Mental Health Clinician (Bilingual Spanish Preffered)

Description

JOB TITLE: Mental Health Clinician (bilingual in Spanish preferred).

DEPARTMENT: Early Childhood and Family Services

REPORTS TO: Program Manager

POSITION STATUS: Part-time, Non-Exempt, 16 hours per week

SALARY: $35 per hour, plus $1 bilingual pay

DESCRIPTION:

StarVista is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that has helped people of all ages throughout San Mateo County navigate life challenges for over 55 years. Our mental health, crisis intervention, youth housing, substance use, and early childhood services help thousands of individuals each year. StarVista’s services are rooted in strength-based, holistic practices and center diversity, equity and inclusion to ensure anyone who comes to StarVista can access support. StarVista’s values of respect, passion, partnerships, accountability, innovation and integrity foster an agency culture of support and growth.

POSITION PURPOSE AND OBJECTIVES: 

StarVista’s Together For Families (TFF) is a multidisciplinary program that supports the community by providing prevention and early intervention services to families residing in San Mateo County. The families we serve are either at risk of child abuse/neglect or have had a report made to Child Welfare. The focus of the program is to provide strength-based and short-term approach, which includes therapeutic services, resource linkage, advocacy and groups. Services are available in the family’s home, in their community or virtually. 

Range of services include: individual and family therapy, parent education and parent support groups in the community. Clinician will provide individual, group, and family therapy as needed. The clinician will provide workshops in the community geared toward parents. 

Requirements

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

• Provide mental health support to parents and families utilizing a short-term model and solution focused treatment 
• Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team and community partners to coordinate ethically appropriate, theoretically sound, culturally informed, and holistic interventions to address client issues and enhance client strengths
• Provide weekly in home, in community or virtual sessions 
• Assess families by utilizing the PSC-35 and DSM-5-TR assessment tool and program clinical intake assessment 
• Provide crisis intervention, family support, parent education, safety planning, and intake assessment for families and their children
• Provide appropriate psychoeducation and clinical case management services
• Collaborate with school staff and community partners to coordinate ethically appropriate, theoretically sound, culturally informed, and holistic interventions to address client issues and enhance client strengths 
• Familiarize and utilize STEP, TF-CBT and Solution Focused Therapy modalities
• Prepare and facilitate parent education workshops and/or parent support groups 
• Maintain timely and clinically appropriate documentation of all clinical services 
• Attend program meetings, training, clinical supervision and other mandatory trainings/meetings 
• Awareness and practice of cultural humility and diversity
• Fluency in Spanish is preferred 
• Other duties as assigned

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES REQUIRED:

• Demonstrable and verifiable clinical skills and experience in providing therapy services.
• Strong ethical principles reflected in practice, including a thorough understanding of client confidentiality requirements, appropriate clinical record keeping, and federal/state laws governing the practice of mental health services.
• Understanding of issues related to diversity, equity, and inclusion. Willingness to explore self in relation to these issues, and ability to provide culturally informed therapeutic services to diverse clientele.
• Strong organization and communication skills.
• Skilled in maintaining positive relationships and collaborating with other systems, including parents, school, probation, CPS, and other programs.
• Ability to work as a team member with staff and upper management to accomplish tasks supporting the agency’s mission

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Seeking a post-degree candidate who is registered or will soon be registered with the BBS as an (AMFT, ASW, PCCI) or Board of Psychology. 
• Driver’s License and HR clearance required, including TB test, and Department of Justice LiveScan Fingerprint clearance. 

BENEFITS: *Benefits applicable only to benefit eligible employees working 20 hours per week on a prorated basis

We encourage you to apply if you think you would be a great fit but do not meet the preferred education/experience level. We welcome folks from all backgrounds and lived experiences and would love to learn more about how you may be a great fit for this role.

Salary : $35