Bilingual Mental Health Specialist

h1span class="emphasis-3"bPartner with us in making a positive change!/b/span/h1p style="text-align:inherit"/pp style="text-align:left"spanJoin a team where your work truly matters. We#39;re proud to have been certified as a Great Place to Work for 8 years by our own employees. We invite you to partner with us in our mission to improve mental healthcare./span/pp style="text-align:inherit"/pp style="text-align:inherit"/pp style="text-align:left"bspanJob Title:/span/b/pBilingual Mental Health Specialist ( Fluent in Spanish)p style="text-align:left"bspanDivision/Program:/span/b/pBehavioral Health Urgent Care Center - Long Beachp style="text-align:left"bspanStarting Compensation:/span/b/p23.00 - 25.00 USD Per Hourp style="text-align:left"bspanWorking Location:/span/b/pLong Beach, CAp style="text-align:left"bspanWorking Hours/Shift:/span/b/p10 hour shifts, 4 days a weekp/ppbWhy Join Our Team?/b /pullipbCompetitive Compensation/b: Offering a salary that matches your skills and experience./p/lilipbGenerous Time Off/b: Enjoy ample vacation and holiday pay./p/lilipbComprehensive Benefits Package/b:/p/liliullipEmployer-paid medical, dental, and vision coverage./p/lilipAdditional voluntary benefits to support your lifestyle./p/li/ul/lilipbProfessional Growth Opportunities/b:/p/liliullipOn-the-job training with access to paid CEU opportunities./p/lilipCareer development programs designed to help you grow./p/lilipSupervision for BBS hours for AMFT, ACSW, and APCC professionals (where applicable)./p/li/ul/li/ulpbEmployee Recognition amp; Rewards/b: A culture that celebrates and rewards your hard work and dedication/pdivpbspanWhat you bring to SBHGspan /span/span/bspanspan(Qualifications)/span/spanbspan:/span/bspan /span/pullipSpanish Required/p/lilipAssociate’s Degree in general studies plus 6-years direct service experience in a Mental Health field (QMHP) with experience in the chemical dependency field preferred; OR/p/lilipBachelor’s Degree in a Mental Health–related discipline plus 4-years direct service experience in a Mental Health field (QMHP) with experience in the chemical dependency field preferred; OR/p/lilipMaster’s Degree in a Mental Health–related discipline plus 2-years direct service experience in a Mental Health field (QMHP) with experience in the chemical dependency field preferred./p/lilipChemical dependency counselor certification, e.g., CADC, or Certificate program from a recognized WASC University of 12 #43; credits preferred./p/lilipCalifornia Driver’s License/p/li/ulp/p/divdivpbspanHow you will make a differencespan /span/span/bspanspan(Job Overview):/span/spanspan /span/p/divdivpspanThis position is responsible for development of client treatment plans in conjunction with the client and treatment team. Provides group, individual counseling and other supportive services which are appropriate to the participant’s recovery process. Facilitates various education and awareness workshops on topics appropriate to recovery. Makes appropriate referrals as necessary to contribute to client’s recovery in accordance to Agency policy. Places professional documentation in participant records in a timely manner. Assists clients in recovery and exit planning as well as providing telephone or other follow-up services for clients leaving the program./span/p/divdivpspan /span/p/divdivpbspanDivision/Program Overview: /span/bspan /span/pullipspanspan24/7 outpatient program/span/spanspan /span/p/lilipspanspanRapid mental health assessment, crisis intervention, and medication support/span/spanspan /span/p/lilipspanspanWalk-in’s welcome/span/spanspan /span/p/lilipspanspanClients may stay up to 24 hours/span/spanspan /span/p/lilipspanspanBHUCC equipped to serve 12 adults (ages 18 and up) and 6 adolescent (ages 13 to 17)/span/span/p/li/ul/divp style="text-align:inherit"/pp style="text-align:left"bspanLearn more about SBHG at/span/b: a target="_blank" href="https://www.starsinc.com/stars-inc/"spanspanspanspanspanspanspanspanspanspanspanspanspanspanspanspanspan class="WHP0"https://www.starsinc.com/stars-inc//span/span/span/span/span/span/span/span/span/span/span/span/span/span/span/span/span/a/pp style="text-align:left"bspanFor Additional Information:/span/b/pp style="text-align:inherit"/pjerevilla@starsinc.comp style="text-align:inherit"/pp style="text-align:inherit"/pIn accordance with California law, the grade for this position is 20.90 - 31.36. Placement within the grade is determined based on experience, internal equity, and other factors permitted by law.