Mental Health Therapist, Amplify Center, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Job Posting Title : Mental Health Therapist, Amplify Center, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

The following information provides an overview of the skills, qualities, and qualifications needed for this role.

Hiring Department : Department of Psychiatry

Position Open To : All Applicants

Weekly Scheduled Hours : 40

FLSA Status : Exempt

Earliest Start Date : Jul 26, 2024

Position Duration : Expected to Continue Until Aug 31, 2025

Location : AUSTIN, TX

Job Details :

General Notes : This is a grant-funded position with an end date of 8 / 31 / 25. It is renewable based on funding availability and work performance, and funding is expected to continue.

Activities in this position include mental health triage and assessment, working with community partners to ensure smooth transition processes for Amplify patients and internal and external referrals, and partnership building.

The role will support the operations and clinical program managers, the Amplify data program administrator, and the assistant director of community integration strategy.

This role will contribute to shaping front-end processes for Amplify on the Austin Community College campus and support the growth of this community clinical arm of UT Health Austin into future public spaces.

Amplify provides opportunities for additional clinical training for those working towards licensing, including supervision for LPC and LCSW.

Purpose : The Amplify Mental Health Therapist will lead outreach and triage for the Amplify Center, an integrated mental health clinic focused on improving mental health services for adolescents and young adults.

The position will coordinate outreach activities engaging Amplify adolescent and young adult clients to ensure successful connections to services and participate in the growing outreach strategy of the Center for future expansion of the clinic.

Additionally, the Amplify Mental Health Therapist will work with community partners and support young adults in ensuring they are connected to adequate support within Amplify and to ensure adequate support for young people external to Amplify.

Responsibilities :

• Assist the Amplify management team in shaping an outreach strategy and workflows for Amplify intake and triage processes in developing materials, tabling, working directly with community partners in referral buildout, and supporting intake processes with the health access partner team.
• Complete diagnostic assessments with young adults and assess for social and mental health needs. Assist clients and self-identified family members by (a) sharing information and perspectives on mental health conditions, (b) helping clients build coping strategies, psychological skills, and ways to improve their daily function and quality of life, (c) assisting clients in identifying and achieving life goals.

Participate in screening, tracking, and reporting young adult outcomes and social work interventions.

• Carry a light client caseload to provide evidence-based therapeutic interventions to Amplify clients.
• Attend staffing and other meetings / appointments as assigned. Participate in departmental meetings, continuing education opportunities, academic and research opportunities to optimize client best practices, and interdepartmental collaboration.
• Maintain monitoring and tracking processes of both client and clinic-level outcomes. Complete necessary reporting requirements and ensure achievement of performance measures for funders and stakeholders.

Maintain written documentation for all clinical services rendered, consistent with organizational standards, including the initial assessment, follow-up visits, and discharge summary, as well as track all community outreach development by documenting progress and workflow processes.

Other related duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications : Hold a master's degree in social work or other related counseling or human service degree. Be provisionally licensed with an LMSW or LPC-A.

Have at least two years of experience working with young adults from diverse backgrounds (people experiencing homelessness or violence, formerly incarcerated, people with disabilities, physical and mental health barriers).

Demonstrate the ability to communicate and collaborate effectively with various other professionals, community partners, and stakeholders.

Maintain a positive, empathetic, compassionate, and professional attitude when engaging with clients, their family members, and community stakeholders.

Possess excellent interpersonal skills; written and oral communication skills; organizational, planning, follow-up / follow-through, and time management skills.

Possess strong analytical and problem-solving skills and can work in a fast-paced environment. Understanding of root causes of health disparities and social determinants of health and their impact on the experience of mental health and accessing supports.

Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.

Preferred Qualifications : Be provisionally or fully licensed as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in the state of Texas or any related licensure credential.

Have at least two (2) years of clinical experience working with older adolescents and / or young adults. Have at least two (2) years working as an outreach coordinator in a health / mental healthcare capacity.

Experience in clinical modalities such as cognitive behavioral therapy or motivational interviewing, or any other applicable evidence-based practice modality.

Bilingual in Spanish preferred. Willingness to work some evening and weekend hours.

Salary Range : $62,000+ depending on qualifications

Working Conditions :

• May work around standard office conditions
• Repetitive use of a keyboard at a workstation
• Use of manual dexterity
• Occasional weekend, overtime and evening work to meet deadlines
• Field work as necessary
Required Materials :
• Resume / CV
• Resume / CV
• 3 work references with their contact information; at least one reference should be from a supervisor
• Letter of interest

Important for applicants who are NOT current university employees or contingent workers : You will be prompted to submit your resume the first time you apply, then you will be provided an option to upload a new Resume for subsequent applications.

Any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) will be uploaded in the Application Questions section;

you will be able to multi-select additional files. Before submitting your online job application, ensure that ALL Required Materials have been uploaded.

Once your job application has been submitted, you cannot make changes.

Important for Current university employees and contingent workers : As a current university employee or contingent worker, you MUST apply within Workday by searching for Find UT Jobs.

If you are a current University employee, log-in to Workday, navigate to your Worker Profile, click the Career link in the left hand navigation menu and then update the sections in your Professional Profile before you apply.

This information will be pulled in to your application. The application is one page and you will be prompted to upload your resume.

In addition, you must respond to the application questions presented to upload any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.

that were noted above.

Employment Eligibility : Regular staff who have been employed in their current position for the last six continuous months are eligible for openings being recruited for through University-Wide or Open Recruiting, to include both promotional opportunities and lateral transfers.

Staff who are promotion / transfer eligible may apply for positions without supervisor approval.

Retirement Plan Eligibility : The retirement plan for this position is Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS), subject to the position being at least 20 hours per week and at least 135 days in length.

Background Checks : A criminal history background check will be required for finalist(s) under consideration for this position.

Equal Opportunity Employer : The University of Texas at Austin, as an equal opportunity / affirmative action employer, complies with all applicable federal and state laws regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action.

The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, religion, or veteran status in employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions.

Pay Transparency : The University of Texas at Austin will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant.

Employment Eligibility Verification : If hired, you will be required to complete the federal Employment Eligibility Verification I-9 form.

You will be required to present acceptable and original documents to prove your identity and authorization to work in the United States.

Documents need to be presented no later than the third day of employment. Failure to do so will result in loss of employment at the university.

E-Verify : The University of Texas at Austin uses E-Verify to check the work authorization of all new hires effective May 2015.

The university's company ID number for purposes of E-Verify is 854197.

Compliance : Employees may be required to report violations of law under Title IX and the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act).

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