HSSP Clinician, ODR - The Harbour

The People Concern; California; On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Vision Insurance

Dental Insurance

Life Insurance

403(b) Retirement plan

EAP

Job summary

The People Concern is seeking a HSSP Clinician for the ODR program in Los Angeles, CA. This full-time, non-management clinician provides psychotherapy and case management to adults in Permanent Supportive Housing settings, both in offices and in the field.

You will join a multidisciplinary team to engage clients, coordinate services, and promote housing stability and recovery, with a focus on harm-reduction and client-centered care.

Qualifications

• The candidate has a Master’s degree in Social Work, Psychology, or a related field.
• Valid registration or licensure with the California Board of Behavioral Sciences.
• Current CA driver’s license with reliable vehicle and safe driving record.
• Strong clinical and teamwork skills, plus organizational abilities.
• Excellent time management and written/verbal communication.

Responsibilities

• Provide individual, group, and family psychotherapy to adults with SMI/SED.
• Coordinate mental health and recovery services to support housing stability.
• Develop and review individual service plans with members.
• Participate in program evaluation and cross-department collaboration.
• Assist in crisis interventions and after-hours coverage as needed.

Skills

Master’s degree in Social Work, Psych

CA BBS licensure/registration

CA driver’s license

Strong clinical & teamwork skills

Detail-oriented, time management

Education

Master’s degree in Social Work, Psychology, or related field

Job description

Role: HSSP Clinician, ODR

Reports to: HSSP Program Manager, ODR

Program: 1303-FSP

Department: Integrated Care

Location: The Harbour - 445 N Avalon Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90744

Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm

Status: Full-time/Non-Exempt/Non-Management

Benefits: Medical, Vision, Dental, Life Insurance, 403(b) Retirement plan, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), etc.

Openings:1

Summary:

The Housing Supportive Services Program (HSSP) is a specialized program that provides comprehensive and intensive field-based community mental health services designed to meet the unique needs of individuals in Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH) who are formerly homeless and have a Severe Mental Illness (SMI) or Serious Emotional Disturbance (SED). The Clinician HSSP ODR (Office of Diversion and Reentry) will provide services in HSSP ODR Project-Based Buildings including clinical services provided to justice-involved population. As part of a multi-disciplinary team, the Clinician will conduct psychotherapy with adult members that have severe and persistent mental illness in the office, in member’s homes, or the field. The Clinician’s primary responsibilities are to engage members and to coordinate mental health and recovery services that will ensure housing stability and community integration. This position is responsible for maintaining the highest quality provision of direct individual and group therapeutic services and case management services, while fostering teamwork among staff and across departments and programs.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provide, coordinate, and implement mental health and recovery support services with individual members.
• Conduct individual, family and group psychotherapy.
• Develop effective, trusting relationships with members, with a focus on facilitating independence and maintenance of improved physical and mental health.
• Collaborate with each member to develop their individual service plan; review and update it upon completion of goals.
• Assist management and other Clinicians with program evaluation and modification for future program improvements and growth.
• Assist members with becoming involved in daily activities, socialization, health maintenance, sense of community, and progress in recovery reflective of The People Concern’s model which emphasizes customer choice, harm reduction, and psycho-social rehabilitation.
• Work cooperatively and cohesively with other members of the HSSP team, including participation in weekly staff meetings, group clinical supervision, and trainings.
• Develop and maintain a complete, accurate, and current member file with all funder-required documents.
• Assist in crisis interventions as needed, including participating in on call rotation calendar for overnight and weekend After Hours Emergency Line.

Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in Social Work, Psychology, or a related field of study from an accredited university.
• Valid registration or licensure with the California Board of Behavioral Sciences.
• Current, valid California Driver’s with an acceptable driving record and reliable vehicle
• Able to transport members in your vehicle
• Outstanding clinical and strong team-building skills
• Detail-oriented with excellent time management, organizational, written, verbal, and computer skills

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with unhoused population
• Experience responding to/assessing for crisis
• Bilingual Spanish

Work Environment:

• Combination of field and office environment
• On occasion walk or drive to different local sites
• Regularly required to sit, stand, bend and occasionally lift or carry up to 35lbs
• Will necessitate working in busy and at times loud environments
• Will be exposed to elements like cold, heat, dust, noise and odor
• May need to bend, stoop, twist, and sit throughout the day