Associate Training Director, Behavioral Health

Petaluma Health Center•Petaluma, CA

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About The Position

Petaluma Health Center's mission is to provide high quality health care with access for all in Southern Sonoma County & West Marin. We pride ourselves on our Patient-Centered care while maintaining an engaging environment for our staff. The Center accomplishes this mission through collaborative, innovative programs, services and referral resources that meet the economic needs of the entire community. Summary: Under the supervision of the Associate Clinical and Operational Director, Behavioral Health, Associate Training Director will provide clinical oversight and supervision to Spanish-speaking ACSWs, AMFTs, and licensed therapists and counselors. The Associate Training Director is responsible for developing and implementing a Spanish-language training program for behavioral health trainees. Supervision duties include but are not limited to maintaining supportive, collaborative working relationships with supervisees, clients and the leadership team, ensuring that services offered to clients are clinically, compliantly, and ethically sound; enhancing the professional skills of the clinical staff, supporting supervisees adherence to policies and practices that enhance the quality of programmatic and organizational functioning. In addition, the Associate Training Director will also provide direct assessment, treatment, and necessary collateral services to assigned youth and families as needed.

Requirements

A Master's in Social Work or Marriage and Family Therapist required
Minimum of 5 Years of clinical experience as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker or Licensed MFT working directly with clients required
A minimum of 3 years of Training and Supervision experience required
Licensed in California as an LCSW or LMFT required
Superior/Native Spanish-language Proficiency (spoken and written) required
English, both written and verbal is required.
Bilingual in English and Spanish, both written and verbal required.
Ability to recognize problems, collect data and establish facts.
MS Office (Word, Excel and Outlook) and web applications.
Movement within health center complex environment repeatedly throughout the day.
Ability to write by hand, use phone, use computer keyboard and mouse extensively to perform general office functions.
Manual wrist and finger dexterity and wrist-finger speed sufficient to perform repetitive actions for extended periods of time.
Ability to effectively communicate by hearing continuously and speak in a manner which can be understood by a diverse population.
Ability to give and follow verbal and written instructions with attention to detail and accuracy.
Must have visual acuity near and far (20 inches to 20 feet), depth perception, field of vision, ability to focus on an object, ability to identify and distinguish colors.
Ability to sit or stand for extended periods of time (minimum periods of one (1) hour at a time).
Ability to frequently walk, bend, squat, stoop, kneel, twist, crouch, and climb with the use of a step stool.
Ability to grasps, hold and pick up and reach with hands and arms.
Ability to frequently lift and or move up to twenty (20) pounds.
Ability to coordinate multiple tasks simultaneously.
Ability to travel to and from other health center sites and community locations.
Background clearance from the FBI and Department of Justice. TB clearance is needed.
A valid California Driver's License, access to a reliable vehicle and proof of automobile liability insurance with minimum policy requirements as established by Girls Inc.

Nice To Haves

Academic teaching experience at an accredited counseling program highly preferred
Demonstrated experience in providing culturally-sensitive, linguistically-competent counseling services to medically-underserved Spanish-speaking/Latinx populations highly preferred
Passion for training the next generation of Spanish-speaking /Latinx behavioral health providers
Demonstrated abilities in incorporating diverse cultures, ethnicity and abilities in clinical work.
Knowledge and skill in working with county and state children's services bureaucracies (e.g., Social Services, Mental Health, Probation, schools and school districts, psychiatric hospitalization protocols and procedures, alcohol and drug treatment services, etc.).
Demonstrated abilities in incorporating diverse cultures, ethnicity, languages and abilities in programming.
A minimum of 2 years of outpatient assessment and treatment experience with adults, adolescents and children, as well as experience in family therapy and group dynamics and therapy preferred
A minimum of 2 years' experience and training in child therapy preferred
A minimum of 2 years' experience and training in various modalities of conflict resolution and crisis intervention preferred
A minimum of 2 years of provision of mental health services in community-based setting preferred

Responsibilities

Provides care, within the scope of licensure, as a Psychiatric Social Worker (LCSW)
Maintains a clinical caseload of patients
Develop and implement Spanish-language, culturally-sensitive counseling curriculum and training modules
Clinically supervise and train approximately 6 Spanish-speaking Trainees and counselors (ACSW, MFTI, MSW, etc), including trainees who may be conducting behavioral health case management, schools-based services, agricultural worker services, special populations services, etc.
Engage in the performance review and professional development of the professional staff involved in the training program.
Day-to-day operations of mental health treatment services delivered by clinical trainees and interns.
Annual recruitment, interviewing, and selection of clinical trainees and interns for the coming placement year; directing and training other staff in the interviewing and selection process.
Maintain training and clinical supervision standards consistent with those of trainees and interns graduate departments/schools, CAPIC (The California Psychology Internship Council, with relevant professional organizations, and the relevant regulatory boards (Board of Psychology and the Board of Behavioral Sciences).
Address quality improvement matters in individual clinical supervisors' clinical supervision of interns and trainees (quality/style).
Ad hoc clinical supervision to clinical trainees and interns as needs arise or when their assigned individual clinical supervisor is not directly available.
Collaborate with Clinical Director on evaluating the performance management of all clinical staff involved in supervision and the Clinical training program.
Supervision, direction and support to clinical trainees and interns
Other duties as assigned.

Benefits

21 Days of Paid Time Off
10 Observed Holidays
Medical Insurance (Entire deductible paid by us!)
30 Chiropractor and Acupuncture visits per year included with enrollment in our health insurance plans (Kaiser and WHA)
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Gym Membership Discounts at Active Wellness Center and 24-Hour Fitness!
401K Matching after 1 year of employment
Flexible Spending Account, Dependent Care FSA
Life Insurance (included at no cost to the employee)
Long Term Disability (included at no cost to the employee)
Employee Assistance Program (included at no cost to the employee)