Bilingual Mental Health Clinician

About the role

Join a team dedicated to supporting vulnerable and under-served children and their families. As a Mental Health Clinician, you'll diagnose, develop treatment plans, and provide counseling and advocacy for foster youth in Concord, Pittsburg, Antioch, and surrounding communities.

Responsibilities

• Conduct assessments, diagnoses, and treatment plan development for each client on the caseload
• Provide counseling, intake, clinical case management, advocacy, linkage, support, and individual and family therapy for clients and families
• Maintain client charts to ensure compliance with Medi-Cal regulations
• Document delivery of services via daily progress notes
• May offer services via telehealth or in-person depending on client needs and safety issues
• Travel to client's home or other community locations as needed

Requirements

• Master’s Degree in related field
• First Aid/CPR Certified
• Valid CA driver’s license and auto insurance

Qualifications

• Licensure (LCSW, LMFT, LPCC) or registration (ASW, AMFT, APCC) with the California Board of Behavioral Sciences
• 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)

Skills

• Culturally relevant, family-centered, strength-based approach to treatment
• Extensive training, clinical supervision, and support

Benefits

• Starting salary $72,100 - $78,766
• Additional $3,000 for BBS Licensure
• Additional $5,000 for Bilingual (Spanish Only)
• Stipend to support licensure process and outside training
• Variety of 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 including:
• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Chiropractic and Acupuncture
• Flexible spending options
• Life and disability insurance
• 403(b) option
• Over 8 weeks time off annually (11 vacation days the first year, accruals starting 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!

Pay

$72,100 - $78,766

Schedule

Full-time