Career Ladder Opportunity/Spanish

This position is eligible for a hiring incentive of $1,700!!! Certain payout conditions may apply.  

Who We Are

Pacific Clinics is California's largest community-based nonprofit provider of behavioral and mental health services and supports. Our team of more than 2,000 employees speak 22 languages and are dedicated to offering hope and unlocking the full potential of individuals and families through culturally responsive, trauma-informed, research-based services for individuals and families from birth to older adults.

Who We Serve

Pacific Clinics serves children, transitional age youth, families, adults, and older adults. We offer a full range of mental and behavioral health services, foster care and social services, housing, continuing adult education and early childhood education programs to Medi-Cal eligible individuals and families throughout Alameda, Contra Costa, Fresno, Kings, Los Angeles, Madera, Orange, Placer, Riverside, Sacramento, San Bernardino, San Francisco, Santa Clara, Solano, Stanislaus, Stockton, Tulare and Ventura Counties. 

What We Offer

• Pay Range: $66,560 per year. Compensation may vary based on skills, experience, education, and location.
• We Offer Medical, Dental & Vision benefits, retirement options, Flex Spending, EAP, and more!  
• Employee engagement and advocacy opportunities to advance our justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion agenda across our Agency and throughout the communities we serve.

Type of Program:  Outpatient school based services
Population:  Children and families, 0-5

THE POSITION

- Bilingual English/Spanish

The Mental Health Therapist I/Clinician provides individual, group and/or family therapy to clients and/or families.  Provides clinical assessment, field-based and outreach services to clients and their families; case management and advocacy services.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Conducts family-centered, strengths-based, culturally competent individualized intakes / assessments gathering information from family, consumer, significant other and involved agencies in the office or in the field as appropriate.
• Includes healthcare, substance abuse, co-occurring disorders, employment or housing, as appropriate, in treatment plans.
• Completes Service and Coordination Plans, progress notes, and other DMH required documentation.
• Provides rehabilitative services to clients and/or their families.
• Provides outreach, advocacy, and rehabilitative services needed for ongoing cases and in crisis intervention.
• Provides case management, which might include obtaining client information, identifying needs and problems, linking clients and their families to appropriate resources.
• Provides services in the community or in the field consistent with program and funding source contractual requirements.
• Works with the treatment team to provide appropriate coordinated care services to clients and their families.
• Completes billing expectations per Agency requirements and provides services consistent with program needs.

EXPERIENCE/REQUIREMENTS:

• Holds a degree as an MSW, MFT, PCC, Psy.D or PhD
• Registered with the CA BBS or Board of Psychology an AMFT, APCC, ASW or DMH Waiver, LCSW, LMFT, LPCC or Psychologist. 
• Must be able to work in a variety of settings which include; outpatient, field-based, and school-based.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Demonstrated experience and ability to relate to a culturally diverse clientele and staff.
• Experience using Microsoft Office Suite and Electronic Health Record.
• correspondence/notes using correct format and grammar.
• Must pass Department of Justice (DOJ), Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI), background clearance.
• Must possess a valid California driver's license and maintain an insurable driving record under the Clinics' liability policy. 

*Career Ladder Opportunity: We may hire an individual into this position that is within 6 months of graduating with their master's degree in a related field and meets all other requirements. The position offered will be a non-exempt Clinical Professional Trainee position. Once the degree is conferred, the individual will have 90 days to obtain BBS registration. Upon receipt, the candidate will promote without competition into the exempt Clinician I position.

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Equal Opportunity Employer

We will consider for employment qualified Applicants with Criminal Histories in a manner consistent with ordinance 184652 Sec.189.04 (a) and San Francisco Police Code, Article 49. Section 4905.

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