Mental Health Therapist (AMFT, ACSW, APCC)

This position is eligible for a hiring incentive of $2,000 !!! Certain payout conditions may apply.

Compensation We Offer

• The initial compensation for this position ranges from $68,640.00 - $81,860.40 per year.
• Salary is dependent on commensurate experience above the minimum qualifications for the role and internal equity considerations.
• The salary may also vary if you reside in a different location than the location posted.
• 7.5% Bilingual Differential for qualified positions
• $2,000 hiring incentive payout after 30 days and 6 months !
• must meet company policy eligibility requirements.

Benefits We Offer

Who We Are

Pacific Clinics is California's largest community-based nonprofit provider of behavioral and mental health services and support. Our team of more than 2,000 employees speak 22 languages and are dedicated to offering hope and unlocking the full potential of individuals and families through culturally responsive, trauma-informed, research-based services for individuals and families from birth to older adults.

Who We Serve

Pacific Clinics serves children, transitional age youth, families, adults, and older adults. We offer a full range of mental and behavioral health services, foster care and social services, housing, continuing adult education and early childhood education programs to Medi-Cal eligible individuals and families throughout Alameda, Contra Costa, Fresno, Kings, Los Angeles, Madera, Orange, Placer, Riverside, Sacramento, San Bernardino, San Francisco, Santa Clara, Solano, Stanislaus, Stockton, Tulare and Ventura Counties.

JOB SUMMARY

Working independently in the family's home and a variety of community and / or treatment settings, Facilitator I coordinates services with an understanding of the complexity of each family while blending the clinical care of the youth with the facilitation of the life domain planning process. Provides cross-functional team facilitation to support and enhance the efforts of youth and their families / caregivers, system workers who are part of the support team, and other individuals in a variety of environments. Provides facilitation, assessment, and case management services including all related documentation for services planned and provided. Works independently, under limited supervision in family homes and a variety of community and / or treatment settings. Works within the vision, mission and philosophy of the agency.

RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES

1. Provides facilitation and coordination in the development of individualized services for youth and families.

2. Implements strength-based family centered methodology into planning and develops creative methods to ensure individualized culturally sensitive care.

3. Understands interactions of complex systems in the context of a family's life, service delivery structures and the community's resources.

4. Elicits, values and incorporates divergent perspectives in action plans and strategies in order to help youth stabilize in a placement and connect them with a permanent setting.

5. Participates with families as a complete unit with focus on individual strengths / concerns / needs.

6. Partners with parents of special needs children in order to ensure parent voice, choice and access.

7. Facilitates the development and refinement of effective reactive and proactive safety plans.

8. Provides leadership role in linking parents, youth and staff when a crisis arises.

9. Ensures the involvement of natural members with the Child and Family team.

10. Assists Family Specialists and other line personnel to develop strength-based interventions and strategies which include plans for transition to primary caregiver.

11. Provides meeting minutes to all Child and Family Team members and facilitates communication plans to support on-going inclusion and accountability of all team members.

12. Participates effectively in both internal and external multidisciplinary clinical teams.

13. Assesses and integrates internal and external customers' concerns, needs and expectations into planning process.

14. Organizes and presents clinical evaluation and initial treatment plans to staff and community partners and participates in service reviews.

15. Understands and implements funding policies / procedures and trains Child and Family Teams in stewardship practices.

16. Provides effective, therapeutic linkages with referral sources, collateral contacts, community resources and program staff.

17. Manages flexible schedule consistent with family and program needs.

18. Monitors effectiveness and efficiency of interventions with youth and families.

19. Demonstrates effective personal organizational systems for ensuring paperwork / information management accuracy and timeliness.

20. Performs other responsibilities, as assigned, to support department / business needs.

JOB SPECIFIC COMPETENCIES

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and / or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.

MINIMUM EDUCATION AND / OR EXPERIENCE

OTHER SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

HIGHLY DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS

Equal Opportunity Employer

We will consider for employment qualified Applicants with Criminal Histories in a manner consistent with ordinance 184652 Sec.189.04 (a) and San Francisco Police Code, Article 49. Section 4905.

Equal Opportunity Employer / Protected Veterans / Individuals with Disabilities

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