Mental Health Clinician for Youth (Bilingual Spanish)

WestCoast Children's Clinic•Oakland, CA

8d•Hybrid

About The Position

WestCoast Children’s Clinic (WCC), a nonprofit community psychology clinic in Oakland, California, provides mental health services to Bay Area children, youth, and families. WCC is client-centered, trauma-informed, collaborative, and committed to justice and equity. The Bilingual Spanish Outpatient Clinician provides outpatient mental health services to vulnerable and high-risk children, adolescents, and families, particularly those involved in the Alameda County foster care system. The clinician serves Spanish-speaking clients at the Fruitvale clinic and in community settings, centering youth and family voice and choice in collaborative treatment. The role involves working with mental health staff, including Intensive Care Coordinators, Case Managers, and other licensed or license-eligible clinicians, on treatment plans, psychosocial assessments, therapy, parent training, and ongoing support for clients and families. WCC provides in-service training and staff support, including weekly individual and group supervision, case conferences, affinity groups, trainings, and other supportive learning spaces. This is a regular, full-time, exempt position based in Oakland with a hybrid arrangement: client services must be provided in person, while documentation may be completed remotely. The regular schedule is Monday through Friday. Bilingual Spanish clinicians collecting hours toward licensure are paid $79,200 annually; licensed clinicians are paid starting at $90,200. Rates include a 10% Spanish language differential. A $4,000 signing bonus is offered to bilingual Spanish candidates.

Requirements

Master’s or doctoral degree in clinical or counseling psychology, social work, or marriage and family therapy.
Bilingual English and Spanish proficiency; advanced Spanish proficiency must be demonstrated.
Clinical training and experience providing trauma-informed treatment to clients and families with complex trauma and attachment difficulties related to abuse, neglect, interpersonal and community violence, and foster care placement.
Cultural competency and experience working with diverse communities.
Clinical service skills in assessment and evaluation, crisis intervention, using supervision effectively, ethical and legal responsibilities, and high-quality clinical documentation.
Ability to work effectively with clients with complex, multiple-diagnosis histories.
Organization, efficiency, and time-management skills, including completing documentation on time.
Strong interpersonal, communication, and writing skills.
Knowledge of or ability to learn Medi-Cal documentation policies and procedures.
Ability to work independently and collaboratively as part of a multidisciplinary team.
Ability to travel by car to meet clients, generally within a 90-mile radius of the WCC office; travel is required.
Clean California DMV record, current car insurance, and access to a vehicle.

Nice To Haves

At least two years of clinical experience in community mental health, emphasizing underserved and at-risk children and adolescents.
Experience working with foster care, child welfare, the court system, low-income families, and immigrant families in community mental health settings.

Responsibilities

Maintain a clinical caseload of Spanish-speaking clients that meets agency productivity goals.
Provide individual therapy, family therapy, caregiver guidance, collateral contacts, and case management in clinic and community settings.
Collaborate with WestCoast colleagues and partner agencies to provide high-quality services to clients.
Follow agency policies, procedures, and deadlines for billing, clinical record keeping, and timely, high-quality documentation.
Participate in agency-wide trainings, program meetings, clinical supervision, and case conferences as required.
Work proactively with program leadership to support the program and complete additional tasks as requested.

Benefits

Employer-paid medical benefits for employees.
Dental and vision insurance fully paid for employees; dependent medical, dental, and vision coverage is 50% employer-paid.
Medical and dependent care flexible spending accounts and commuter plans.
Employer-paid life insurance and long-term disability insurance.
Voluntary accident, term life, and hospital indemnity insurance.
403(b) and Roth retirement plan options, with an employer contribution targeted at 7.5% after the first year of employment.
Quarterly incentive compensation of 5–10% and annual incentive compensation of 10%.
Three weeks of PTO during the first year, increasing to four or more weeks with additional years of service.
12 paid holidays and one paid floating holiday per year.
Four paid self-care days per year.
Wellness stipend of $100 per month.
Professional development stipend and CEUs for trainings.
$4,000 signing bonus for bilingual Spanish candidates.