Residential Social Worker

Mental Health Clinician – Short-Term Residential Therapeutic Program (STRTP)

Why join Olive Crest?

Since 1973, Olive Crest has transformed the lives of over 200,000 abused, neglected, and at-risk children and their families. We work tirelessly to meet the individual needs of kids in crisis by providing safe homes, counseling, and education for both youth and parents throughout Southern California, Nevada and the Pacific Northwest. Olive Crest is dedicated to Preventing child abuse, to Treating and Educating at-risk children and to, “Preserving the family...One Life at a Time."

Overview

Mental Health Clinician – Short-Term Residential Therapeutic Program (STRTP)

Why join Olive Crest?

Since 1973, Olive Crest has transformed the lives of over 200,000 abused, neglected, and at-risk children and their families. We work tirelessly to meet the individual needs of kids in crisis by providing safe homes, counseling, and education for both youth and parents throughout Southern California, Nevada and the Pacific Northwest. Olive Crest is dedicated to Preventing child abuse, to Treating and Educating at-risk children and to, “Preserving the family...One Life at a Time."

Overview

Plays a pivotal role in managing and overseeing the delivery of core services and supports for youth designed to address the mental, emotional, behavioral, and physical well-being of clients. Acts as a bridge between various service providers, ensuring that all services are integrated and aligned with the youth’s Needs and Services Plan. Ensures that youth receive comprehensive, individualized services that facilitate their successful treatment and transition back to community or family-based settings. We also provide free supervision towards licensure and collaboration with treatment teams including psychiatric interventions.

Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Creates a comprehensive client profile that informs the entire treatment team of essential information at the time of placement to ensure a smooth transition. This includes but is not limited to medication needs, safety concerns, triggers and trauma history, and the level of family engagement.
• Assembles the Family Team by interviewing the client, the client’s family, identifying extended family supports, natural supports, community supports and formal supports.
• Gathers information on the client’s mental health, social, and behavioral needs through the Child and Adolescent Needs and Strengths tool.
• Assists the client and family in understanding and fully participating in the Child and Family Team process. Ensures that the client and the clients’ family are involved in all phases of determining the goals and needs.
• Ensures that the legal and court requirements for clients under WIC Section 300 or 600 are met throughout their placement.
• Provides telephone support and crisis de-escalation to client and family, 24 hours a day/7 days a week, including holidays, as assigned.

Required Qualifications:

• Possess a Master’s Degree in Social Work, and experience working with clients in an employment or volunteer capacity. ACSW or LCSW preferred.
• Working knowledge of computer programs including Outlook and Word. Trainable in use of Electronic Health Record.
• Possess good social skills and demonstrate a high level of professionalism, common-sense and be able to exercise good judgment.
• Must be able to pass a criminal background clearance and possess a valid CDL with a good driving record plus reliable transportation.

Health Benefits include:

• 2 Cigna Medical HMO's and 2 PPO's to choose from
• A Dental HMO and PPO through Cigna to choose from
• A vision plan through Cigna

Time Off Benefits include:

• Up to 48 hours of sick time per year that caps at 120 hours
• Flexible use of sick hours for personal time
• Up to 1 week of vacation time for the first year, 2 for the second and an increased schedule every 5 years there after
• Up to 40 hours per year for Jury Duty or Trial Witness
• Up to 48 hours per year for Bereavement with death in immediate family

Other available benefits for FT employees:

• 403(b) Retirement Plan
• Life Insurance
• Pre-Taxed Child Care
• HSA/FSA options
• 5 AFLAC Options to choose from
• Employee Assistance Program
• Holiday pay for shifts that fall on our 12 recognized holidays

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $70,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Mileage reimbursement
• Paid time off
• Referral program
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday
• On call

Education:

• Master's (Required)

Experience:

• working with clients in an employment or volunteer capacity: 1 year (Preferred)

Ability to Commute:

• Perris, CA 92570 (Required)

Ability to Relocate:

• Perris, CA 92570: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $70,000