Clinical Behavioral Health Specialist (Part Time)

Clinical Behavioral Health Specialist (Part Time)
Mobile Community Crisis Team
Integrated Health Resource team, IHART

VALLEJO, CA

Agency Overview
Founded in 1889, Felton Institute is the oldest nonsectarian, nonprofit charitable social-services provider in the City and County of San Francisco. Our mission is to respond to human needs with cutting-edge social services and treatments that combine the best social science research with cultural sensitivity, a deep respect for the consumer, and a commitment to social justice.

IHART Program Description
IHART is a mobile community resource team working out of a location in the City of Vallejo, (yet to be determined) comprised of non-police personnel that will provide timely response – with a targeted response time of 10-12 minutes in the city of Vallejo. IHART will provide welfare checks, screening, and assessments, providing proactive, easily accessible, culturally responsive engagement to link residents to resources based on their specific and urgent mental and behavioral health needs. IHART mobile community resource unit will provide trauma-informed response and linkages for behavioral health and social service-related calls, thus reducing the role of police and improving outcomes for individuals experiencing mental health- and social services-related crises. IHART will have partnerships with community system partners, to establish protocols, procedures, relationships, and practices to include, but not limited to, hospital emergency departments, Fire/EMS departments, SCBHS’ mobile crisis team to provide 12-hour, 7 days a week alternative response services to low-level 911 calls from Vallejo Residents. IHART response will focus on de-escalation, mitigation, and prevention of repeated emergency situations. Implementation of the IHART Program will build a collaborative network of service providers to allow for a safer response to behavioral health, quality of life and low threshold medical calls. Monthly Data collection capturing call types, numbers, response time and caller information must be provided to support opportunities for evaluation and inform strategies for improvement.

Position Summary
Under the direct supervision of the IHART Program Manager, Clinical Behavioral Health Specialist BHS will be responsible for mental health and substance use assessment, wellness services, and crisis prevention. BHS will follow the principles of harm reduction, trauma-informed care, and recovery and wellness to engage clients in therapeutic interventions, link them with appropriate social and mental health services in addition to providing linkages to shelter, public benefits and other services to support them on their path to wellness.

Program Specific Responsibilities

• Works a flexible, part-time schedule to accommodate program/client needs. Evening and weekend hours are required.
• Ability to work a flexible part-time schedule to accommodate program/client needs. Both evening and weekend hours are required to accommodate a 7-day a week schedule. This is a community based, highly mobile position.
• Performs intake and comprehensive assessments with adults who may have psychiatric and dual diagnosis disabilities (substance use disorders).
• Provides clinical case management services including evaluations, service plan development, assisting clients with accessing housing, financial, medical, and other needed services. Coordinates with other service providers.
• Provide services to address underlying mental health concerns such as depression, anxiety, complex trauma, and addiction within the context of a harm reduction approach and strengths-based client centered work.
• Provides crisis prevention planning and crisis intervention and support, as appropriate.
• Conducts aggressive community outreach and engagement to safely provide services to clients safely within the community, as needed
• Maintains clinical records after each client contact or service, in accordance with Felton Institute’s mandated standards and Solana County Department of Health and Social Services
• Contributes to team meetings and case conferences through presentation of cases, discussion of clinical issues, and exchange of information and ideas.
• Other duties and responsibilities may be assigned as required to meet program goals and objectives.

Minimum Qualifications

• A minimum of 2 years of clinical experience with an adult and TAY population--psychiatric and substance abuse diagnoses preferred.
• Minimum of 1-year therapeutic intervention experience, applying comprehensive range of mental health and substance abuse counseling, assessment and crisis intervention skills
• Master’s degree in social work, Counseling, Psychology or related clinical field
• Licensed or license eligible as an MFT, LCSW, LPCC
• Bi-lingual/Bi-cultural Spanish-speaking clinicians encouraged to apply
• Ability to work cooperatively on a multidisciplinary team, and to work with clients of diverse ethnic and cultural backgrounds
• Understanding of DSM-5 diagnoses and appropriate treatment interventions
• Plan that includes service linkage, as well as intervention and personal change goals
• Working knowledge of a variety of computer software applications (i.e., Microsoft Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Adobe Acrobat)
• Strong organizational and time-management skills
• Strong communication (both verbal and written) and interpersonal skills
• Ability to prioritize projects and follow through
• Ability to maintain proper documentation as determined by programmatic requirements
• Ability to be a team player with a welcoming attitude

Additional Information:
This position is based at Vallejo, California