What are the responsibilities and job description for the Community Mental Health Clinician position at Homeless Children's Network?
Ma’at Community Mental Health Clinician
AGENCY: Homeless Children’s Network
SCHEDULE: Full-time position, 40 hours per week, Community and School Based Locations
SALARY: $90,000
BENEFITS: 100% Health, Dental, Vision and Life insurance; Professional Liability Insurance, $300 monthly commuter stipend and travel reimbursement, gym membership, 6 Weeks paid time off, 13 paid holidays, Work Laptops Provided!
(No Medical billing requirements)
About Homeless Children’s Network:
The Homeless Children’s Network (HCN) works to address two needs: first, the
traumatic effects of homelessness and violence in the lives of young children and their
families; and second, to establish a “standard of care” across a variety of shelters and
housing programs. Working directly with the community, we help children and families
address the root traumas that helped shape their worldviews, explore healthier
perspectives, and learn practical non-violent skill sets for managing stress. We do this
through comprehensive mental health services, case management, family education
and support services, and community leadership.
For more information about HCN, please visit our website at https://www.hcnkids.org
About the Ma’at Program:
The Ma’at Program is a supportive holistic therapeutic community, in which we center
and work with African American/Black Families in San Francisco.
Ma’at is focused on seven cardinal virtues: balance, order, righteousness, harmony,
justice, truth, and reciprocity. Through these values, we provide individual and family
therapy, mobile community outreach, culturally-based referrals, and community
organizing and advocacy. Ma’at is a healing community based on Afri-Centric and
culturally opulent principles.
For more information about the Ma’at program, please watch our introductory video
at https://www.hcnkids.org/ma-at-program
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REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Obtained at least a Master's Degree, especially in Counseling Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Social Work/Social Welfare, Marriage and Family Therapy, or similarly related field
- Experienced and knowledgeable in child development, especially in BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, POC) families and communities; Familiar with resources and communities in San Francisco.
- Registered with the Board of Behavioral Science (BBS) or active in the registration process - need to provide documentation by phone screen stage.
- License-eligible or licensed in California
- Preferably experienced in the provision of therapy through EPSDT (MediCal)
- Working knowledge/experience related to issues of homelessness and domestic violence
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Positive attitude and team play with proven ability to work with people of different intersecting identities.
Please find the areas of focus below.
Direct Services to Students, Families, elders
The priority population consists of children ages 0-18, families, and adults in the Bayview Hunters Point, Western Addition, Tenderloin, South of Market, Fillmore, and Castro in San Francisco. Providing direct support for individuals of any age on an individual and/or group basis. Supports are often informal and brief, at times based on responses to specific circumstances. Supports can also be more long-term, for as long as individuals need. Supports are fluid and responsive, to truly meet community members as they are.
Clinician is required to track and document monthly outreach in the form of calls, emails, and any other correspondence type.
Build an individual mental health caseload and write weekly progress notes. Also, maintain community non-therapeutic relationships with individuals on a short term basis. Services can include case management. "Client Types" youth, caregivers, other adults, community members, school staff
Black LGBTQ Mental Health:
Working with coalitions of Black LGBTQ community members through events, engagements, and gatherings. We provide individual, direct responses to specific needs, as well as engage in larger community conversations. We address the impact of challenges and triumphs on the larger community through training, town hall meetings, referrals, written materials, retreats, and/or workshops.
Black Early Care Providers:
While services can be provided on an individual and family basis, the majority of the focus is on serving larger communities and systems. Services can include individual or group consultations, workshops, referrals and linkages, trainings, support groups, and regular outreach. We aim to focus our efforts on classrooms, child care centers, teachers, early education workers, and other individuals and community members that support Black/African American youth ages 0-5 years old.
Salary : $90,000
