What are the responsibilities and job description for the Mental Health Counselor position at The People Concern?
Job description
Role : Clinician
Reports to : Program Manager
Department : Mental Health
Location : Cloverfield Services Center, 1751 Cloverfield Blvd., Santa Monica, CA 90404
Schedule : Monday – Friday, 8 : 00 am – 4 : 30 pm
Status : Full-Time, Non-Management, Non-Exempt (Hourly)
Benefits : Medical, Dental, Vision, Retirement Planning (403b), Employee Assistance Program (EAP), etc.
Summary
As part of an interdisciplinary team, the Clinician will conduct psychotherapy with adult members that have severe and persistent mental illness in the agency’s interim housing facilities, Access Center, and field. The Clinician’s primary responsibilities are to engage members and to coordinate mental health and recovery services that will ensure housing stability and community integrations. This position is responsible for maintaining the highest quality provision of direct individual and group therapeutic and case management services while fostering teamwork among staff and across departments and programs.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities :
1. Provide, coordinate and implement mental health and recovery support services with individual members.
2. Conduct individual, family, and group psychotherapy, and document services using Department of Mental Health (DMH) and Medi-Cal guidelines.
3. Develop effective, trusting relationships with members, with a focus on facilitating independence and maintenance of improved physical and mental health.
4. Collaborate with each member to develop their individual treatment plan, review and update it upon completion of goals.
5. Assist management and other clinicians with program evaluation for future program improvements and growth.
6. Assist members with becoming involved in daily activities, socialization, health maintenance, sense of community, and progress in recovery reflecting of The People Concern’s model which emphasizes customer choice, harm reduction, and psychosocial rehabilitation.
7. Work cooperatively and cohesively with other members of the Clinical Services team, including participation in weekly staff meetings, group clinical supervision and trainings.
8. Provide crisis intervention services.
Qualifications :
1. MSW, MFT, or PCC registration with the Board of Behavioral Sciences; registration in good standing.
2. Outstanding clinical and strong team-building skills.
3. Proficient in Microsoft Word, Outlook, Excel, and database applications.
4. Detail oriented with excellent time management, organizational, written, verbal, interpersonal, and computer skills.
5. Able to learn quickly and work effectively with a wide range of constituencies and with minimal supervision.
Preferred Qualification(s) :
1. Valid CA Driver’s license, reliable car, auto insurance, and an acceptable driving record
2. Able to transport members in your vehicle.
3. Experience working with those living with mental illness and / or substance addictions
4. Experience completing DMH documentation
5. Bilingual Spanish preferred
Work Environment :
1. Office environment with occasional field activities with participants and staff
2. Regularly required to sit, stand, bend and occasionally lift or carry up to 35 pounds
3. May be exposed to elements like cold, heat, dust, noise and odor
4. May need to bend, stoop, twist, and sit throughout the day
EXPECTED BEHAVIORS OF ALL STAFF
- Act as a role model
- Demonstrate a sense of responsibility
- Continuously learn and improve
- Acknowledge your own areas of improvement
- Hear and provide honest, specific and direct feedback
- Create an environment where everyone is welcomed valued and respected
- Collaborate
Equal Opportunity Employer
The People Concern is an equal opportunity employer dedicated to non-discrimination in employment. We select the most qualified individual for the job based on job-related qualifications regardless of race, color, age, sex, religion, national origin, disability, ancestry, marital status, credit history, sexual orientation, arrest and court record, genetic information, veteran status or any other status protected by federal, state or other applicable laws.
About the People Concern
The People Concern empowers the most vulnerable among us to rebuild their lives. One of Los Angeles County’s largest social services agencies, The People Concern was formed in 2016 in a merger of two trusted social service organizations based in Los Angeles County, OPCC and Lamp Community. Informed by more than fifty-eight years of work in the community, The People Concern is a leading provider of, and advocate for, evidence-based solutions to the multi-faceted challenges inherent in homelessness and domestic violence.
With compassion and profound respect for those we serve, we provide a fully integrated system of care – including outreach, interim housing, mental and medical health care, substance abuse services, domestic violence services, life skills & wellness programs, and permanent supportive housing – tailored to the unique needs of homeless individuals, survivors of domestic violence, challenged youth, and others who have nowhere else to turn.
The People Concern’s model of integrated and comprehensive care empowers our participants to navigate the multi-faceted obstacles in their lives, become their best selves, and ultimately, connect with and contribute to their communities.
Benefits & Perks
Job Type : Full-time
