Behavioral Health Counselor

Richmond Area Multi-Servi•San Francisco, CA

15d•$80,308 - $95,892

About The Position

Richmond Area Multi-Services (RAMS), a private nonprofit mental health agency, provides community-based, consumer-guided behavioral health, social, vocational, and educational services to diverse communities. RAMS has particular expertise in culturally competent services for underserved Asian and Pacific Islander and Russian-speaking populations. The CAAP Counseling and Pre-Vocational Services program provides culturally competent, brief behavioral health counseling and pre-vocational services to participants in the County Adult Assistance Program (CAAP). CAAP serves adults without dependent children who may be coping with mental health concerns, substance use, and/or homelessness. The program is a collaboration with the San Francisco Human Services Agency. The Behavioral Health Counselor conducts brief biopsychosocial assessments and provides short-term counseling, case management, crisis intervention, referrals, and care coordination. The role also includes outreach in San Francisco navigation centers, shelters, and single-room occupancy hotels; consultation with Human Services Agency staff; clinical documentation; participation in meetings and supervision; and other duties as assigned. Counseling may be provided individually or in groups and may address mental health and substance use. Services are short-term, up to four months.

Requirements

Master’s degree in Psychology, Marriage and Family Therapy, Professional Clinical Counseling, Social Work, or a related field from an accredited institution.
Current Board of Behavioral Sciences or Board of Psychology licensure (Band 4) or registration (Band 3), or eligibility for or a pending application for Board registration upon hire.
At least one year of direct service-provider experience in a similar community-based organization and setting, providing similar mental or behavioral health counseling and consultation to underserved clients in populations served by the RAMS program.
Knowledge of and demonstrated experience using a variety of treatment and recovery models, including short-term counseling or therapy strategies, vocational rehabilitation, group therapy processes and approaches, and wellness recovery principles.
Experience applying treatment and recovery models when working with clients experiencing mental health and substance abuse or co-occurring substance use problems, and parenting issues.

Nice To Haves

Experience engaging the target population, involving participants in small and large group activities, and conducting pre-vocational workshops.
Familiarity with San Francisco Bay Area community behavioral health systems of care, their philosophy, clinical service levels, and service delivery.
Familiarity with San Francisco community resources and services, including health, mental health, substance abuse, vocational, and housing services.
Prior training in and use of electronic health recordkeeping, such as Epic, for clinical documentation.
Ability to provide bilingual and culturally competent services in Cantonese, Tagalog, Russian, Vietnamese, or Spanish.

Responsibilities

Conduct brief biopsychosocial assessments to determine clients’ suitability for work assignments, counseling, or other referrals.
Participate in and facilitate outreach at San Francisco navigation centers, shelters, and single-room occupancy hotels to support client engagement in city and county programs.
Provide culturally sensitive, short-term mental health and substance use counseling to individuals and groups, along with case management.
Consult and collaborate with clients, case managers, and internal and external providers to coordinate care.
Maintain timely administrative and clinical records related to client care in Epic, according to RAMS policies, clinical standards, and oversight-agency requirements.
Provide crisis intervention as needed.
Consult with Human Services Agency staff concerning client care.
Participate in case conferences, clinical team meetings, and staff meetings.
Refer clients to resources within the Human Services Agency program and other San Francisco agencies.
Participate in individual and group supervision; supervision hours may count toward LCSW, LMFT, or LPCC licensure.
Perform other duties as assigned.