variety of professional, personal, educational, and volunteer experiences.

• Master’s degree in Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy, Counseling, or a related field required.
• Oral and written fluency in English required; bilingual fluency in Spanish is required.
• Must have at least one (1) year of post-graduate clinical experience in trauma focused psychotherapy such as: work with torture survivors; victims of sexual offenses, domestic violence or any other trauma survivors.
• Proficiency in usage of basic technological tools including laptops/computers, email, phones, and internet required. Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite required.
• Passion for providing mental health services and serving vulnerable populations.
• Demonstrated interest in working collaboratively with other professionals (case managers, mental health therapists, etc.) in wraparound services model.
• Must be able to demonstrate and live the organizational values of Communication, Integrity, Respect, Collaboration, and Accountability.

Additional requirements:

• Successful completion of background checks and TB test required upon hire
• Must have reliable transportation to visit client homes and other designated community locations
• May be called upon to work beyond normal working hours

NVFS is committed to advancing equity, embracing diversity, and promoting inclusion and is an equal opportunity employer. NVFS is an E-Verify participant and drug-free workplace.

NVFS values diversity in our workforce. We strongly encourage all interested individuals to apply, including people of color, all genders and gender identities, people of all abilities, LGBTQ+ individuals, other members of marginalized communities, veterans and national service alumni.