Therapist

By joining the San Diego Center for Children, you will empower children and families through transformative mental health care and educational services. Our vision is to inspire a world where children and families live joyful, healthy lives. We serve over 1,000 people every day - are you ready to make an impact?

Join us - and work with purpose

POSITION BENEFITS

• Team-oriented, multidisciplinary approach
• Ongoing, high-level learning and development opportunities
• Culturally diverse environment
• Joint Commission Accredited Organization
• Comprehensive Health Insurance (medical, dental, vision, pet)
• Retirement savings plan: 403(b) - with employer match up to 3%
• Generous paid time off (vacation, sick leave, holidays)
• Wellness programs
• EAP - Employee Assistance Program
• Tuition reimbursement or assistance for continuing education
• Employee discounts
• Employee recognition program
• Opportunities for career advancement
• May be eligible for state or federal loan forgiveness programs for work with underserved populations

POSITION SUMMARY

The Family Wellness Center provides outpatient therapy and support services for children, teens, young adults, and their families. Our therapists help clients identify strengths, build connection, and navigate challenges in ways that center healing relationships and culture. We use evidence-based, family-focused, strength-based, culturally relevant, collaborative, trauma-informed approaches.

This Therapist role provides direct therapeutic services to children, adolescents, young adults, and their parents/caregivers. The Therapist attends routine staff meetings and participates in consultation as needed. Services are provided in the clinic and via telehealth. The Therapist collaborates with internal and community partners in the best interest of clients. The Therapist is responsible for meeting productivity and documentation expectations and following all agency policies. The requirements below reflect the knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to be successful in this role. Reasonable accommodations may be made to support individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. (Other duties may be assigned)

Clinical Services

• Utilizes an individualized, culturally appropriate, trauma-informed, strength-based treatment approach.
• Solicits and integrates client and family input into treatment goals, service delivery, and ongoing quality feedback.
• Provides screening, assessment, treatment planning, individual, group, and family therapy.
• Provides case management and consultation, as clinically indicated.
• Collaborates with multidisciplinary team members within the program and with community partners to support client goals.
• Seeks and utilizes outcome measures to monitor progress and guide treatment.

Documentation & Compliance

• Completes timely, clinically sound, and comprehensive documentation in alignment with SDCC standards, Joint Commission standards, and payer requirements.
• Meets productivity expectations as defined by the program and agency, including timeliness and volume of billable services.
• Utilizes the electronic health record efficiently to support accurate documentation and billing.
• Collects all necessary information to facilitate billing for reimbursable services.
• Maintains current licensure with the California Board issuing the license and provides verification to HR.
• Reports any unsafe acts, conditions, or accidents to immediate supervisor immediately.

Professional Expectations

• Participates in routine staff meetings and scheduled 1:1 supervision.
• Engages in case consultation as needed.
• Maintains professionalism, respect, and a collaborative approach with coworkers, clients, and partners.
• Demonstrates ethical practice consistent with legal guidelines and professional role.
• Sets annual professional development goals and participates in regular performance reviews.
• Engages in continuous training in evidence-based and culturally relevant practices.
• Integrates SDCC's IDEA (Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Action) values into clinical work and decision-making.
• Communicates directly with Program Director or Clinical Supervisor when support or training needs arise.
• Supports the mission, vision, and values of SDCC and the Family Wellness Center.
• Performs special projects, assignments, and other related duties, as needed, to support Family Wellness Center services and SDCC operations.

Schedule Expectations

• Therapist schedules include regular evening appointments (minimum 2 evenings per week)
• Therapist schedules include at least 2 weekend appointment blocks per month
• Therapist must be able to provide services via telehealth, when clinically appropriate and/or operationally indicated, from the office or an approved private HIPAA-compliant location

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Ability to read, analyze, and interpret medical records, journals, reports, and legal documents. Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers, lawyers, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community. Ability to effectively present information to management and public groups.

REASONING ABILITY

Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of instructions and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

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 stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move a child when clinically necessary. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

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.

DIVERSITY STATEMENT

The San Diego Center for Children is committed to:

• Actively recruiting, retaining, and supporting diverse staff at all levels of the organization,
• Ensuring that diverse perspectives are included in the development and implementation of policies, practices and services, and that individuals feel empowered to advance our mission within an atmosphere of trust, safety, and respect.
• Encourage and provide access to professional development in order to deliver equitable and culturally informed services to the population we serve.
• Participation in SDCC's IDEA (inclusion, diversity, equity and action) initiatives is encouraged.

Minimum Requirements

• Master's (MA/MS) or PhD in social work, psychology, marriage & family therapy, or a related behavioral health field
• Current California clinical license (LCSW, LMFT, LPCC, or Psychologist) OR Registered Associate actively pursuing licensure with the Board of Behavioral Sciences or Board of Psychology
• Minimum 1 year direct clinical experience with children, adolescents, and families
• Minimum 1 year experience providing individual, group, and family therapy
• Valid California Driver's License and proof of auto insurance
• Ability to provide evening appointments at least 2x per week and weekend appointments at least 2x per month

Preferred Qualifications

• Training in evidence-based practices (for example: CBT, SFBT, DBT, ACT, Family Engagement / Family Therapy)
• Experience and comfort providing telehealth services
• Experience using an electronic health record
• Bilingual Spanish