Mental Health Counselor

Youth Alive•Oakland, CA

24d•$82,000 - $87,897•Hybrid

About The Position

Youth Alive is seeking a full-time (40 hours/week) mental health counselor to provide direct services to the clients of our programs. The role involves providing trauma-informed, healing-centered, and culturally responsive care. Applicants from the community with personal experience in overcoming violence and/or with the criminal justice system are especially encouraged to apply.

Requirements

Must be either an AMFT, APCC, ASW (Supervision is provided by an LMFT) or hold one of the following licenses: LMFT, LPCC, LCSW and also be registered with California Board of Behavioral Sciences.
Experience working either in the community or in a variety of settings: homes, schools, neighborhoods, agencies, etc.
Experience working with youth and families from highly stressed communities, especially young people of color is essential.
Experience providing counseling to those impacted by trauma is essential.
Passionate interest in violence prevention and serving communities experiencing violence.
Extremely punctual and reliable, highly organized and detail oriented.
Well organized, demonstrated ability to prioritize, detail oriented.
Strong written & verbal skills.
Ability to work some evenings & weekends as needed.
Must have insured car & DMV clearance.

Nice To Haves

Experience supporting juvenile justice/criminal justice system-involved youth and adults preferred.
Experience with grief and loss counseling preferred.
Bilingual in Spanish preferred.

Responsibilities

Provide mental health services for youth, adults and families as referred by YA programs and partners
Provide crisis intervention and support as needed.
Conduct home visits and generally provide services in the field which may include transportation of self and client to and from counseling activities in the community.
Facilitate/co-facilitate therapeutic support groups with youth and young adults as needed
Co-facilitate KWP healing circles as needed.
Provide trauma-informed screening, assessment, and treatment of referred clients.
Complete and maintain all required documentation in a regular, timely manner and in accordance with agency policies.
Maintain client documentation and records in accordance with funding requirements and Youth ALIVE! policies.
Meet all documentation and paperwork requirements as set by the agency, in coordination with the Healing Director and Associate Director.
Collaborate closely with non-clinical frontline workers to ensure quality of care.
Clinicians licensed for more than 2 years may be asked to support supervision of Associates.
Participate in bi-weekly case conferencing meetings with non-clinical frontline workers.
Participate in agency staff meetings, annual retreats, and self-care activities.
Participate in BBS eligible clinical supervision. (1 hour of individual supervision and 2 hours of group supervision every two weeks).
Other responsibilities as assigned by Healing Director.