Outpatient Clinician

Department: Behavioral Health & Wellness

Program: San Ysidro School-based Outpatient

Tentative contract start date is January 1, 2025.

Status: Full-time, exempt

Salary: $100,000 (Licensed therapists with LMFT, LMSW or LPCC)

$75,000 (Licensed-eligible therapist with AMFT, APCC or ACSW)

Location: San Ysidro School District School Site

Schedule: Monday through Friday: 8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. Must be available to work until 7 p.m. one evening per week to meet the various needs of the program.

# of Openings: 4

Who we are

SBCS (formerly South Bay Community Services) transforms communities to support the well-being and prosperity of children, youth, and families. For more than 50 years, we've worked throughout San Diego to provide safe shelter, transitional housing, intervention prevention programs, mental health support, and many other services that meet the ever-changing needs of our communities.

Our organization is dedicated to offering high-quality services and ensuring all services align with the community's needs. To best serve our communities, SBCS partners with various grassroots organizations throughout California to develop innovative strategies that enhance services, empower clients, and ensure that culturally appropriate and trauma-informed care is offered. SBCS provides a wide range of services tailored to meet each client's unique needs. At SBCS, our client-centered approach highlights the importance of respect, empathy, and compassion when interacting with all community members.

About YOU

You are an advocate and champion of nurturing communities where families can pursue their dreams and fulfill their potential.

You are dedicated to and energized by engaging directly with individuals and communities.

You care deeply about the well-being and prosperity of ALL children and youth throughout San Diego.

You want to become a part of an energetic and effective team, and contribute your expertise, creativity, and insights to a unique role encompassing program management, development, and direct counseling services for at-risk children, adolescents, and families.

About our organization

SBCS is home to a committed team of 470 dedicated employees and volunteers who diligently serve all of San Diego County. Having offered services for 52 years, SBCS is committed to providing hope and support for numerous young children, individuals, and families facing adversity. With an annual budget of $68 million, SBCS continues to be a beacon of assistance in the community.

Competitive and Sustainable Employee Pay Package:

SBCS offers competitive pay and additional benefits for full-time employees, including generous vacation time, holidays, health, vision, dental, flexible spending accounts, an employee assistance program, discount programs, public service forgiveness loan, and an excellent retirement plan with matching contributions.

Program:

SBCS' Outpatient Clinic program offers a comprehensive array of outpatient therapeutic services for children and adolescents. Services include (1) individual therapy, (2) family therapy, (3) crisis intervention, (4) case management, (5) group therapy and (6) linkage to additional SBCS and community resources.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Under the supervision of the Program Director and Department Director, the Clinician is responsible for providing trauma-informed mental health services to SBCS' clients - both in the schools and the community. The Clinician is responsible for providing a comprehensive array of therapeutic services, including crisis intervention, case management, individual and family therapeutic services, and linkage to community resources for children and adolescents. Services will be in keeping with agency goals, objectives, mission and style and provided within a team framework. Associates are responsible for working with the team in developing team goals and objectives and in meeting those goals and objectives.

DUTIES:

• Provide therapeutic services including individual, family & group therapy, case management, and crisis intervention services at the office, contracted schools and in the community, to clients and their families.
• Conduct intakes, assessments, and treatment plans with clients.
• Conduct strengths-based assessments and develop service plans with clients.
• Participate in team meetings, trainings, individual supervision, and clinical group supervision.
• Ensure flexibility of scheduling to meet the needs of SBCS' clients, including a minimum of one evening per week.
• Facilitate coordination of services as well as contacts with other organizations and individuals, as necessary to effectively serve clients.
• Provide psycho-education and safety planning services to clients
• Complete all required case file documentation in a timely and routine fashion.
• Maintain client case files in accordance with County and Agency standards to include electronic health records (EHR)in County required databases.
• Communicate with other involved parties and agencies on a regular basis, including other resources available to clients.
• Prepare monthly statistics for required County and Agency reports.
• Adhere to agency and County client confidentiality, HIPAA, and mandated reporting policies.
• Attend and participate in agency required trainings and activities.
• Participate in team meetings, trainings, individual supervision and clinical group supervision
• Meet the minimum number of required billing units on a weekly basis as well as caseload size.
• Assist with outreach to target population in order to effectively reach those in need of services.
• Assist with implementing contractual and programmatic components.
• As other duties assigned.

• Master's degree with current BBS registration as an LMFT, LPCC, LCSW, or AMFT. APCC, or ACSW.
• Minimum 1 - 2 years of experience in child, youth and family services field.
• Experience should preferably have been in a community based or neighborhood service organization.
• Maintain an active BBS intern number or license.
• Ability to work with a diverse population, possess cultural sensitivity, and maintain appropriate boundaries with clients.
• Experience working with CCBH/Cerner/SmartCare highly recommended.
• Fluent Spanish speaker with the ability to read and write in Spanish, preferred.

Conditions of Employment

• Employment may be conditioned upon satisfactory completion of certain background clearances which may include a Department of Justice criminal background check requiring my fingerprints (Live Scan), screening through the National Sex Offender Public Website, drug test, tuberculosis (TB) test, and such additional clearances as may be required under the program.
• Candidate is required to have reliable transportation; therefore, the candidate must successfully complete a motor history check. Candidate must also possess and maintain a current valid California driver's license and valid auto insurance policy. (Approximately 10% - 15% of the time.)

Physical demands:

• Mentally and emotionally: Ability to work under deadlines, various projects and dealing with clients in crisis and difficult situations.
• Must be able to remain in a stationary position during shift.
• Moves throughout the building.
• Moves, raises, or lowers (includes upward pulling) an object or equipment up to 50 lbs.
• Transports an object, from 20 to 50 lbs. across the facility, for various needs.
• Ability to exert force upon an object so that the object moves away from the force.
• Ability to exert force upon an object so that the object moves toward the force (includes jerking)
• Ascending or descending stairs and ladders when applicable. Body agility is emphasized.
• Balancing: Maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling when ascending, descending, traversing.
• Stooping: Bending body downward and forward by bending spine at the waist, requiring full use of the lower extremities and back muscles.
• Handling: Seizing, holding, grasping, turning, or otherwise working with objects or office machinery.
• Communicating: Expressing or exchanging ideas. Communicating is important for those activities in which workers must impart information to clients or to the public, and in those activities in which they must convey detailed or important instructions to other workers accurately, or quickly.

The statements contained herein describe the scope of the responsibility and essential functions of this position but should not be considered to be an all-inclusive listing of work requirements. Individuals may perform other duties as assigned. Nothing in this job description restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time unless restricted by a negotiated contract.

Accessibility Accommodation

SBCS is committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities.

Equal Employment Opportunity

We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, parental status, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Equal Opportunity Employer/Program – Auxiliary aids and services are available upon request to individuals with disabilities.

At-Will Employment Status

Please note that all employment with SBCS is at-will, which means your employment may be terminated at any time by you or SBCS, without cause or advance notice. The terms and conditions of any employment may also be modified.

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