[2026-2027] Mental Health Clinician (0.8 FTE)

Yu Ming Charter School•San Leandro, CA

1d•$72,000 - $90,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Yu Ming Charter School seeks dynamic, innovative, and experienced educators to join our team, committed to nurturing lifelong learners who are bilingual, bicultural and able to create change in their own lives and in our community. We seek teachers that are excited by the possibility of transforming the traditional model of education to be learner-centered through personalized and project based learning that cultivates both the cognitive and social emotional skills our students need to thrive in school and beyond. Yu Ming teachers are leaders that thrive on exploration, collaboration, and seek to continuously learn and grow as individuals and team members. ABOUT YU MING CHARTER SCHOOL Yu Ming Charter School is a non-profit, tuition-free network of public schools located in Oakland and San Leandro and open to all residents of California. As a leader in Mandarin Immersion education, our mission is to nurture our inclusive and diverse community to become empowered, engaged, and outstanding global citizens. We currently serve 1060 students across three campuses, and continue to grow our enrollment each year. Our intentionally diverse student body comes from many racial, ethnic, and socio-economic backgrounds representing 70 zip codes across the Bay Area and 29 home languages. Founded in 2011, Yu Ming is the first Mandarin immersion public charter school in the state. We believe every child, regardless of their background or zip code, deserves a free, high-quality education that prepares them today to succeed tomorrow. Ranked the #7 Elementary School and the #2 Elementary Charter School in California by U.S. News, Yu Ming is a 2019 National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence and a 2020 and 2023 California Distinguished School. Yu Ming’s future-forward model prepares young people to succeed and thrive in an interconnected and multicultural world through personalized and rigorous learning experiences, active student agency, whole child and community focus, and multilingual education. As a result, our students far outperform their peers in the district, county, and state, regardless of socio-economic status, race, language background, and learning differences. We are closing the opportunity gap for our historically underserved students every day. To learn more about our innovative school visit our website www.yumingschool.org.

Requirements

A master's degree in psychology, counseling, social work, or a mental health discipline is required.
Must be professionally licensed in the mental health field in California, or be eligible and actively pursuing licensure OR Must have a CA teacher certification as a School Counselor or School Social Worker.
Prior experience of at least one year as a mental health clinician or supervised clinical experience is required.
The ability to develop knowledge of, respect for, and skills to engage with those of other cultures or backgrounds is required.
Demonstrates cultural competency/consciousness in working with diverse cultures is required.
Superb interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal; ability to work collaboratively with a diverse group of students, colleagues and families.
Flexibility and adaptability to change; ability to work in a dynamic, creative and start-up learning environment; ability to conduct tele-assessment and teletherapy services.
Maturity, humility, strong work ethic, sense of humor, and a solutions-oriented attitude.

Nice To Haves

Experience working in a school setting with a K-12 population is preferred.
Experience with Solution Focused Brief Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Mindfulness is desired.

Responsibilities

Facilitates the optimal functioning and well-being of students by providing individual and group counseling.
Ensures that the concerns of students and families are addressed in an appropriate manner through psychological assessment procedures, making referrals when indicated.
Promotes responsible care of students by maintaining documentation of client contacts, consultations, and referrals in accordance with professional guidelines.
Ensures that the needs of students are addressed in emergency situations by providing crisis intervention services during office hours and after hours as needed.
Provides educational workshops by participating in proactive outreach programming.
Obtains additional relevant information and promotes self-understanding with students by suggesting and interpreting psychological tests.
Facilitates the understanding of psychological issues and concerns of the school community by serving as a consultant.
Maintains and enhances the quality and relevance of school based mental health services provided by the school through on-going evaluation of all services with the Director of Student Support Services.
Ensures optimal operations of the school based mental health services by conferring with the Director of Student Support Services regarding administrative policies and procedures of the school.
Provides input and remains current on operations of the school based mental health services by attending staff meetings.
Acquires additional knowledge and skills in providing tele mental health services and counseling ethnic minorities and historically underrepresented individuals.
Remains knowledgeable about current trends in counseling, psychotherapy, and student development by participating in professional development through presentations, publications and memberships in professional organizations and obtaining Continuing Education Units (CEUs) as required by the state licensing and regulatory boards.
Contributes to a work environment that encourages knowledge of, respect for, and development of skills to engage with those of other cultures or backgrounds.
Contributes to overall functioning of the school based mental health services by completing all other tasks which are assigned by the Director of Student Support services.