Trauma-Focused Clinician - Rhode Island Resiliency Center

FSRI is always looking for candidates that want to make a positive impact on the community!

Position Summary: The Trauma- Focused Clinician plays a vital role within the Rhode Island Resiliency Center, supporting victims, survivors, and families impacted by mass violence. The Trauma-Focused Clinician provides trauma-focused, evidence-based treatment to children and adults who have been impacted by recent mass violence incidents in individual and group settings. As a part of the RI Resiliency team the Trauma-Focused Clinician will work to build rapport with community, train on trauma related topics and participate in healing activities and gatherings. The Trauma-Focused Clinician will work collaboratively with community partners to ensure coordinated care, enhance community outreach, and strengthen overall resiliency efforts across Rhode Island.

Qualifications:

• Experience implementing trauma-focused evidence-based treatments strongly preferred
• Incorporating authenticity, empathy, and humanity into daily practice
• Providing care that is respectful, empowering, and responsive to the person receiving services
• Balancing all job and performance requirements, without forgetting to be considerate of others and their feelings
• Demonstrates communication and conversational skills that inspire trust and consistency
• Master’s degree in a human service related field
• Required to be independently licensed or eligible to be independently licensed in Rhode Island as a Social Worker, Therapist or Mental Health Counselor
• Preference: Ability to speak Spanish to best support the people and their families receiving our services
• Bilingual/ASL skills are compensated by an additional 6%, above base pay.
• Multilingual skills are compensated by an additional 8%, above base pay.

Physical Requirements: This position may require community visits, employees in this position must have the ability to:

• Current driver’s license, reliable transportation, registration and auto insurance  
• Ability to communicate effectively    
• Travel to and from clients’ residence, community locations and office site, which could include using walkways, stairs and/or elevators  
• Ability to lift up to 20lbs 
• Must be able to work remotely and in person adhering to PHI requirements 

Don’t meet every single requirement? Here at FSRI, we’re dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive workplace. If you’re excited about one of our career opportunities, but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may be the perfect fit for this or another opportunity!

We offer our employees a comprehensive benefits package that includes health, dental and work life benefits.
Only together can we continue to grow and make a difference in our communities.
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Family Service of RI (FSRI) is a statewide organization with a 130 year track record of improving the health and well-being of children and families. We are passionate about our mission to advance opportunity and hope. FSRI’s diverse and inclusive teams – working across the Health, Healing, Home and Hope divisions, are experts in their fields, delivering strategies to positively impact lives. We provide services statewide, and currently operate in three locations in Providence; and four locations in East Providence, Smithfield and North Smithfield. 

Family Service of Rhode Island provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.

FSRI determines pay based on a candidate's relevant and transferable experience, certifications, licenses, degree and language ability.