Mental Health Clinician (Bilingual Spanish Required)

Description

JOB TITLE:   Mental Health Clinician (Bilingual Spanish Required)

DEPARTMENT:  Together For Families

REPORTS TO:  Program Manager

POSITION STATUS: Full- time, Non-Exempt-32 hours per week

SALARY: $35 per hour, plus Spanish bilingual $1

DESCRIPTION:

StarVista is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that has helped people of all ages throughout San Mateo County navigate life challenges for over 55 years. Our mental health, crisis intervention, youth housing, substance use, and early childhood services help thousands of individuals each year. StarVista’s services are rooted in strength-based, holistic practices and center diversity, equity and inclusion to ensure anyone who comes to StarVista can access support. StarVista’s values of respect, passion, partnerships, accountability, innovation and integrity foster an agency culture of support and growth.

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: 

StarVista’s Child and Parent Services (CAPS) is available to any family with a child 0-18 living in the cities of San Mateo County, who have been the victim of child abuse and/or neglect. Services are for victims and/or their caregivers. Family members may also qualify for services with the treatment of the child. The program is anchored in providing intervention services to victims of child abuse and/or neglect. Services are available in the family’s home, in their community or virtually. Range of services includes:

•  Individual therapy
• Family therapy 
• Clinical Case Management
• Parent Education Workshops and Parent Support groups in the community.
• Clinician will provide individual, group, and family therapy as needed. Clinician will provide workshops in the community geared toward parents. 

Requirements

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS: 

• Provide mental health support to parents and families utilizing a short-term model and solution focused treatment
• Provide weekly in home, in community or virtual sessions
• Assess families by utilizing the PSC-35 and/or DSM-5-TR assessment tool and program clinical intake assessment
• Provide crisis intervention, family support, parent education, safety planning, and intake assessment for families and their children
• Provide appropriate psychoeducation and clinical case management services
• Collaborate with school staff and community partners to coordinate ethically appropriate, theoretically sound, culturally informed, and holistic interventions to address client issues and enhance client strengths
• Become familiarized and utilize STEP, TF-CBT and Solution Focused Therapy
• Prepare and facilitate parent education workshops and/or parent support groups
• Maintain timely and clinically appropriate documentation of all clinical services
• Attend meetings, didactic training, clinical supervision and other mandatory trainings 
• Fluency in Spanish is preferred but not required
• Other duties as assigned

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES REQUIRED:

• Demonstrable and verifiable clinical skills and experience in providing therapy services. 
• Strong ethical principles reflected in practice, including a thorough understanding of client confidentiality requirements, appropriate clinical record keeping, and federal/state laws governing the practice of mental health services.
• Understanding of issues related to diversity, equity, and inclusion. Willingness to explore self in relation to these issues, and ability to provide culturally informed therapeutic services to diverse clientele.
• Strong organization and communication skills.
• Skilled in maintaining positive relationships and collaborating with other systems, including parents, school, probation, CPS, and other programs. 
• Ability to work as a team member with staff and upper management to accomplish tasks supporting the agency’s mission.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Seeking a post-degree candidate who is registered with the BBS as an AMFT, ASW, PCCI or Board of Psychology. 
• Driver’s License and HR clearance required, including TB test, and Department of Justice LiveScan Fingerprint clearance
• Bilingual in Spanish preferred. 

BENEFITS: *Benefits applicable only to benefit eligible employees working 20+hours per week on a prorated basis

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Basic Life & AD&D 
• Flexible Spending Account / Dependent Care Spending Account
• Employee Assistance Program
• Retirement Plan (non-matching)
• Sick Time
• Vacation Time
• Holiday Pay 
• Birthday Floating Holiday