Mental Health Clinician I

Conejo Valley Unified School District•Thousand Oaks, CA

10h

About The Position

Under general supervision, perform the full range of assignments related to the provision of mental health services, including individual and group psychotherapy, evaluations and diagnosis, development and implementation of treatment plans, and professional counseling. Serves as a member of a multi-disciplinary team assembled to meet goals in child's mental health wellness and educational achievement objectives. This is a full journey-level class within the Behavioral Health Clinician series. The position incumbent possesses a depth of knowledge and work experience at job-entry that enables one to function independently in formulating a differential diagnosis concerning the nature of the mental or emotional problem, in developing an effective treatment program, and in determining the intervention method, while adhering to District guidelines and professional standards.

Requirements

A Master’s degree in one of the following or a closely related field: Marriage & Family Counseling, Counseling Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Counseling with an emphasis in Marriage, Family and Child Counseling, Social Work with an emphasis on Clinical Social Work or other equivalent Master's degree from a college or university approved by the California Department of Consumer Affairs, Board of Behavioral Science Examiners.
A minimum of three years of experience, with at least two (2) years post graduate training providing mental health services to children or adults with mental illness disorders or serious emotional disturbances, if qualifying under licensure required Option 1, and at minimum of 5 years of post-graduate experience, if qualifying under licensure requirement specified in Option 2 below.
Valid California Class C Driver’s License or an alternate method of transportation for travel between district sites
A current valid license as a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (Marriage Family and Child Counselor) OR a license as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker issued by the California Board of Behavioral Science. (OPTION 1)
A current valid license at the Associate Marriage and Family Therapist Associate Clinical Social Worker issued by the California Board of Behavioral Science. (OPTION 2)
Incumbents are required to maintain the necessary clinical license(s) specified in #2 with the California Board of Behavioral Sciences as a condition of continued employment
Proficiency in spoken and written Spanish. Candidates must successfully pass an examination demonstrating Spanish-language proficiency.

Nice To Haves

Resume is required, and may be typed into the online application form or attached as a document.

Responsibilities

Conducts clinical intake assessments; prepare diagnostic evaluations which include obtaining personal, social, emotional, and substance abuse history; determine the cause, nature and severity of the child's mental health; prepare and maintain related clinical documentation.
In collaboration with other members of the multi-disciplinary (e.g. IEP) team, including child and family members, participates in the development, implementation and evaluation of goal oriented treatment plans, and related case management.
Provides individual, family or group therapy toward the goal of achieving higher functioning in interpersonal relations and learning amongst emotionally and behaviorally disturbed children.
Provides crisis intervention, intervening in crisis situations when a child exhibits acute psychiatric symptoms which present an immediate threat to the child or others.
Provides administrative support services including outreach and information about how to access and apply for state and federal programs (such as Medi-cal), performs pre-screening and assists in paperwork completion to determine eligibility.
Provides consultation to other staff members on a child's history, mental status and previous treatment, and on the community resources available for the treatment of a child.
Prepares case documentation, progress and court reports, special reports, proposals, grants, manuals and correspondence.
Collaborates on behalf of the child/family with other support services provided by health care, social services agencies and community organizations.
Participates in training on various topics such as cultural competency, clinical practice, compliance, treatment planning, case management, co-occurring disorders and substance abuse.
May provide clinical supervision to unlicensed clinicians and student interns within the context of licensure, in keeping with State regulations and according to applicable District policies.
Performs job-related job duties as assigned.