Mental Health Clinician

Job Summary

Conducts mental health assessments; provides ongoing individual and group counseling services, screens for human trafficking concerns, and provides crisis intervention services. Must provide child-facing services on-site.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Interview individuals, couples, families, and other involved persons to gather personal and social data relevant to assessing psychological (mental, behavioral, and emotional disorders)
• Conduct thorough biopsychosocial assessments on individuals
• Develop person-centered, strength-based treatment plans
• Coordinate care with other staff members and community agencies
• Provide psychoeducation to individuals, families, and groups
• Assist individuals, and families in understanding and choosing options for mental health treatment
• Initiate and conduct individual and group therapy sessions
• Perform specialized tasks, including involuntary hospitalization procedures (5150) and Tarasoff assessments
• Prepare reports and compose correspondence
• Act as a case consultant to other clinical therapists and other departmental staff
• Coordinate clinical decisions in response to operational demands
• Perform crisis intervention during scheduled work hours and on-call

Requirements and Qualifications

• Education: Master’s degree or doctorate degree in Social Work (MSW), Psychology, Counseling, Marriage and Family Therapy, or other behavioral discipline in which clinical experience is a program requirement from an accredited institution.
• Licensure: Active California license or eligible for licensure issued by the CA Board of Behavioral Sciences (BBS). Nonlicensed staff must be actively working towards licensure while employed and attain licensure within 3 years of employment date.
• Experience: Experience providing direct mental health care in an agency, residential, or psychiatric setting (outside of private practice). Previous experience professional social work experience. .
• Language: Bilingual in Spanish and English (Required).
• Certifications:
• • Crisis Intervention Certification (required within 90 days of hire).
  • Formal training in trauma-informed or trauma-focused psychotherapy (strongly preferred).
• Additional Requirements:
• • Valid California Driver’s License, reliable personal vehicle available to travel to meet with clients, and active auto insurance for required travel.
  • Flexibility to maintain 24/7 on-call availability as needed and provide coverage during evenings, weekends, or holidays based on case requirements.
  • Self-directed and able to work without supervision
  • Be at least 21 years of age
  • Successful completion of background check
  • Be able to show proof of immunity to vaccine-preventable diseases transmitted by the respiratory route [i.e.: MMR, Flu, etc.]

We are a foster care and adoption agency including Transitional Foster Care & Intensive Services Foster Care.