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IRIS (Integrated Refugee & Immigrant Services, Inc., www.irisct.org), is a dynamic refugee resettlement agency based in Connecticut, working in the New England Region and nationally, with a main office in New Haven and a satellite office in Hartford. IRIS serves people from all over the world who have fled persecution in their home countries to start new lives and become self-sufficient, enriching their new communities. IRIS currently serves clients from countries such as Afghanistan, DR Congo, Eritrea, Iran, Iraq, Sudan and Syria. IRIS has an opening for the full-time position of Information Technology Coordinator.

General Description:
The Information Technology Coordinator assists with overseeing all core technology requirements and systems for the organization. This includes maintaining servers, desktop and laptop computers, printers, network, hardware and software systems.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include:
Work with IT Manager to…
a. Assist with all technology operations (e.g. network security) and evaluate them according to established goals.
b. Provide computer and technology support to the organization (both on-site and remotely)
c. New user systems set-up and assistance with user training on PC Applications

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IRIS is a non-profit organization whose mission is to help refugees and other displaced people establish new lives, strengthen hope, dare to dream, and contribute to the vitality of communities in Connecticut and across the country. We also provide support to Americans who are sponsoring refugees for resettlement.  

In welcoming peoples fleeing persecution and conflict, we are honoring our national heritage as a country of immigrants as well as our commitments under U.S. and international law.  IRIS helps newcomers with services and support critical to their transition to self-sufficiency and to making local communities across the U.S. their home.

IRIS is looking for an experienced Youth Therapist to promote the mental health of our children and teens. We believe that young refugees and immigrants when provided support and access to coping skills, resources, and decision-making power, have what they need within them and within their families and communities to move towards mental, social, emotional, and somatic healing and flourishing. This is a full-time position attached to our New Haven office, but the counselor may also work with a limited number of our Hartford office clients on a short-term basis as needed.

The Therapist will coordinate with the Education, Health, and Wellness teams at IRIS to ensure that IRIS children and youth receive the mental health care they need. The clinician will conduct regular in-school wellness checks with IRIS students and provide social-emotional learning at IRIS youth education programs. The Therapist will offer holistic, culturally sensitive sessions for individuals, groups, and families, with interpretation as needed, based on self-referrals as well as referrals from IRIS staff, school staff, and medical professionals. The clinician will refer clients to other long-term mental health care providers as appropriate.

This position is grant-funded. Grants typically fund for a period of one year. Extension grant-funded employment is subject to the availability of funds. 

Job Summary & General Responsibilities: 

1. Provide individual, family and group psychoeducation and therapy using evidence-based, brief therapy tools that are trauma and grief informed and culturally relevant to IRIS’s diverse clientele.
2. Collaborate with interpretation/translation service providers to develop and deliver oral and written information that is culturally acceptable.
3. Provide evidence-based social-emotional learning support and therapy for youth in IRIS education programs.
4. Deliver culturally sensitive and holistic therapy sessions, including interpretation services when needed.
5. Document all sessions and interactions in electronic health records.
6. Manage schedules for appointments with clients and interpreters.
7. Collaborate regularly with IRIS and school staff.
8. Conduct community and/or in-home and telehealth appointments as necessary.
9. Participate in meetings and training programs.
10. Contribute to narratives, data reports, and other requested documentation.
11. Assist with clinical emergencies.
12. Ensure compliance with HIPAA guidelines and privacy practices.
13. Perform other duties as assigned by the Supervisor.

In submitting an application for employment, the applicant grants IRIS permission to check   references as well as question anyone who might be familiar with the candidate’s job performance.

Requirements | Candidates must have:

1. Master’s degree in Psychology, Social Work, Counseling, or Marriage and Family Therapy from an accredited graduate program.
2. Associate License or equivalent (LMSW, MFTA, LPCA) required.
3. CT Clinical License preferred (LCSW, LMFT, LPC).
4. Experience working with children and teens.
5. Experience with immigrants and refugees preferred.
6. Supervised training and experience using evidence-based, trauma-informed, culturally driven clinical interventions.
7. Experience in recognizing and appropriately triaging clinical emergencies, including threats of harm to self or others.
8. Ability to work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team in an educational setting.
9. Experience in adapting and delivering evidence-based SEL activities to individual clients and youth programs.
10. Adherence to HIPPA compliance training with experience obtaining informed consent with multilingual clients and children.
11. Lived experience desired

Skills:

1. Self-motivated with the ability to schedule appointments, including arranging interpretation services.
2. Strong documentation skills for clinical formulations and treatment plans.
3. Competence in clinical care and clinical referrals.
4. Ability to work both independently and collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team.
5. Flexibility in conducting therapy sessions in various settings, including community, school, in-home, and telehealth.

Reports to: Education Director—- Health Department Manager

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