0645 - Mental Health Counselor

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 others at a TOP WORKPLACE in 2023.

The Transitions Program works in a strengths-based, culturally relevant, and co-occurring friendly manner with participants. The program utilizes many principles of the Transition to Independence Process model that engages youth in their own recovery process towards healthier expressions of their lives. Service delivery is a collaborative process, helping participants to co-create their short- and long-term goals. We provide community-based services, meeting participants in environments where they feel most comfortable. Services are designed to meet TAY where they are, using modalities and interventions that TAY can relate to, including engaging youth in a nonjudgmental, conversational style of communication, and discussing topics that are relevant to TAY. Services place much emphasis on building a strong therapeutic alliance with our participants in order to foster the most effective outcomes.

Join our team as:  Mental Health Counselor 

What You Will Do
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.

Work Schedule 
Part Time Non-Exempt 

Salary Range
In accordance with California law, the expected salary range for this position is between $24.81 and $30.15 per hour, payable bi-weekly. The actual compensation will be determined based on experience and other factors permitted by law.

Amazing Benefits:

21 PTO Days per year

9 Nationally Observed Holidays

401k matching up to 6%

$150 monthly stipend for various use

Affordable monthly health care premiums:

Company provides $2500 for individual and $5000 for family (annually), towards co-pays. 2024-2025 Benefits Guide

What You Bring to The Table (requirements):

Required

1. Enrollment in a M.A. Degree in Social Work or Counseling from an accredited college or university; 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; OR A. Degree with six or more years of work experience; OR B.A. Degree with four or more years of work experience.
2. Certified to conduct a CANS/ANSA assessment within 90 days of employment if CANS/ANSA utilized by program.
3. Supervised experience in providing counseling
4. Demonstrated knowledge of risk assessment, including danger to self or others, and effective community-based interventions for those with high risk.
5. Demonstrated cultural responsiveness in working with diverse families and
6. Must be able to respond quickly to emergencies, and to learn and implement Pro- ACT (or other agency approved crisis de-escalation training).
7. Clean driving record: current CA Driver’s License or ability to obtain within 10 days after
8. Must have access to dependable transportation; personal car insurance meeting minimum liability coverage required if position requires driving for work or transporting
9. Basic computer and keyboarding competence with the ability to use Microsoft Office Suite and/or competency with electronic clinical documentation

Preferred

1. Demonstrated knowledge in the areas of diagnostic assessment, crisis management, and individual/family/group behavioral treatment methods for target population of program.
2. One (1) year experience with program target population (Example: intellectually disabled, homeless, teens or young adults, seriously emotionally disturbed).
3. One (1) year experience with program modality (example: school-based, residential, mobile/community-based, wraparound, etc.
4. Demonstrated ability to assess, triage and organize
5. 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.
6. Familiarity, training, certification, or experience with recovery-model orientation, public mental health and child welfare systems, and/or trauma-informed interventions.
7. Fluency in prevailing language(s) of the
8. Experience with or knowledge of designing, supervising, monitoring, changing, and discontinuing individualized behavioral interventions for staff delivering behavioral services (e.g., TBS).

Our Mission: 
"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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