Mental Health Clinician I/II

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Job summary

A leading government agency seeks a Mental Health Clinician I/II to provide vital mental health service interventions within a supportive team. This role involves conducting assessments, offering therapy, and developing treatment plans for clients experiencing mental health challenges. Ideal candidates will have a Master's Degree and a passion for working collaboratively to improve community health and wellness.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Professional development opportunities

Health benefits

Qualifications

• Possession of a Master's Degree qualifying for registration through the California Board of Behavioral Science Examiners.
• Knowledge of mental health treatment principles and techniques.
• Ability to develop treatment plans and work collaboratively in a team.

Responsibilities

• Provide mental health service interventions directed towards adults and children.
• Conduct clinical interviews and complete assessments for diagnostic purposes.
• Perform case management and rehabilitative services with clients and families.

Skills

Trauma-Informed Care

Crisis Management

Interpersonal Skills

Solution Focused Therapy

Education

Master's Degree in Clinical Social Work

Job description

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County of Shasta

$69,252.00 - $97,452.00 Annually

Location

96001, CA

Full-Time Regular

Job Number

940-1_HHSA_BHSS_062525

Health & Human Services Agency - Behavioral Health & Social Services

Opening Date

06/25/2025

Closing Date

7/14/2025 at 12:00 PM Pacific Time (US & Canada); Tijuana

BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES BRANCH

OF THE HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

AGENCY – CALWORKS BEHAVIORAL HEALTH TEAM

ORAL EXAM ISTENTATIVELY SCHEDULED FOR JULY 2025

SKILLS OR EXPERIENCES LISTED UNDER THE IDEAL CANDIDATE

STATEMENT MAY ALSO BE USED TO SCREEN APPLICATIONS

OF A VALIDDRIVER’S LICENSE AND APPROPRIATE REGISTRATION AND LICENSURE

THROUGH CALIFORNIA BOARD OF BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE EXAMINERS

RESPONSES TO SUPPLEMENTAL QUESTIONS REQUIRED

FINAL FILING DATE: JULY 14, 2025 AT 12:00 PM

SALARY INFORMATION

Shasta County offers all the amenities of the big city while retaining a comfortable small-town atmosphere. With its natural beauty, affordable housing, excellent educational system, abundance of recreational opportunities, and excellent quality of life, Shasta County is a great place to live, work, and raise a family.

ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT

The Shasta County Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) partners with the community to protect and improve the health and wellbeing of Shasta County residents. HHSA is organized into four branches: Behavioral Health & Social Services, Public Health, Economic Mobility, and a centralized Administration Services. HHSA promotes optimal health for all. The frail, the abused, the mentally ill, and those without resources look to HHSA for services and resources to meet their basic needs, and to protect their health and safety.

TheBehavioral Health & Social Services Branchis dedicated to improving the well-being of our community through comprehensive mental health services and essential social services to adults, children, and families. By integrating both behavioral health and social support services, we strive to build a healthier community by ensuring individuals have the resources they need to achieve stability and wholeness.

Children’s Servicesencompass the services that help ensure children’s mental and physical well-being are protected and safe. The Child Welfare division of the branch investigates alleged abuse and neglect of children, and it licenses foster and adoptive homes for children who are experiencing traumatic events in their lives such as the removal from their caregiver due to alleged abuse and neglect. This division also works within the confines of the Dependency Court to reunify families when and where they can demonstrate appropriate change to meet the safety needs of their children. The branch also encompasses children’s mental health teams which work in conjunction with the Child Welfare division along with community providers to ensure that the youth that are being served are having their mental health and substance use challenges addressed. This branch also works with juvenile justice and education to coordinate services for clients.

Adult Servicesfocuses on services to support people eighteen and older. Adult mental health services include outpatient mental health care, 24-hour crisis stabilization services for people at risk of hospitalization, 24-hour crisis line, social rehabilitation residential services, long-term placement services and referrals to local non-profit organizations that provide additional services. This branch also provides Adult Protective Services to follow-up on elder abuse reports. In-Home Supportive Services help those who need assistance with daily activities in order to remain safely in their own homes, and the Public Authority keeps a registry that helps In-Home Supportive Services recipients find a screened caregiver to provide those services. The Public Guardian helps citizens who are unable to manage their personal and financial affairs and may require guardianship or conservatorship. Mental Health Services Act administration is also housed in the Adult Services Branch.

ABOUT THE POSITION

Under direction of a licensed clinician, provides strengths based, recovery oriented mental health service interventions.

The overarching goal of service delivery is to promote and support rehabilitative activities of adults and/or promote appropriate development of children who are experiencing a mental illness that significantly impacts their daily functioning. Also performs related work as assigned.

Under general supervision, to provide professional rehabilitative, case management, counseling, and medically necessary treatment services to seriously emotionally disturbed adults and children; and to do related work as assigned.

DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS

This is the entry-level classification in the Mental Health Clinician series. Under supervision, employees in this class carry a caseload and deliver mental health services. Candidates for this level must have a Master's Degree in Clinical Social Work or have a Master's Degree that qualifies for an Associate registration through the California Board of Behavioral Science Examiners and maintain registration with the appropriate California licensing board and follow required supervision guidelines.

This is a licensed Mental Health Clinician classification. Upon entrance into this class, incumbents are expected to be fully trained and licensed by the California Board of Behavioral Science Examiners. Employees in this class carry a caseload, delivering biopsychosocial rehabilitation services and assessment to mental health clients.

IDEAL CANDIDATE

The ideal candidate has a desire to work with adults and their families in both a clinical setting as well as the home environment or community. The candidate works collaboratively and demonstrates the commitment to working in a team environment to help individuals with mental health, substance use issues and or Domestic Violence barriers, in an outpatient clinical setting. The ideal candidate has knowledge and skills to deliver trauma informed Dual diagnosis services, understand, and provide Solution Focused brief therapy services, complete comprehensive Mental Health Assessments, stabilize crisis situations, and collaborate both within the HHSA and with community-based organizations. Training and experience providing EMDR and or Brainspotting interventions are a plus.

EXAMPLES OF ESSENTIAL DUTIES

Conducts clinical interviews with individuals seeking mental health services, as well as family members when appropriate to gather information about psycho-social history, presenting symptoms, developmental history, medical history and risk factors for the purpose of diagnostic assessment and eligibility determination; provides mental health services in clinic and community settings as assigned that may include crisis intervention, individual, group and collateral psychotherapy, rehabilitation services, and clinical case management; completes documentation of assessments and interventions as well as claiming for services provided on a daily basis; may on occasion participate in legal proceedings; attends departmental and community meetings, consults with other staff members and community members; participates in staff meetings and training activities as directed by the department.

Performs case management and rehabilitative treatment services with seriously emotionally disturbed adult or child clients and their families; develops treatment plans; gathers data relative to client's personal, social, and emotional history by interviewing client, relatives, friends, teachers, and employers; prepares social case histories with particular emphasis upon psychosocial factors affecting the client; participates directly in individual therapy and group therapy programs for children, adults, and families; coordinates with other team members and with community agencies in carrying out treatment plans; interprets and explains to clients, relatives, and community groups the social and emotional factors related to emotional disorders. Attends staff conferences; team meetings; in-service training sessions; and continuing education or required training sessions. Maintains documentation of biopsychosocial rehabilitative services and assessment of mental health clients.

QUALIFICATIONS

It is the responsibility of applicants to identify in their application materials how they meet the minimum qualifications listed below.

Any combination of education and experience sufficient to directly demonstrate possession and application of the following:

Knowledge of: Principles, procedures, techniques, trends, and literature associated with mental health treatment; basic knowledge of brain structures and functions; documentation standards associated with public and private reimbursement systems and Federal financial compliance; scope and activities of public and private health, social service, and law enforcement agencies.

Ability to: Apply the principles of biopsychosocial diagnosis and treatment planning; establish and maintain the confidence and cooperation with an interdisciplinary team; Implement recovery/strength based interventions; maintain an objective and empathetic understanding of mental illness, be tolerant, use tact and maintain emotional stability; and establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with staff, mental health, health, and social services professionals, contract providers, County and State representatives, consumers and their family members, community groups, and the general public.

Minimum Qualifications

A Master's Degree that qualifies for Intern registration through the California Board of Behavioral Science Examiners.

Knowledge of : Principles, procedures, techniques, trends, and literature associated with biopsychosocial rehabilitation; documentation standards associated with public and private reimbursement systems and Federal financial compliance; and scope and activities of public and private health, social service, and law enforcement agencies.

Ability to : Apply the principles of biopsychosocial diagnosis and treatment planning; establish and maintain the confidence and cooperation with an interdisciplinary team; maintain an objective and empathetic understanding of mental illness, be tolerant, use tact, and maintain emotional stability; and establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with staff, mental health, health, and social services professionals, contract providers, County and State representatives, consumers and their family members, community groups, and the general public.

Minimum Qualifications

Possession of a valid license through the California Board of Behavioral Science Examiners.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENT

• Incumbents must maintain active current registration with the California Board of Behavioral Science Examiners while working towards obtaining their license in an approved field. The registration may be renewed a maximum of five times while working towards obtaining the required licensure. No registration shall be renewed or reinstated beyond six years from the last day of the month during which it was issued. Failure to maintain registration will result in termination from the classification.
• Incumbents are required toobtain licensure through the California Board of Behavioral Science Examiners withinsix years of the date of initial registration or be terminated from the class.
• Positions in this class may require a valid driver's license.
• Incumbents are required to maintain appropriate licensure through the California Board of Behavioral Science Examiners.
• Positions in this classification may require a valid driver's license.

SUPPLEMENTAL QUESTIONS

Responses to the following must be submitted with a completed application.

• Do you possess a Master’s Degree in Clinical Social Work, Clinical Counseling, Clinical Psychology, or related field from an accredited college or university, that qualifies for Intern registration through the California Board of Behavioral Science Examiners? Yes/No
• Do you possess a Master’s Degree that qualifies you for licensure as a Clinical Social Worker, Marriage and Family Therapist, or Professional Clinical Counselor through the California Board of Behavioral Science Examiners, as specified in Business and Professions (B&P) Code Section 4980.40? Yes/No
• Are you registered through the California Board of Behavioral Science Examiners, as specified in the Business and Professions (B&P) Code Section 4980.40, as an Associate Clinical Social Worker, Marriage and Family Therapist, or Professional Clinical Counselor? If “Yes,” what is your Registration Number and expiration date. If “No,” please type N/A.
• Are you currently licensed as a Clinical Social Worker, Marriage and Family Therapist, or Professional Clinical Counselor by the California Board of Behavioral Science Examiners? If “Yes,” what is the license number and expiration date? If “No,” please type N/A.
• I acknowledge that failure to maintain registration will result in termination from the classification.Yes/No
• I acknowledge this position requires an appropriate California driver's license. Yes/No
• Do you have experience working with adults and their families or home visiting experience? Yes/No
• Please describe the populations in which you have gained your clinical experience and the settings in which you gained this experience.
• Do you have training and experience working with adults who have mental illness and/or complex trauma? If “Yes,” please describe and list dates of employment and name of organization/s. If “No,” please type N/A.
• Do you have training and experience working with adults who have substance use disorders? If “Yes,” please describe and list dates of employment and name of organization/s. If “No,” please type N/A.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand, walk, sit, and use hands to finger, handle, or feel. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

OTHER CONSIDERATIONS

• All new employees are required to have their paycheck directly deposited to a bank account.
• Some positions may require a valid California driver's license and acceptable driving record according to County policy.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made for those persons who are disabled under the Americans with Disabilities Act to perform the essential functions of the position.
• As part of the selection process, all individuals provided with a preliminary offer of employment with Shasta County will be subject to a background investigation, including a criminal history check (primarily completed through the taking of fingerprints).An image of your fingerprints will be captured and sent to the California Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). The resulting report of your conviction history, (if any), will beevaluated along with the other information received in connection with your application. Except as otherwise required by law, a criminal conviction will not necessarily disqualify you from the position. The nature of the offense, the date of the offense, the surrounding circumstances, and the relevance of the offense to the position applied for may, however, be considered.
• Based on the results of the background investigation and criminal history check, applicants may then be provided with an offer of employment conditioned on the results of a medical examination, which includes drug/alcohol testing.
• In accordance with Government Code Section 3100, County employees, in the event of a disaster are considered disaster workers and may be asked to respond accordingly.
• Positions in this classification are covered by a collective bargaining agreement between the County and the United Public Employees of California – Professional Unit.
• Employees in this classification are covered under the CalPERS retirement program. Depending on the provisions of the California Public Employees’ Pension Reform Act (PEPRA) and other applicable laws, an employee in this classification will be covered under one of the following CalPERS retirement formulas: (1) 2% at 55, (2) 2% at 60, or (3) 2% at 62. An employee in this classification will also contribute up to 8.5% for UPEC Professional his/her pay to this plan or will contribute such other amount to the plan as authorized by PEPRA and other applicable laws. Please visit our employees benefit page at https://www.shastacounty.gov/personnel/page/employee-benefits for additional information regarding benefits and CalPERS coverage information. The provisions in this flyer and on the County’s website are for information purposes only. To the extent the provisions of the flyer or the County’s website are inconsistent with PEPRA and other applicable laws, PEPRA and other applicable laws shall govern.

APPLICATION AND SELECTION PROCEDURES

Shasta County Personnel will accept applications and responses to the supplemental questions until 12:00 p.m., on July 14, 2025. A Resume and/or Cover Letter will be accepted in addition to the application form but will not serve as a substitute for a completed application. It is not acceptable to complete the application with statements such as, “Refer to Resume and/or Cover Letter,” or “See Attached Resume and/or Cover Letter” the employment application must be completed in its entirety prior to submission. Incomplete applications will not be processed. Closing date postmarks or faxes will NOT be accepted. This recruitment will establish a list that may or may not be used by other departments. Prior applicants must reapply to be considered.

Applicants will be screened and those considered best qualified will be invited to appear for an oral and/or written examination. Meeting the announced requirements does not guarantee inclusion into the selection process. Depending upon the number of applications received, the selection process may consist of additional application screening, written and/or practical exam(s), oral interview, or any combination thereof.

Veterans' Credit:Veterans (as defined by California Government Code section 18973) who have been discharged from military service under conditions other than dishonorable and who receive a passing score on all components of the employment examinations (up to and including oral examinations) shall receive credit for an additional five points to be added to their final examination score. To be considered for this credit, a veteran MUST provide a copy of his or her discharge document (DD-214 or equivalent) and information as to the type of discharge (honorable, dishonorable, etc.) WITH THE EMPLOYMENT APPLICATION ON OR BEFORE THE FINAL FILING DATE.

Applicants are encouraged to apply on-line atwww.ShastaCountyCareers.com or submit an application to the Shasta County Personnel Office.

Arrangements may be made to accommodate applicants with disabilities. Requests for accommodations may be made to the Shasta County Personnel Office by the filing deadline posted on this bulletin. Shasta County does not discriminate on the basis of disability. If you feel you are being denied service based on a disability, our ADA Coordinator may be reached at [phone]; relay service [phone]; fax [phone].

Shasta County will consider qualified applicants with a criminal history pursuant to the California Fair Chance Act. You do not need to disclose your criminal history or participate in a background check until a conditional job offer is made to you. After making a conditional offer and running a background check, if Shasta County is concerned about a conviction that is directly related to the job, you will be given the chance to explain the circumstances surrounding the conviction, provide mitigating evidence, or challenge the accuracy of the background report. Find out more about the Fair Chance Act by visiting calcivilrights.ca.gov/fair-chance-act.

SHASTA COUNTY IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

Shasta County Personnel

1450 Court Street, Suite 348; Redding, CA 96001; [phone]