Clinician (School-Based Program / Alameda County)

Lincoln Job Postings; Oakland (CA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 86,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

4 weeks vacation

18 sick days

11 holidays

Medical, dental, and vision

Flexible spending accounts

Professional development

Job summary

Lincoln Families is seeking a HOPE Clinician at a High School site in Alameda County. You will provide direct clinical services to youth and their families, offering a mental health perspective to the school community and completing documentation to support treatment.

You will work with a treatment team, participate in supervision, IEPs, and case conferences, and may drive between homes and schools during the year. The role requires CA license eligibility.

Qualifications

• Passion for providing mental health services in a school setting.
• Ability to work collaboratively on interdisciplinary teams and autonomous decision making.
• Values diversity and cultural responsiveness in youth and families.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct clinical services to youth and families in a school setting (individual, group, family therapy).
• Collaborate with school staff and treatment teams; participate in supervision, IEPs, and case conferences.
• Meet agency and state documentation standards and deadlines.

Skills

Collaboration

Autonomous decision making

Cultural humility

Education

MSW or MAMS in relevant field

BBS registration as associate or licensure

Tools

Computer proficiency

Job description

Lincoln Families is a workplace that is committed to strengths based culturally responsive attachment centered and trauma informed care.

TEXT HOPE993 to 510 901 5627 Helping Open Pathways to Education HOPE

When students can remain at their schools and receive the supports they need they are more likely to be successful academically have better peer and family relationships and build confidence for a strong future

The Lincoln Families HOPE Program provides integrated behavioral supports for students families and schools to develop tools and learning environments for academic success across all levels

Teacher Consultation General support classroom observation and consultation with educators to maximize student achievement and reduce behavior problems

Student Counseling Intensive services to students whose emotional and behavioral needs are creating obstacles to their success at school

Whole School Supports Working with administrators in the integration of school wide culture initiatives and climate improvement strategies and the facilitation of counseling groups that address common student issues

Position

Clinician

Site

High School

Program

HOPE

Location

Alameda County

Salary

78k

Position Summary

Reporting to a Clinical Supervisor a HOPE Clinician is responsible for providing direct clinical services to youth and their families in a school setting; offering mental health perspective to school community; completing all clinical documentation to support treatment; and providing clinical consultation to the treatment team.

Essential Functions

• Be primary mental health professional for a caseload of 15-20 youth who are exhibiting emotional or behavioral needs which includes conducting intakes assessment of psychotherapeutic and case management needs of youth and families providing clinically relevant services including individual group and family therapy and collaborative discharge planning
• Work collaboratively within the school community to provide services in support of the caseload and the school community as a whole such as consultation and or trainings to school staff; crisis intervention to youth in need; participation in the schools coordinated services teams
• Ensure culturally responsive and relevant treatment planning and services
• Participate in summer therapeutic program
• Collaborate with other involved agencies
• Meet agency expectations regarding levels of direct service
• Meet agency county and state standards and deadlines for documentation
• The maintenance of ongoing service documentation generally occurs after school hours due to the prioritization of providing services to youth in the milieu for entire school day
• Provide supervision and or consultation to assigned practicum students and volunteers
• Participate in team meetings treatment reviews IEPs and other case conferences as needed
• Participate in weekly supervision individual and group as assigned
• Requires occasional driving during the school year to conduct meetings at homes schools or other sites and accompanying youth on therapeutic community outings
• During our summer programming driving requirements include transporting youth between various locations
• Clinician must have a valid CA drivers license personal automobile insurance and satisfactory driving record

Position Requirements

• Passion for providing mental health services in a school setting and partnering with youth and families experiencing significant stress centering their experiences and knowledge
• Experience providing strengths based trauma focused care and dedication to practicing cultural humility in all relationships
• Ability to work collaboratively on interdisciplinary teams engage in supervisory consultation as needed and exhibit autonomous decision making
• Values difference is respectful of the diversity of others cultural experiences and works to affirm the multiplicity of identities held by youth and families
• Strong organizational and time management skills to manage all aspects of role; this includes having personal systems for tracking paperwork managing tasks and meeting various deadlines

Experience and Education

• MSW or MAMS in relevant field from an accredited graduate school
• Current BBS registration as associate or licensure
• 2 years of experience in providing direct clinical services to youth and their families
• Bilingual SpanishEnglish skills preferred but not required
• Previous school based experience is preferred
• Basic to intermediate computer proficiency
• Must meet eligibility to bill for Medi Cal services

Why Join Lincoln Families

• Salary 78k
• Time Off 4 weeks of vacation 18 sick days and 11 holidays including 2 flex holiday; Vacation and sick time begin accruing from day one of employment
• Benefits medical dental and vision with 90 95 employer subsidy for employee premiums; we also offer 50 for dependents
• Additional Benefits include flexible spending accounts FSA life insurance disability insurance commuter benefits retirement & pension plans
• Supervision Weekly individual and group supervision
• Affinity Groups & Equity Teams we have an Employee Equity Council a Management Equity Team and staff run Affinity Groups
• Self Care Lincoln encourages and supports self care for all employees so that staff are able to sustain themselves in this work and better serve our families Staff create self care plans and receive funding they can use each year towards those plans Employees also have paid time away for self care each week
• Professional DevelopmentTraining Each year employees can be reimbursed for expenses related professional licensing and other fees as well as for professional development opportunities Employees who have been at Lincoln Families for one year are also eligible to participate in advanced training series
• Student Loan Forgiveness We are a recognized 501c3 nonprofit approved site By working with Lincoln Families staff are eligible for Public Service Loan Forgiveness Top Bay Area Workplace SIX years running 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 & 2026