Youth Counselor I Full Time Flexible Hours

4 weeks ago


San Mateo CA, United States FRED FINCH YOUTH CENTER Full time

Fred Finch Youth & Family Services is a great place to work, and we have the hardware to prove it Year after year, our employees make the difference in helping those with mental health issues. Whether you are just starting your career or a seasoned professional, you’ll be able to find the right spot to help
Fred Finch TBS behavior “coaches” work intensively with a participant in their home or in the community. The TBS coach designs, structures, models, and supports one-to-one interventions to modify target behaviors of concern or teach appropriate alternative behaviors, so that children and their family members or caregivers can live independently.
To sustain participants’ improvements after TBS concludes, staff develops transition plans to help each child and their caregivers.
Join our team as: Mental Health Counselor
The Mental Health Counselor is responsible for providing high quality, trauma-informed therapeutic services, and care coordination to a diverse population of at-risk youth or young adults experiencing mental health symptoms, and their families. These developmentally appropriate, individualized services occur under the supervision of a licensed clinician in residential and community locations including homes, schools, program offices, psychiatric emergency settings, clinics, crisis residential programs, and/or shelters.
Full Time Exempt – Monday - Friday
41per hour, payable bi-weekly. OR Master’s Degree with two or more years of work experience in a mental health setting, but not waivered or registered with the board; Degree with six or more years of work experience; Degree with four or more years of work experience.
Demonstrated knowledge of risk assessment, including danger to self or others, and effective community-based interventions for those with high risk.
Must be able to respond quickly to emergencies, and to learn and implement Pro- ACT (or other agency approved crisis de-escalation training).
personal car insurance meeting minimum liability coverage required if position requires driving for work or transporting patients.
Basic computer and keyboarding competence with the ability to use Microsoft Office Suite and/or competency with electronic clinical documentation systems.
Demonstrated knowledge in the areas of diagnostic assessment, crisis management, and individual/family/group behavioral treatment methods for target population of program.
One (1) year experience with program target population (Example: intellectually disabled, homeless, teens or young adults, seriously emotionally disturbed).
One (1) year experience with program modality (example: school-based, residential, mobile/community-based, wraparound, etc.
Applies a strength-based, culturally responsive, trauma-informed, and flexible approach to supervision, participant and community service, in order to support participant recovery, health, and wellness.
Familiarity, training, certification, or experience with recovery-model orientation, public mental health and child welfare systems, and/or trauma-informed interventions.
#Bilingual in #Spanish
Experience with or knowledge of designing, supervising, monitoring, changing, and discontinuing individualized behavioral interventions for staff delivering behavioral services (e.g., Fred Finch Youth & Family Services partners with individuals and communities to provide culturally responsive services that cultivate mental and physical resilience and wellness."
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