Financial Advisor Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• A bachelor’s degree from an accredited U.S. college or University, or certified foreign studies equivalency in psychology, counseling, social work or closely related degree.
• Minimum of one year experience supervising peers or front-line staff providing homeless, criminal justice, mental health or substance abuse services.
• Ability to establish and maintain supportive relationships with clients from diverse cultural backgrounds.
• Minimum two years of working with participants experiencing homelessness, criminal justice interactions, substance use and mental health symptoms.
• Familiarity with harm reduction, trauma informed care, housing-first and COACH principles.
• Abide by UPAC Code of Conduct and professional code of conduct.
• Must be able to drive (when needed) for business purposes to other program locations in San Diego County. If employee drives his/her personal automobile for UPAC business, employee must have valid California driver’s license and comprehensive automobile insurance coverage, as required by law.

Nice To Haves

• Certified or Registered Substance Use Counselor
• Bilingual, bicultural experience preferred in one of the County of San Diego threshold languages (Spanish, Arabic, Chinese (Mandarin), Korean, Persian, Somali, Filipino (Tagalog), Vietnamese.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive assessment of participant needs for case management.
• Create individualized treatment plans, and update regularly, based on needs identified on assessments.
• Assist clients in accessing needed services to address safety, health, social and material, such as food, clothing, shelter/housing, financial assessments, legal aid, medical and mental healthcare, job training and employment services.
• Provide short-term case management services to participants at the RBC.
• Engage and outreach with community partners for purpose of accepting referrals and providing support and linkage to services for needs of clients.
• Serve as a member of an interdisciplinary team.
• Participate in and attend staff meetings, trainings and other meetings as assigned.
• Utilize evidence-based practices included, but are not limited to Motivational Interviewing, Housing First, Harm Reduction and Trauma Informed Care.
• Working in partnership with McAlister and other service provides within the RBC.
• Provide culturally competent services. Work well with PEH, clients involved with the criminal justice system, immigrants, refugees, and other culturally diverse participants.
• Complete special projects in a timely manner, and able to maintain strict confidentiality, with regard to, sensitive or proprietary information or materials.
• Provide all documentation compliant to agency, state and county requirements within a timely manner.
• Complete assigned work timely and effectively for the program to meet contracted annual performance goal and objectives.
• Other duties as assigned.
• All the duties and responsibilities shall be delivered in compliance with County of San Diego BHS, County’s Statement of Work for contract and other relevant regulations.

Benefits

• Employer paid health, vision, dental, life, AD&D, long-term disability, and Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Low-cost Aetna HMO plan ($20 monthly employee premium)
• Pet Insurance, voluntary life, critical illness, and accident insurance
• Up to160 hours of PTO accrued per year during the first 5 years of employment
• 40 hours of sick leave available per fiscal year
• 12 paid holidays (including two days for New Year’s and Christmas)
• 1 floating holiday per fiscal year
• Bereavement Leave: 5 days off (3 paid)
• Hybrid work schedule (available for select programs/positions)
• 403 (b) retirement plan
• Free access to a financial advisor
• Bilingual pay differential (available for select programs)
• Eligibility for student loan reimbursement (varies by program/position)
• Clinical supervision for registered associates, counselors, and peer support staff
• Partnerships with numerous universities/schools for internship placements