Alternative Family Services
Alternative Family Services – Pay Range
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Base Pay Range $71,000.00 – $81,000.00 per year
Mental Health Clinician – Concord Here is your opportunity to join a team committed to creating a positive impact in the lives of vulnerable and under‑served children and their families. As a Mental Health Clinician you’ll be rewarded knowing that you are truly making a difference in the community. You will serve abused and neglected children by diagnosing, developing treatment plans, providing counseling and advocacy for foster youth in Concord, Pittsburg, Antioch and surrounding communities. You will earn supervised hours for licensure in a dynamic and growing mission‑driven agency. In this full‑time role you will be fully trained in Medi‑Cal documentation, become certified in CANS Assessments, and gain the client and case management hours needed for licensure as an LCSW, MFT, or LPCC. The program is based on a culturally relevant, family‑centered, strength‑based approach to treatment. We provide extensive training, clinical supervision and support for a career that will develop you professionally and reward you personally.
Alternative Family Services offers a supportive work environment, an excellent benefits package.
Alternative Family Services is a Foster Family, Adoption and Mental Health Agency that has been serving abused and neglected children in our community since 1973. Our mission is to support vulnerable children and families in need of stability, safety, and well‑being in communities. We provide a wide range of foster, adoption, mental health and transition‑aged youth services in English and Spanish. We have eight locations throughout the Bay Area including Oakland and over 200 employees. We celebrate diversity, equal opportunity, and excellence.
Responsibilities
Conduct assessment, diagnosis, and treatment plan development for each client on caseload.
Provide counseling, intake, clinical case management, advocacy, linkage, support, and individual and family therapy for clients and families.
Positively contribute to program and agency team culture through collaboration, professional group participation, conflict de‑escalation, and positive communication.
Document delivery of service via daily progress notes.
Services may be offered via telehealth or in‑person depending on the needs of the client and assessment of safety issues.
Maintain client charts to ensure compliance with Medi‑Cal regulations.
Provide in‑person services which may require travel to client’s home or other community locations outside San Francisco County.
Must be able/willing to provide services via telehealth or in‑person depending on safety issues and client needs.
Desired
Experience with in‑home or community‑based services for children and families.
Proven track record of implementing evidence‑based or evidence‑based informed models of service delivery.
Experience in social services and system‑involved youth.
Strong organizational and time management skills.
Experience with EPSDT Medi‑Cal funded programs.
Experience working as part of a treatment team providing intensive services.
Spanish/English bilingual (differential offered for Spanish fluency).
Needed Upon Hire
Licensure (LCSW, LMFT, LPCC) or registration (ASW, AMFT, APCC) with the California Board of Behavioral Sciences.
Master’s Degree in a related field.
First Aid/CPR Certified.
Ability to obtain fingerprint and government background clearances.
Driving Requirements This position requires the employee to work out in the community and within foster homes throughout the Bay Area. Thus the position requires the employee to possess a valid CA driver’s license and valid automobile insurance with their name on the verification card as an insured driver on the policy at all times. Position requires daily access to a car in safe working order.
We Offer
Starting salary $71,000–$81,000
Spanish fluency stipend $5,000
Licensure stipend $3,000
Stipend to support licensure process and outside training
Various in‑house training on modalities including family therapy, play therapy, trauma‑informed practices, culturally responsive practices, Triple P Positive Parenting, early childhood mental health, navigating the child welfare system, and other evidence‑based models such as CBT and DBT
We qualify as a public service loan forgiveness agency
A professional and supportive work environment
Benefits package which includes:
Medical
Dental
Vision
Chiropractic and Acupuncture
Flex‑spending options
Life and disability insurance
403(b) option
Over 8 weeks time off annually! (11 vacation days the first year – accruals start on your 1st day and progress up to 20 days a year! 11 paid holidays including your birthday off & 12 sick days annually!)
AFS makes substantial monthly contributions on your behalf to keep out of pocket premiums at an all‑time low!
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of Ancestry, Age, Color, Disability, Genetic Information, Gender, Gender Identity, Gender Expression, Marital status, Medical condition, Military or veteran status, National origin, Race, Religion, Sex, or Sexual orientation.
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Base Pay Range $71,000.00 – $81,000.00 per year
Mental Health Clinician – Concord Here is your opportunity to join a team committed to creating a positive impact in the lives of vulnerable and under‑served children and their families. As a Mental Health Clinician you’ll be rewarded knowing that you are truly making a difference in the community. You will serve abused and neglected children by diagnosing, developing treatment plans, providing counseling and advocacy for foster youth in Concord, Pittsburg, Antioch and surrounding communities. You will earn supervised hours for licensure in a dynamic and growing mission‑driven agency. In this full‑time role you will be fully trained in Medi‑Cal documentation, become certified in CANS Assessments, and gain the client and case management hours needed for licensure as an LCSW, MFT, or LPCC. The program is based on a culturally relevant, family‑centered, strength‑based approach to treatment. We provide extensive training, clinical supervision and support for a career that will develop you professionally and reward you personally.
Alternative Family Services offers a supportive work environment, an excellent benefits package.
Alternative Family Services is a Foster Family, Adoption and Mental Health Agency that has been serving abused and neglected children in our community since 1973. Our mission is to support vulnerable children and families in need of stability, safety, and well‑being in communities. We provide a wide range of foster, adoption, mental health and transition‑aged youth services in English and Spanish. We have eight locations throughout the Bay Area including Oakland and over 200 employees. We celebrate diversity, equal opportunity, and excellence.
Responsibilities
Conduct assessment, diagnosis, and treatment plan development for each client on caseload.
Provide counseling, intake, clinical case management, advocacy, linkage, support, and individual and family therapy for clients and families.
Positively contribute to program and agency team culture through collaboration, professional group participation, conflict de‑escalation, and positive communication.
Document delivery of service via daily progress notes.
Services may be offered via telehealth or in‑person depending on the needs of the client and assessment of safety issues.
Maintain client charts to ensure compliance with Medi‑Cal regulations.
Provide in‑person services which may require travel to client’s home or other community locations outside San Francisco County.
Must be able/willing to provide services via telehealth or in‑person depending on safety issues and client needs.
Desired
Experience with in‑home or community‑based services for children and families.
Proven track record of implementing evidence‑based or evidence‑based informed models of service delivery.
Experience in social services and system‑involved youth.
Strong organizational and time management skills.
Experience with EPSDT Medi‑Cal funded programs.
Experience working as part of a treatment team providing intensive services.
Spanish/English bilingual (differential offered for Spanish fluency).
Needed Upon Hire
Licensure (LCSW, LMFT, LPCC) or registration (ASW, AMFT, APCC) with the California Board of Behavioral Sciences.
Master’s Degree in a related field.
First Aid/CPR Certified.
Ability to obtain fingerprint and government background clearances.
Driving Requirements This position requires the employee to work out in the community and within foster homes throughout the Bay Area. Thus the position requires the employee to possess a valid CA driver’s license and valid automobile insurance with their name on the verification card as an insured driver on the policy at all times. Position requires daily access to a car in safe working order.
We Offer
Starting salary $71,000–$81,000
Spanish fluency stipend $5,000
Licensure stipend $3,000
Stipend to support licensure process and outside training
Various in‑house training on modalities including family therapy, play therapy, trauma‑informed practices, culturally responsive practices, Triple P Positive Parenting, early childhood mental health, navigating the child welfare system, and other evidence‑based models such as CBT and DBT
We qualify as a public service loan forgiveness agency
A professional and supportive work environment
Benefits package which includes:
Medical
Dental
Vision
Chiropractic and Acupuncture
Flex‑spending options
Life and disability insurance
403(b) option
Over 8 weeks time off annually! (11 vacation days the first year – accruals start on your 1st day and progress up to 20 days a year! 11 paid holidays including your birthday off & 12 sick days annually!)
AFS makes substantial monthly contributions on your behalf to keep out of pocket premiums at an all‑time low!
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of Ancestry, Age, Color, Disability, Genetic Information, Gender, Gender Identity, Gender Expression, Marital status, Medical condition, Military or veteran status, National origin, Race, Religion, Sex, or Sexual orientation.
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