Bilingual Mental Health Counselor

Join the NVFS Family:  We are looking to hire a Bilingual Mental Health Counselor to join the NVFS Youth Initiatives team's Violence Prevention/Intervention and Family Reunification programs.

In this role, you will provide individual, family, and group therapy to children, youth, and families whose lives have been impacted by trauma, violence, family separation, immigration-related stressors, and other behavioral health concerns.

This position provides an excellent opportunity for clinicians who are building their professional practice and working toward social work or other applicable clinical licensure.  You will receive regular clinical supervision, case consultation, and opportunities for professional development while working alongside an experienced multidisciplinary team.

Why This Role Matters: This is an opportunity to do meaningful clinical work where clients live, learn, and connect—including schools, homes, and community settings—while working alongside families, educators, and community partners to help young people build resilience, strengthen relationships, and thrive. Children and families deserve access to compassionate, culturally responsive mental health services where and when they need them.

This position has a salary range in the low 60s and follows a hybrid work schedule. 

Benefits and Compensation: We want you to be well, have work/life flexibility, grow your career with us, and have the resources and support you need. Check out our comprehensive benefit offerings here in support of various dimensions of your wellbeing.

In this role, you will:

Provide Clinical Services 

• Provide individual, family, and group therapy to children, adolescents, and families.
• Conduct clinical assessments and develop individualized treatment goals and service plans.
• Use trauma-informed, culturally responsive, strengths-based, and developmentally appropriate clinical interventions.
• Help clients develop coping, emotional regulation, communication, conflict-resolution, and problem-solving skills.
• Support families in strengthening relationships, communication, parenting capacity, and protective factors.
• Help youth and families process trauma, violence, family separation and reunification, migration, and other significant life transitions.
• Monitor client progress and adjust treatment goals and interventions as appropriate.

Bring Services Into the Community 

• Provide clinical services in schools, homes, and other community-based settings.
• Facilitate therapeutic, psychoeducational, and skill-building groups and workshops.
• Build collaborative relationships with families, schools, community organizations, and other service providers.
• Connect clients and families with behavioral health, educational, medical, social, legal, and other community resources.

Practice With Cultural Humility 

• Engage clients and families as partners in identifying their strengths, needs, and goals.
• Recognize the impact of culture, immigration experiences, family separation, poverty, violence, and other systemic factors on mental health and family well-being.
• Adapt clinical approaches to meet the developmental, cultural, linguistic, and individual needs of clients and families.
• Promote client voice, choice, dignity, safety, and self-determination.

Maintain High-Quality Clinical Practice 

• Complete assessments, treatment plans, progress notes, discharge documentation, and other clinical records accurately and within established timeframes.
• Maintain confidential client records in accordance with professional standards, licensing requirements, and NVFS policies.
• Recognize and respond appropriately to safety concerns, behavioral health crises, abuse or neglect, family violence, and other situations requiring intervention.
• Fulfill mandated reporting responsibilities and participate in critical incident review and follow-up processes.
• Prepare required statistical, outcome, and narrative reports.

Grow as a Clinician 

• Participate in regular individual clinical and administrative supervision and group supervision.
• Engage in case consultation, reflective practice, and professional development.
• Apply supervision and feedback to strengthen clinical practice and improve client outcomes.
• Participate in program and agency meetings, trainings, committees, and other professional activities.
• Contribute to program development, community outreach, and other initiatives that strengthen services for children and families.

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

• Masters in Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy, Counseling, or related field
• 1-2 years of post-graduate clinical experience in trauma focused psychotherapy (e.g., work with abuse survivors; victims of sexual offenses, domestic violence, or any other trauma survivors)
• Experience providing services to limited English proficiency children, youth, and families preferred
• Oral and written fluency in English; bilingual fluency in Spanish required
• Digital and technical proficiency including working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite
• Must be able to demonstrate and live the organizational values of Communication, Integrity, Respect, Collaboration, and Accountability.

Additional Requirements: 

• Successful completion of background checks upon hire
• TB test
• Must clear Motor Vehicle Record check, have valid U.S. driver’s license, and have own transportation in order to transport clients
• Must have reliable transportation to visit client homes and other designated community locations
• May be called upon to work beyond normal working hours 
• Must be comfortable with varying home conditions and being around sick children and adults

Working at Northern Virginia Family Services (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 every team member’s contribution and our collective impact on our clients and the community. NVFS is an equal opportunity employer, E-Verify participant and drug-free workplace.