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About The Position

Requirements

• Qualifying credential: Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), Associate Clinical Social Worker (ASW), Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT), Marriage and Family Therapist Intern (AMFT), Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC), Associate Professional Clinical Counselor (APCC), or Licensed Psychologist.
• Good basic English writing skills.
• Good basic computer skills, including Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook.
• Highly organized, with excellent communication skills.
• Flexible and able to multitask without losing productivity.
• Adequate understanding of clinical concerns, ethics, boundaries, and best practices.
• Team-oriented and self-directed, with good listening and communication skills.
• Able to empathize and relate positively to a wide variety of people, and dedicated to fulfilling the demands of the position.
• Current Class C driver’s license, at least three years of driving history, a vehicle for transportation, proof of valid automobile insurance, and ability to be insured by MHALA liability insurance.
• TB clearance and annual retesting.
• Employment verification directly from three employers within the most recent seven-year period.

Nice To Haves

• Bilingual in Spanish.

Responsibilities

• Conduct bio-psycho-social assessments by gathering and synthesizing information about participants’ backgrounds, needs, goals, areas for improvement, strengths, and diagnoses.
• Provide individual, family, and group therapy using evidence-based modalities to address mental health needs and concerns.
• Develop strengths-based treatment plans using information from assessments, family members, treatment team members, case files, and other sources.
• Provide crisis assessment and intervention for participants with potential psychiatric emergencies.
• Collaborate with supervisors and the treatment team on safety planning, including facilitating hospitalization when appropriate and within scope of practice and LPS designation.
• Provide clinical consultation to treatment team members to improve services.
• Collaborate with professionals and paraprofessionals to support participant treatment.
• Participate in clinical case conferencing, contributing a clinical perspective on progress and future interventions or services.
• Meet potential members in the field to assess clinically whether they meet program requirements and engage new members in mental health services.
• Complete documentation according to MHALA and Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health contracted-provider standards, including electronic health record documentation within 24 hours.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and full benefits package
• Employee assistance program
• Generous paid time off
• 35-hour workweek