Bilingual Mental Health Clinician

Alternative Family Services•Vallejo, CA

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

This is an opportunity to join a team committed to creating a positive impact in the lives of vulnerable and under-served children and their families. As a Mental Health Clinician, you’ll be rewarded knowing that you are truly making a difference in the community. You will serve abused and neglected children by diagnosing, developing treatment plans, and providing counseling and advocacy for foster youth. You can help provide safety and stability to some of the most vulnerable children and families. You will earn supervised hours for licensure in a dynamic and growing mission-driven agency. In this full-time role, you will be fully trained in Medi-Cal documentation, become certified in CANS Assessments, and gain the client and case management hours needed for licensure as an LCSW, MFT, or LPCC. This program is based on a culturally relevant, family-centered, strength-based approach to treatment. We provide extensive training, clinical supervision, and support for a career that will develop you professionally and reward you personally. Alternative Family Services offers a supportive work environment and an excellent benefits package.

Requirements

Spanish/English bilingual a must! (Differential offered for Spanish fluency)
Licensure (LCSW, LMFT, LPCC) or registration (ASW, AMFT, APCC) with the California Board of Behavioral Sciences.
Master’s Degree in related field
First Aid/CPR Certified
Ability to obtain fingerprint and government background clearances
Valid CA driver’s license and valid automobile insurance with his/her name on the verification card as an insured driver on the policy at all times.
Daily access to a car in safe working order.

Nice To Haves

Desired Experience with in-home or community based services for children and families
Proven track record of implementing evidenced based or evidenced based informed models of service delivery
Experience in social services and system involved youth
Strong organizational and time management skills
Experience with EPSDT Medi-Cal funded programs
Experience working as part of a treatment team providing intensive services

Responsibilities

Conduct assessment, diagnosis, and treatment plan development to each client on caseload
Provide counseling, intake, clinical case management, advocacy, linkage, support, and individual and family therapy for clients and families
Positively contribute to program and agency team culture through collaboration, professional group participation, the de-escalation of conflict, and positive communication
Document delivery of service via daily progress notes
Services may be offered via telehealth or in-person depending on the needs of the client and assessment of safety issues
Maintain client charts to ensure compliance with Medi-Cal regulations
In-person services require travel to client's home, or other community locations which may be outside San Francisco County
Must be able/willing to provide services via telehealth or in person depending on the safety issues and needs of the client.

Benefits

Starting salary $72,100 - $78,766
Additional $3,000 for BBS Licensure
Additional $5,000 for Bilingual Pay (Spanish Only)
Stipend to support licensure process and outside training
Various in-house training on modalities including family therapy, play therapy, trauma-informed practices, culturally responsive practices , Triple P Positive Parenting, early childhood mental health, navigating the child welfare system, and other evidence-based models such as CBT and DBT
We qualify as a public service loan forgiveness agency
A professional and supportive work environment
Medical
Dental
Vision
Chiropractic and Acupuncture
Flex-spending options
Life and disability insurance
403(b) option
Over 8 weeks time off annually! (11 vacation days the first year – accruals starting on your 1st day and progress up to 20 days a year! 11 paid holidays including your birthday off & 12 sick days annually!)
AFS makes substantial monthly contributions on your behalf to keep out of pocket premiums at an all time low!