Mental Health Clinician II #901201

Position: Mental Health Clinician II #901201

Program: Youth Center

Department: Youth Services

Reports to: Clinical Supervisor

Compensation: $27.70-$36.55 per hour, plus $1.75 per hour Shift Differential Premium for hours worked between 6pm-6am

Schedule: Sunday-Thursday 9:00am-5:30pm

Status: 100%, Full-Time, Non-Exempt, Union

Probation: 90 Days

Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision. also including Life Insurance, Long-Term Disability, Employee Assistance Program, and a 403(b) Retirement Plan

Center’s Mission:

Building a world where LGBT people thrive as healthy, equal, and complete members of society.

DEPARTMENT SUMMARY: The Youth Center serves youth up to the age of 24 who are currently at-risk of or experiencing homelessness. The Youth Center offers services in an LGBTQ safe and affirming environment and serves as an entry point to assist youth making the transition from homelessness to housing. Our services include meals, clothing, support groups, a charter high school, GED and college prep program, an employment preparation, training and placement program, case management, counseling, a crisis shelter and a transitional living program (TLP). Our community-based programs include services for youth at-home, in school or in systems of care. 

JOB SUMMARY: Provide individual, group, and crisis counseling to youth experiencing homelessness (ages 18-25) with the goal of assisting them to achieve housing stability and develop treatment strategies to address their mental health needs.  

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

•    Partner with a multidisciplinary team to meet immediate or urgent needs of LGBTQ youth drop-in center and emergency housing programs, as well as longer term needs of youth experiencing homelessness.

•    Provide services to walk-ins, providing crisis intervention when necessary. 

•    Conduct individual and group counseling services with youth, documenting progress and utilizing short term models in treatment planning to the greatest extent possible.

•    Make appropriate referrals within the department and Center as well as to services outside the Los Angeles LGBT Center (e.g., psychiatric evaluation, substance abuse) and follow up on those referrals with the client to assure appropriateness of the referral and continuity of care.

•    Assist in coordinating and training of non-clinical staff.

•    Participate in administration of client care and take a leadership role in supporting non-clinical staff with clients.

•    Partner with supervisor and members of the CYFS Management Team in program planning and evaluation, as well as dissemination activities and training.

•    Assume responsibility for completing all documentation legibly and in a timely and thorough manner and submit client records at the end of each business day. 

•    Other duties as assigned.

JOB QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE:

•    Knowledge of or experience working with the LGBTQ community and familiarity with issues of particular relevance to LGBTQ people.

•    A passion for the Center’s work and its mission to make the world a better place for LGBTQ people.

•    Minimum 2 years of paid post-graduate counseling experience, i.e., residential care, social services, child welfare services, general counseling, chemical dependency treatment, juvenile justice, youth services, etc.

•    Ph.D. or master’s degree in behavioral science discipline.

•    Bilingual skills (English/Spanish) a plus.

•    Ability to work as a team member dedicated to generating resources/services to gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender communities.

•    Proven ability to work under direct supervision.

•    Ability to relate in a non-judgmental and respectful manner to gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender individuals, or people experiencing a wide variety of emotional and behavioral problems.

•    Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including strong organizational and interpersonal skills with a high level of attention to detail.

•    Computer skills including word processing, database operations, spreadsheets, and other software systems.

•    Demonstrated ability to work effectively with people of diverse races, ethnicities, nationalities, sexual orientations, gender identities, gender expression, socio-economic backgrounds, religions, ages, English-speaking abilities, immigration status, and physical abilities in a multicultural environment.

The Los Angeles LGBT Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to fostering diversity within its staff. Applications are encouraged from all persons regardless of their race, color, ancestry, religious creed, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, medical/physical/mental condition, pregnancy/childbirth and related medical condition, age, marital status, or veteran status.

The Center has implemented a policy requiring all staff to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as a condition of employment, subject to applicable federal, state, and local laws. For more information, please contact jobs@lalgbtcenter.org