Mental Health Clinician III

Los Angeles LGBT Center • Los Angeles, CA

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About The Position

The Mental Health Clinician III provides individual, couples, and group counseling to clients of the Mental Health Services program, documents progress, and uses a short-term treatment model whenever possible. The clinician also handles walk-ins, crisis calls, and general information calls; conducts intakes; makes and follows up on referrals; and contributes to clinical case review, quality improvement, utilization management, and program planning. The role includes providing clinical supervision to unlicensed staff clinicians and/or interns when qualified, coordinating work with paraprofessional volunteers and other clinicians, and participating in meetings, training, and consultation activities.

The Los Angeles LGBT Center provides medical and mental health services for LGBTQ people, with services that are free or low cost. Its mission is to build a world where LGBT people thrive as healthy, equal, and complete members of society.

The scheduled workdays are Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday, 8:00 a.m.–7:00 p.m.; the schedule may be negotiable. The position is non-exempt and union-represented, with a 90-day probationary period. A $1.75-per-hour shift differential applies to hours worked between 6:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in a behavioral science discipline.
• License as a Marriage and Family Therapist, Licensed Clinical Social Worker, or Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor.
• Knowledge of or experience working with the LGBTQ community and familiarity with issues relevant to LGBTQ people.
• Ability to work as a team member dedicated to generating resources and services for gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender communities.
• Proven ability to work under direct supervision.
• Ability to relate in a nonjudgmental and respectful manner to LGBTQ people and people experiencing a wide variety of emotional and behavioral problems.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including strong organizational, detail, and interpersonal skills.
• Computer skills and knowledge, including word processing, database operations, spreadsheets, and other software systems.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a multicultural environment with people of diverse races, ethnicities, nationalities, sexual orientations, gender identities and expressions, socioeconomic backgrounds, religions, ages, English-speaking abilities, immigration statuses, and physical abilities.
• Up-to-date COVID-19 vaccinations are required as a condition of employment, subject to applicable federal, state, and local laws.

Nice To Haves

• Postgraduate counseling experience, such as in residential care, social services, child welfare, general counseling, chemical dependency treatment, juvenile justice, or youth services.
• Bilingual skills; English/Spanish fluency preferred.
• Completion of 12 hours of continuing education in clinical supervision enables the candidate to provide clinical supervision to unlicensed staff clinicians and/or interns.

Responsibilities

• Conduct individual, couples, and group counseling and document client progress immediately after sessions.
• Use a short-term treatment model as much as possible; obtain supervisor concurrence before extending sessions beyond the protocol.
• Provide two hours of group supervision and individual supervision weekly to two unlicensed staff clinicians and/or interns, as needed and when qualified.
• Cover designated on-duty hours to respond to walk-ins, general information calls, and crisis calls; complete an intake for a walk-in when appropriate.
• Conduct intakes and prepare the required documentation.
• Participate in multidisciplinary Clinical Case Conferences and present assigned cases when due for review.
• Refer clients to appropriate services inside or outside the Center, including psychiatric evaluation, and follow up to support appropriate referrals and continuity of care.
• Participate in or lead the clinic’s Quality Improvement process.
• Follow the clinic’s Utilization Management protocol to support timely and appropriate client services.
• Meet performance metrics, including weekly and monthly visit targets.
• Complete documentation in a timely, legible, and thorough manner; submit client records at the end of each business day; and notify the supervisor and Administrative Support staff about appointment-schedule changes.
• Participate in clinical supervision or consultation groups as assigned and attend required in-service training.
• Assist with coordinating the work of paraprofessional volunteers and Mental Health Clinicians I and II.
• Participate with the supervisor and/or MHS Management Team in program planning, program evaluation, dissemination activities, and training.
• Attend staff meetings, planning meetings, and other meetings as needed.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Life insurance
• Long-term disability
• Employee Assistance Program
• 403(b) retirement plan
• $1.75-per-hour shift differential for hours worked between 6:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m.

What This Job Offers

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