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Fred Finch Youth Center

Mental Health Therapist - 1250

Fred Finch Youth Center, Richmond, California, United States, 94875

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Fred Finch Youth & Family Services is a great place to work. Year after year, our employees make the difference in helping those with mental health issues. Our team is currently looking for a

Mental Health Therapist , whether you are just starting your career or a seasoned professional, you’ll be able to find the right position to help others.

Pay/Benefits at a Glance:

Pay range is between $33.69 and $43.00 per hour. The actual compensation will be determined based on experience and other factors permitted by law.

21 PTO Days per year

9 Nationally Observed Holidays

401k matching up to 6%

Up to $10,000 in the Degree Assistance Program

Affordable monthly health care premiums

To learn more about our full benefits package, click here

Our Culture and Mission: We envision Fred Finch as a healing-centered organization where our diverse staff at all levels feels at home. We are committed to creating an environment where employees can thrive, grow, and explore opportunities. Together, we actively work on diversity within our organization and the communities we serve.

Fred Finch Youth & Family Services partners with individuals and communities to provide culturally responsive services that cultivate mental and physical resilience and wellness.

The Fred Finch CCTAY program provides comprehensive services for young adults or Transition Aged Youth (TAY) delivered by a team comprised of compassionate, committed multidisciplinary staff. The program’s primary goals are to assist young adults in achieving their recovery-oriented goals, help them obtain and stabilize in housing, and build self-sufficiency skills to help them function effectively in their homes and communities.

What You Will Do The Clinician is responsible for providing high quality, trauma-informed therapeutic services and care coordination to a diverse population of at-risk youth or young adults experiencing mental health symptoms, and their families. These developmentally appropriate, individualized services occur in residential and community locations including homes, schools, program offices, psychiatric emergency settings, clinics, crisis residential programs, and/or shelters.

Qualifications

M.A. Degree in SocialWork or Counseling from an accredited college or university.

Registered associate (AMFT or ACSW, or APCC with relevant experience with target population) with the Board of Behavioral Some programs may consider candidates who are able to obtain registered status within first six (6) months after hire. (If working in a program licensed by Community Care Licensing must meet minimum training and experience requirements - for more information please see http://www.cdss.ca.gov/cdssweb/entres/pdf/CCR/STRTP_ILS.pdf)

Certified to conduct a CANS/ANSA assessment within 90 days of employment if CANS/ANSA utilized by program.

Supervised experience in providing counseling and/or psychotherapy

Demonstrated knowledge in the areas of diagnostic assessment, individual/family/group behavioral treatment methods for target population of program.

Experience with or knowledge of designing, supervising, monitoring, changing, and discontinuing individualized behavioral interventions for staff delivering behavioral services (e.g., TBS).

Demonstrated knowledge of risk assessment, including danger to self or others, and effective community-based interventions for those with high risk.

Demonstrated cultural responsiveness in working with diverse families and

Must be able to respond quickly to emergencies, and to learn and implement Pro- ACT (or other agency approved crisis de-escalation training).

Clean driving record: current CA Driver’s License or ability to obtain within 10 days after

Must have access to dependable transportation; personal car insurance meeting minimum liability coverage required if position requires driving for work or transporting

Basic computer and keyboarding competence with the ability to use Microsoft Office Suite and/or competency with electronic clinical documentation

Preferred

License (LCSW or MFT or LPCC) preferred.

One (1) year post-graduate school experience with program target population (Example: intellectually disabled, homeless, teens or young adults, seriously emotionally disturbed).

One (1) year experience with program modality (example: school-based, residential, mobile/community-based, wraparound, etc.

Demonstrated ability to assess, triage and organize

Applies a strength-based, culturally responsive, trauma-informed, and flexible approach to supervision, participant and community service, in order to support participant recovery, health, and wellness.

Familiarity, training, certification, or experience with recovery-model orientation, public mental health and child welfare systems, and/or relevant evidence-based practices (e.g., CBT, DBT, EMDR, trauma-informed interventions).

Exhibits strong behavioral, crisis management and family/individual/group therapy

Fluency in prevailing language(s) of the

Join our team as: Mental Health Therapist

Fred Finch Youth & Family Services (FF) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. FF does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.

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