Child and Family Therapist - Home-Based

About the role

Join our team and BUILD BRIGHTER FUTURES. Oakland Family Services is a private, non-profit service organization serving our community and building brighter futures for more than 100 years. We offer a warm, engaging, equitable, supportive, and inclusive work environment.

Responsibilities

• Treatment services including assessment, diagnosis, treatment planning and individual/family/group therapy to a caseload of youth (ages 7-21, mental health or co-occurring with substance use) and their families.
• Provide services in the home of the family, community or via tele-health, depending on the youth and family’s needs.
• Work at minimum two evenings a week to accommodate school and work schedules.
• Provide appropriate home-based services to a caseload in accordance with agency needs.
• Direct face-to-face contact with youth and/or family members at a minimum of 6 hours per month.
• Develop an understanding of the individual's situation and to develop goals and planned responses.
• Coordinate cases with the treatment team, psychiatric staff, peer specialists, CLS/respite providers, school staff, probation, courts, protective services, OCHN, physicians and any other appropriate staff.
• Participate in professional development activities on a variety of clinical topics including evidence-based practices and interventions.
• Attend weekly department meetings, trainings and supervision scheduled.
• Participate in the SSY crisis on-call coverage and check-in coverage.

Requirements

• Successful completion of the requirements of a master’s degree from an accredited school of social work or equivalent in related field such as psychology, social work, or guidance and counseling as appropriate to the needs of the particular position.
• State certification or licensure, commensurate with accrued experience and degree obtained (LLMSW, LMSW, LLPC, LPC, TLLP, LLP, LLMFT, LMFT).
• At least one year of experience in the examination, evaluation, and treatment of minors and their families pre- or post-master’s degree.
• Experience working in the Community Mental Health System, substance use disorder qualifications, experience with youth with serious emotional disturbances, family systems work, trauma-informed care, delivery of home-based models and use of evidenced based models.

Qualifications

• Sensitivity to the diversity of the agency’s service population including (but not limited to) differences of culture, race, religion, gender, sexual orientation and socioeconomic.
• Special abilities and skills necessary to perform the required tasks and that best meet the needs of the agency also will be considered.

Skills

• Knowledge of evidence-based practices and interventions.
• Ability to work with the whole family and understand family dynamics.
• Ability to empower individuals and families to advocate on their own behalf.
• Ability to provide referrals or assistance with the social determinants of health.
• Proficiency in using the Electronic Medical Record (EMR).

Benefits

• Competitive compensation.
• Comprehensive medical, dental, prescription, and vision coverage.
• Flexible Spending Accounts and HSA options.
• Roth IRA matching.
• Retirement plan with a company match.
• Long-term disability insurance.
• Voluntary short-term disability.
• Life insurance and AD&D.
• Malpractice insurance.
• Paid time off benefits, including generous vacation, sick, personal, and bereavement days.
• Twelve (12) paid holidays, including a floating holiday of your choice!
• Annual pay increases, as approved.
• Employee assistance program for you and immediate family.
• Network of support for your health & well-being.
• Verizon cellular plan discount.
• Mileage reimbursement at the IRS rate.
• Loan forgiveness programs.

Pay

$5,000 Signing Incentive

Schedule

Hybrid-Remote (Combination of Office and Community/Home based work)