Clinician, Acute Crisis Care Team (ACSW/AMFT)

Bay Area Community Services • Piedmont, CA

2d • Onsite

About The Position

The Acute Crisis Care and Evaluation for Systemwide Services (ACCESS) Care Coordination Team (ACCT) is a community-based approach comprised of two teams: an Outreach and Engagement team and a Case Management team. This program provides short-term mental health, core case management, and co-occurring SUD services for a duration of 3 months. The program operates under a "do whatever it takes," harm reduction philosophy and a "no-fail" approach to outreach, engagement, and service delivery, consistently encouraging clients to engage in treatment and services. Based out of Towne House, outreach and clinical teams often work in tandem, visiting clients and providing case management and therapeutic intervention, while our community partner ACCESS assists individuals in finding placements in longer-term care, typically Full-Service Partnerships (FSPs).

BBS license registration is required. A driver's license, vehicle, insurance, and a clean driving record are mandatory. This position is 100% in-person.

The Clinical Care Coordinator works within a multi-disciplinary team to provide strength-based and needs-based therapeutic case management, problem-solving, therapeutic rehabilitation including skills-building, benefits support, resource development, housing navigation, wellness groups & activities, crisis intervention, end-of-life-planning, and family support. Services are delivered in a variety of non-traditional settings at various locations within the community.

Requirements

• Master's Social Work (MSW), Masters Marriage Family Therapy (MFT) or Masters Practitioner in Clinical Counseling (MPCC) required
• Registered with the BBS as an Associate ASW/ Licensed LCSW or Associate MFT/ Licensed LMFT
• 2 years of social service experience required
• BBS license registration is required.
• Drivers license, vehicle, insurance and a clean driving record are required.
• Extensive local travel is required, vehicle reimbursement is provided. Clinical Care Coordinators transport clients in their personal vehicle.

Nice To Haves

• Bilingual in a threshold language preferred.
• Direct service experience working older adult, forensic/re-entry, TAY or adult through previous employment, internships, and/or lived experience.

Responsibilities

• Development and delivery of a full complement of services, including individual, family, group counseling, individual rehabilitation, and case management/brokerage for individuals within the Clinical Care Coordinator's caseload as assigned.
• Utilizing Evidence-Based Practice for the designated population/program to assure high-quality results and intended impact.
• Continuously assessing an individual’s risk status including risk-based symptoms, substance use, environment, complex physical conditions, etc, and intervening appropriately.
• Assessing the continued service necessity and creating a service plan that aims at an individual getting better/healthy and accomplishing service goals that are person-centered and belong to the client.
• Continuous outreach and progressive engagement and reporting disengagement to the team immediately. Responsible for working with the outreach team and determining when to disenroll individuals based on program protocols.
• Domain-based assessment, screening referrals, service planning, community planning, and benefits coordination which supports wellness and recovery principles. Responsible for care planning and therapeutic case management using a whatever-it-takes approach.
• Documents and maintains all data collection, reporting, and charting records in accordance with BACS and other relevant county regulatory policies/agencies. Responsible for producing the required number of regulatory units of service per month (65% of staff’s time must be provided face-to-face or other eligible community-based support).
• Participates in supervision, staff meetings, consultation, travel, crisis/emergency coverage, weekend coverage, as well as, agency-wide meetings and training, as required by the manager.
• Other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Fully paid medical, dental, vision, and life insurance coverage for employees and children.
• 31 days off (PTO/Holiday), increasing with tenure, includes your birthday off.
• 403b
• Significant internal growth opportunities.
• Clinical supervision hours towards licensure

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level