What are the responsibilities and job description for the Mental Health Clinician for Foster Youth position at WestCoast Children's Clinic?
WestCoast Children's Clinic, located in Oakland, California, is a non-profit community psychology clinic that provides mental health services to Bay Area children, youth and families. Working at WestCoast Children's Clinic means being part of an organization that is client-centered, trauma-informed, collaborative, and committed to justice and equity.
At WestCoast Children's Clinic, our STAT program is an innovative, model program providing mental health Screening, Stabilization, and Transition (STAT) services to children entering Alameda County's foster care system. STAT Mental Health Clinicians conduct thorough screenings and offer personalized therapeutic interventions, both at our Assessment Center and in the community. We support children and young adults of all ages, helping them navigate trauma and transitions with resilience. Additionally, we provide specialized support for those facing chronic placement instability, offering ongoing care for up to a year.
As a STAT Clinician, you will :
- Provide screening, assessment, and therapeutic interventions for children entering or changing placements within the child welfare system, consulting with social workers on mental health needs.
- Deliver short-term therapy and collateral support to foster parents, relatives, and group home staff to ease children's transitions and stabilize placements.
- Offer individual / family therapy, caregiver guidance, and case management for children with chronic placement instability, working in collaboration with case managers as needed.
- Provide services at WCC sites and in the community, including homes, schools, and other agencies; travel may be required up to 90 miles one way.
- Maintain a clinical caseload, meeting billable hours and agency goals.
- Collaborate with WCC and partner agencies to ensure quality care for clients.
- Make collateral contacts for clients and adheres to WCC billing, documentation, and policy requirements.
- Participate in required agency meetings, clinical supervision (1 hr / week), and case conferences (2 hrs / week), and attend professional development trainings.
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This is a full time, exempt position and requires in-person work in the community and at the Assessment Center in Castro Valley (opening 2025). Salary range is $72,000-$82,000 per year (unlicensed starting at $72,000 and licensed starting at $82,000), and 10% Spanish language differential, if applicable.
Join us and make a difference in the lives of vulnerable children and families in the Bay Area.
WCC is passionate about leading and encouraging open conversations around race, gender, power, and privilege and how these impact community mental health. We are an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to diminishing the influence of privilege and discrimination in our field and our workplace, whether due to differences concerning age, citizenship, color, disability, marital or parental status, race, religion, gender, or sexual orientation.
Salary : $72,000 - $82,000
