Mental Health Clinician for High Risk Youth (Bilingual Spanish)

WestCoast Children's Clinic•Oakland, CA

23d•Hybrid

About The Position

WestCoast Children’s Clinic, located in Oakland, California, is a non-profit community psychology clinic that provides mental health services to Bay Area children, youth and families. Working at WestCoast Children’s Clinic means being part of an organization that is client-centered, trauma-informed, collaborative, and committed to justice and equity. The C-Change program, Transforming the Lives of Sexually Exploited Minors, provides mental health screening and support to sexually exploited youth and high-risk youth. Clinicians provide community-based, intensive strategies to address any current need for stabilization, crisis intervention, and individual trauma-focused treatment. As a Bilingual C-Change Clinician, you will provide community-based trauma-informed psychotherapy and intensive clinical case management in English and Spanish to youth who are at risk of, have a history of or are being sexually exploited or have experienced gender violence. This includes mental health screening, individual or family intensive mental health services, risk assessments, crisis intervention, stabilization, safety plans, assistance for youth in developing and executing their transition to adulthood plan, and coordinated services with other agencies and resources. Services are provided via Telehealth or in-person within a 90-mile radius and include stabilization support services to children and TAY in an in-person milieu environment, as well as weekly shifts providing stabilization and comprehensive care to Alameda County foster youth and young adults awaiting transition to foster placements.

Requirements

A Master's or Doctoral degree in psychology, counseling, marriage, and family therapy or social work (required)
Current and valid license or registration with the CA BBS or BOP (open to recent graduates in the process of registering)
Bilingual in English and Spanish (spoken and written)
At least 1-2 years of direct clinical experience working with transition age, high-risk, and system-involved youth in a community-based setting.
For C-Change Clinician candidates, specific experience with CSEC youth.
Knowledge of Alameda County community resources for TAY youth.
Demonstrate clinical skill in assessment/evaluation and treatment, crisis intervention while working with complex, multiple diagnosis histories.
Well-organized, efficient, and excellent time management.
A trauma-informed and relational approach to working with youth.
Work with Medi-Cal reimbursement procedures and billing.
Ability to assess needs, strengths & provide crisis intervention and de-escalation in small and large group settings.
Ability to travel by car to meet with clients, generally within a 90 mile radius of WCC's Oakland office. Alternative forms of transportation may be accommodated based on the needs of the program and clients.
Employees must have a clean CA DMV record.
When driving for WCC, current vehicle insurance is required.
Candidates must demonstrate advanced Spanish language proficiency in order to effectively provide services to Spanish-speaking clients and families.
Final candidates will be required to complete an ALTA Language Proficiency Test administered by WestCoast Children’s Clinic and must achieve a minimum score of Level 9 (Advanced) to qualify for the position.

Nice To Haves

Experience with CSEC youth.

Responsibilities

Provide community-based trauma-informed psychotherapy and intensive clinical case management in English and Spanish to youth who are at risk of, have a history of or are being sexually exploited or have experienced gender violence.
Conduct mental health screening to assess cognitive, emotional and social functioning and needs; facilitate the identification and engagement in mental health services.
Provide individual or family intensive mental health services and clinical case management as part of a collaborative wrap service team.
Perform risk assessments, crisis intervention, stabilization, and create safety plans.
Assist youth in developing and executing their transition to adulthood plan.
Coordinate services with other agencies and resources to address youth's needs, including housing, medical/physical health, mental health, education, employment, independent living skills, advocacy, placement stability, and age-appropriate enrichment activities.
Provide stabilization support services to children and TAY in an in-person milieu environment.
On weekly shifts, provide stabilization and comprehensive care to Alameda County foster youth and young adults in a milieu environment as they await and prepare for transition to foster placements.

Benefits

$4,000 Signing Bonus (qualified Spanish-speaking candidates only)
100% Employer-paid medical and a variety of different plans (base plan, Kaiser HMO), dental, vision, life insurance, and long-term disability coverage for full-time employees.
50% paid coverage for dependent medical and dental.
Bilingual pay differential for qualified candidates (10% of yearly salary)
Quarterly and annual incentive compensation plans, generous retirement plan contribution
403b retirement plan with ROTH and 403b contribution options
Flex-spending options - Medical, Dependent Care and Commuter Plans
Three weeks of paid time off per year (additional PTO accrual with increased years of service)
12 Paid Holidays per year, and Self-Care Leave
Wellness Stipend ($100 per month), which can be used on a variety of expenses related to self-care and wellness
Professional development stipend
Weekly supervision and case conference
CEUs for trainings