Mental Health Clinician - Bilingual Preferred

San Diego Youth Services•San Diego, CA

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

San Diego Youth Services seeks a Mental Health Clinician in the School-Based Incredible Years (SBIY)/Prevention and Early Intervention (PEI) program to be based in San Diego. This is a full-time & exempt position reporting to the Program Director. San Diego Youth Services has helped improve the lives of more than 840,000 homeless, runaway and vulnerable youth since its beginning in 1970. We provide safe places to live and long-term solutions through shelter, foster homes, community centers and housing to more than 28,000 youth every year at 100+ community and school locations. Through prevention, early intervention and treatment, we also help youth before they need higher levels of care or become homeless. We aim to: Meet the basic needs of youth. Hunger, poverty and youth homelessness are on the rise for many youth and their families today. We help meet these basic needs for youth. What could be more vital than food and shelter? We provide safe places to live and long-term solutions through shelter, foster homes, community centers and housing. Create positive connection. We help youth focus on positive life changes and healthy relationships as part of providing needed resources and services. San Diego Youth Services has long provided foster homes and adoption support services for families considering adopting a youth in the foster care system. Help youth develop life skills. In addition to a range of safe and stable housing options, we offer support to help youth develop the independent living skills necessary to become self-sufficient and keep off the streets. Promote overall health and well-being. Early intervention and care for the whole child are critical. We provide a broad continuum of services to help youth overcome trauma and challenges that put them at risk, including case management, counseling, mental health treatment and educational support and resources. SDYS has a staff of approximately 250 employees and 80 volunteers working across San Diego County and an annual budget of approximately $24 million. This is a school-based behavioral health program serving designated schools within the La Mesa–Spring Valley School District. The clinician provides comprehensive, trauma-informed interventions to children from preschool through third grade and their families. Responsibilities include conducting behavioral health and intake assessments, facilitating Incredible Years (IY) early intervention groups for children and parents, and creating and maintaining service partner files and documentation in SmartCare. The role also provides ongoing clinical support to the program, works collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team, and coordinates with school and community partners. Services are delivered with cultural and linguistic sensitivity to the diverse populations served at district sites.

Requirements

License-eligible (MFT, MSW, MHC) by the State of California and in good standing with the State of California’s Board of Behavioral Services is required.
Must be registered with the California Board of Behavioral Science and must be in good standing, please indicate IMF intern number, ASW registration number or MFT/LCSW license number in application.
Requires a minimum of one year of job-related experience including case management services, mental health assessment and direct mental health service experience with at-risk youth and families in school settings.
Knowledge of East County and SDYS resources and experience in alcohol and drug service systems is highly desirable.
Experience in youth, family, and community development methods along with a working knowledge of Motivational Interviewing.
Skilled in building and maintaining collaborative relationships with excellent organizational skills, the ability to multi-task, and be flexible to meet the needs of students and families.
Must possess excellent oral and written skills and be computer literate.
Must show a willingness to work flexible hours, including some evenings and weekends, to meet Medi-Cal requirements for office hours as assigned by Program Director.
Experience with conducting training, scheduling program activities, and staff coverage.
Must be willing to develop or possess working knowledge of trauma-informed care and dual diagnosis treatment; experience working in trauma-informed and dual diagnosis programs preferred.
Maintain CPR and First Aid Certificate.
Maintain good standing with the State of California’s Board of Behavioral Sciences.
Must be able to pass clearance for working with Minors including drug test, TB test, and background check.
Must have good driving record and be willing to use own, properly insured vehicle for the job.

Nice To Haves

Bilingual (English/Spanish) preferred.
Licensed MFT, LCSW, LPCC or Licensed Psychologist and in good standing with the State of California’s Board of Behavioral Services preferred.
Demonstrated leadership, problem-solving abilities, coordinating skills, creativity, and public speaking highly preferred.

Responsibilities

Conduct intake assessments for enrollment for children into IY Child Groups and caregivers into IY Parent Groups.
Provide appropriate community resources and referrals based on assessment of needs for families upon intake.
Participate in training, developing, and providing input for evaluating other staff and volunteers within the SBIY program.
Participate in program and agency staff meetings, planning functions and training.
Maintain service documentation, data collection and contract compliance of records as required in a timely, accurate and complete manner through SmartCare, online case management system.
Maintain Uniform Medical Record documentation and reporting and billing logs on all youth.
Facilitate the Incredible Years evidence-based curriculum in school-based settings with PreK-3rd grade children in IY Child Groups.
Teach the Incredible Years evidence-based Parent Education curriculum with adults in school and community-based settings.
Assist in Family Wellness Events in school and community-based settings that focus on family health, stress reduction, and other wellness-based prevention activities (as assigned).
Collaborate with school staff, SBIY staff, program director and other team members to provide high quality services to children and families.
Assist, guide and motivate families toward safe and healthy functioning as defined by agency and school standards.
Maintain fidelity to evidence-based curricula, as required by the program’s County contract.
Provide support in the form of reflective listening, emotional support, strengths identification, challenge identification, and solution seeking as needed.
Remain culturally sensitive and respectful in all interactions with service partners, team members, and other community partners.
Maintain confidentiality and privacy standards of service partner protected health information and other applicable information and material in accordance with agency and program policies, and applicable regulations and laws, including HIPAA.
Perform other related duties as assigned by the Program Director.