Are you interested in making a life-saving difference for children and adolescents? Would you enjoy being part of a team working to change the world for the better?  If you answered YES, then consider joining our Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health team!

Plus $3,000 Sign-On Bonus!

In response to the humanitarian crisis at America’s ports of entry, Devereux provides short-term shelter care services for unaccompanied children who have come to the United States without a parent or legal guardian. Devereux will provide extremely high-quality, trauma-informed residential and educational services for unaccompanied children, with intense supports for their social and emotional health. We will also ensure they receive excellent and immediate physical healthcare including pediatric, dental and nutritional supports for every child.

Devereux’s ultimate goal is to ensure every unaccompanied child who receives our services is successfully and quickly discharged into the loving care of their family sponsor and, during the short time they are with us, have received best-in-class medical, therapeutic, recreational and educational services designed specifically to address the traumas they have sustained during, and often before, their migration journey. This is a very high benchmark to set, but we have already begun partnering with leading legal defense nonprofits to ensure children in our care have access to the finest immigration advocates and supports our country offers.

Being a Bilingual Lead Clinician has many advantages
As a Bilingual Lead Clinician at Devereux, you will be a critical part of a multi-disciplinary team of dedicated, experts who share your passion for helping children in need. 

We offer

• 24 vacation days (increases with years of service)
• 8 sick days
• Quality low cost benefits (you can view our plans by visiting https://benefits.devereux.org)
• 403(b) plan with employer match/contribution
• Employee Assistance Program
• Interested in advancing your career?  Devereux is proud to offer ASCEND - the first career accelerator program exclusively designed to give behavioral healthcare workers - the career guidance, one-on-one coaching, skills and financial assistance you need to reach your full potential.  This program includes 100% of tuition covered (up to $15k reimbursed annually for undergraduate and $25k reimbursed annually for graduate) and student loan repayment!  Learn more here

The Bilingual Lead Clinician will coordinate clinical services for refugee children and provide clinical supervision and training to licensed and unlicensed clinical staff. He/she will conduct mental health assessments and provide ongoing children counseling services, screen for human trafficking concerns, and provide crisis intervention services as needed. The Lead Clinician will collaborate with the multidisciplinary team, including ORR Federal Field Specialist, other clinicians and Mental Health Workers to maintain a therapeutic and emotional healing environment, establish treatment goals and assist in the implementation of the individualized treatment plan. He/she will complete all required documentation and reports in a timely manner and to designated quality standards. Additionally, will serve as a backup clinician as needed. He/She will handle payroll, time off and scheduling and create/monitor data related to clinical outcomes, trends, and compliance with Short-term Shelter guidelines.

Keywords: Bilingual Lead Clinician, bilingual, Spanish, clinical supervision, group counseling, mental health, behavioral health, Mental Health Worker, supervisor, clinical training, LMFT, LCSW, LPC

• Master’s degree in social work and 2 years of postgraduate direct service delivery experience OR master’s degree in psychology, sociology, or other relevant behavioral science field
• Experience with children or adolescents in residential or inpatient setting. 
• At least one (1) year of experience supervising other clinicians (licensed or unlicensed).
• Licensed to provide clinical services in Texas with LPC, LMFT or LCSW.
• Strong understanding of formal documentation including providing case consultation such as meticulous review/coordination of release cases.
• Bilingual in English/Spanish required
• Minimum 21 years of age
• Able to attend 12 day in-house orientation during weekdays
• Valid Texas Driver's License
• Fully immunized/vaccinated (or have a medical/religious exemption) for Varicella, MMR, TdAp, Influenza prior to starting.
• Be able to lift up to 50+ pounds and perform Safe and Positive Approaches

Devereux conducts a very thorough background check process to ensure the safety of the children in our care.

Devereux has a zero-tolerance policy for abuse and maintains policies and procedures to systematically reduce the risk of abuse to occur in our organization. Devereux fosters a culture of reporting abuse, and will cooperate with the authorities to the fullest extent possible.