Clinician I (Spanish-language preferred; hiring incentive)

Requisition #: CLINI004671 (Spanish preferred)
Requisition #: CLINI004480 (Spanish required)

JOB SUMMARY
Works within the vision, mission and philosophy of the agency, and with limited supervision, provides comprehensive assessments, treatment planning, risk assessment, clinical interventions, case management, and coordination of therapeutic activities in the community. Ensures that documentation and maintenance of clinical records is completed per appropriate standards and regulations. Provides facilitation and support to enhance the efforts of youth and their families/caregivers in the design and implementation of evidence based treatment. This position works directly with children and adults.

RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES

1. Completes assessments and evaluations that are culturally relevant and appropriate to youth and family strengths and needs, including identification of target behaviors and the function of those target behaviors.

2. Independently develops effective treatment plans with clear and measurable intervention strategies, which are tailored to child and family strengths, needs and cultural preferences.

3. Provides clinical leadership regarding family system observations and relays behavioral data to team in ways that demonstrate strengths based, solution focused values throughout all phases of service; i.e. engagement, stabilization, planning, intervention and transition.

4. Records and collects clinical information in ways that promote and reflect family input while maintaining accountability to risks and threats associated with presenting problems.

5. Independently coordinates the integration of comprehensive Functional Behavior Analysis and plans into overall child and family service plans with family members, referral sources, collateral contacts, community resources and other agencies and support persons involved with a child’s plan for stabilization and wellness.

6. Facilitates the development and refinement of effective behavior and risk specific reactive and proactive safety plans.

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

8. Demonstrates proficient skills and abilities regarding conflict management and mediation of teams.

9. Meets revenue and productivity standards.

10. Ensures that effective personal organizational systems for paperwork/ information management are developed and maintained to support timelines and priorities

11. Performs other related responsibilities, as assigned, to support specific department/business needs.

JOB SPECIFIC COMPETENCIES

• Documents Clearly and Accurately

• Encourages Customer Focus

• Individual Family Group Therapy

• Leads Team Performance

• Time Management

Minimum Education and/or Experience

• Master of Arts (M.A.) degree in Social Work, Marriage Family Counselor, Clinical Psychology, or a closely related field.

• One (1) year of supervised clinical experience with children.

• Registration with the BBS or BOP required

• Licensed according to California state law (Welfare and Institutions Code section 5600.2) or become licensed within the designated time frame.

Preferred Qualifications

• Two (2) to three (3) years of clinical experience with children.

• Training in domestic violence, physical/sexual child abuse, trauma with the competency to maintain current knowledge related to state, county, and local law.

• Experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities with culturally diverse populations.

• Bilingual communication skills in another language.