Mental Health Clinician, Community-YES

ORGANIZATIONAL OVERVIEW

East Bay Agency for Children’s (EBAC) mission is to improve the well-being of children, youth, and families by reducing the impact of trauma and social inequities. EBAC strives to reduce barriers that contribute to disparities in wellness for socio-economically disadvantaged and racially marginalized families and to create communities where all children and families have support systems to reach their full potential.

EBAC was established in 1952 when a group of parents of children with autism wanted to give their children the same educational and recreational opportunities that contribute to the physical well-being and social growth of all children. From this was born the first day-treatment program west of the Mississippi and was the foundation of growth in meeting the needs of children and families living in the San Francisco Bay Area, and especially in Alameda County.

Today, EBAC’s programs serve over 10,000 children, youth and families throughout Alameda County each year with the goal of giving each child and family the specific resources, skills, and support they need to help them reach their full potential. The organization has strategically grown its program offerings to include a wide variety of supports and services to the community. For more information about our organization, please visit the website at www.ebac.org.

POSITION OVERVIEW

The Youth Empowerment Services (YES) Mental Health Clinician with case management duties (MHC-CM) provides trauma-informed, culturally responsive counseling and case management services to youth and families in the school, home and community. The MHC-CM promotes school attendance and academic progress, family support and employment, as appropriate, for youth attending school in OUSD, including advocacy, and coordination with Probation to support each youth’s successful completion of court orders and disengagement from the Juvenile Justice System. This position works collaboratively with other EBAC staff, caregivers, school leaders and community members to support resiliency and recovery for youth and families who reside in Oakland.

SIGN ON BONUS: This position is eligible for a sign on bonus.

Position Reports To: Clinical Supervisor

QUALIFICATIONS AND COMPENTENCY FACTORS

• Master’s degree in Behavioral Sciences, Social work, Psychology or related field.
• Must be license eligible or CA Licensed (registered with the Board of Behavioral Sciences or Board of Psychology).
• Experience providing therapeutic services to children and families.
• Ability to work within a multi-disciplinary team and with other community partners.
• Excellent organizational and time management skills
• Commitment to trauma informed culturally responsive care
• Ability to efficiently use a web-based system for quality review of records and work performed.
• Bilingual fluency (English/Spanish) preferred not required

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provide trauma informed and culturally responsive care for youth and families including: individual and family therapy, group therapy, case management, rehabilitation and collateral with other providers.
• Provide intensive case management services to youth in Oakland, OUSD Continuation High Schools, and those referred from Probation including assessments, referrals, support, and advocacy, for successful reintegration into OUSD, and achievement of individual’s goals.
• Provide risk assessments and crisis consultation as needed as well as support as the on-call clinician during crisis intervention as needed.
• Assessing needs and planning services, evaluating individual strengths and needs, evaluating the appropriateness of and need for various community mental health services, and developing and monitoring individual service plans.
• Assist youth in overcoming obstacles to attending school, including academic support for attendance, classroom behavior and school progress, and achieving short- and long-term goals.
• Enhancing community adjustment and integration by developing services or supports, which increase opportunities for community access and involvement, including developing community living skills and vocation, civic and recreational services.
• Effectively communicates to coordinate and collaborate with school site personnel and Probation when providing services on school campus or in the community.
• Consult with Program Director, Clinicians and others as needed regarding individual client progress.
• Create and maintain high quality clinical documents that guide effective treatment and meet county and agency best practices.
• Meet service delivery requirements of the position.
• Complete daily documentation on clients including therapeutic notes, incident reports, and other charting requirements as necessary in a timely manner.
• Actively participate in individual and group clinical supervision.
• Actively participate in staff meetings; trainings; and other meetings to support youth’s mental health wellbeing and academic achievement
• Provides translation services as needed (if bilingual)
• Performs other duties as assigned.

WORKING CONDITIONS and JOB SETTING

• Work is primarily in the community supporting at-promised youth/and or their families, with some work taking place in the office setting.
• Because work is directly with youth, full mobility is required for standing, walking, sitting, using hands, climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, and crawling.
• Work requires travel between sites to attend meetings.
• Ability to drive, with appropriate driver’s license and insurance and access to a car.
• Periodic lifting up to 25 pounds is required.

BENEFITS INFORMATION

EBAC offers a uniquely generous PAID time off package including up to 15 paid Holidays a year, generous vacation accruals for eligible employees; and an outstandingly comprehensive benefits package that includes:

• Medical, Dental and Vision insurance. Full time employee only coverage is free of charge for certain Medical and Dental coverages.
• Multiple options of Mental Health Care supports and services.
• Chiropractic and Acupuncture benefits included in Medical plans.
• Employer paid Basic Term Life/AD&D insurance; employee paid voluntary life insurance and AD&D (for employee, spouse and children if choose to elect).
• Accident, Critical illness and Hospital Indemnity coverage ( for employee, spouse and children if choose to elect ).
• Tax deferred FSA (flexible spending account) for Health Care and/or Child Care; commuter benefits for Transit and/or Parking expenses.
• 403b retirement program with an up to 4% Employer dollar to dollar Match after 1 year of employment.
• Prepaid Legal Consultation and Identity Theft Protection insurance.
• Pet Insurance to care for the four-legged family member(s).
• ScholarShare 529 Savings Plan for higher education expenses for the beneficiary includes employee, child or another family member, etc.