HSSP Senior Clinician ODR - Wellness Center

Job Description

Summary: The Housing Supportive Services Program (HSSP) is a specialized program providing comprehensive and intensive field-based community mental health services to individuals in Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH) with Severe Mental Illness (SMI) or Serious Emotional Disturbance (SED). The Senior Clinician HSSP ODR will provide services in HSSP ODR Project-Based Buildings, including clinical services to justice-involved populations.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide, coordinate, and implement mental health and recovery support services with individual members.
• Conduct individual, family and group psychotherapy.
• Develop effective, trusting relationships with members, focusing on facilitating independence and maintaining improved physical and mental health.
• Collaborate with each member to develop their individual service plan; review and update it upon completion of goals.
• Aid management and other clinicians with program evaluation and modification for future improvements and growth.
• Aid members in becoming involved in daily activities, socialization, health maintenance, sense of community, and recovery reflective of The People Concern's model emphasizing customer choice, harm reduction, and psycho-social rehabilitation.
• Work cooperatively and cohesively with other members of the HSSP team, participating in weekly staff meetings, group clinical supervision, and trainings.
• Maintain a complete, accurate, and current member file with all funder-required documents.
• Become LPS Designated with the Department of Mental Health for Los Angeles County.
• Respond to crises, assess, and initiate 5150 Applications as needed.
• Scheduled to be on rotation as LPS Designated staff for monthly Mental Health Department After Hours Calendar.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Social Work, Psychology, or a related field from an accredited university.
• Valid registration or licensure with the California Board of Behavioral Sciences.
• At least 1000 clinical hours accrued towards licensure.
• Current, valid California Driver’s license with an acceptable driving record and reliable vehicle.
• Able to transport members in your personal vehicle.
• Outstanding clinical and strong team-building skills.
• Detail-oriented with excellent time management, organizational, written, verbal, and computer skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• DMH experience.
• Crisis management/assessment experience.

Work Environment

Combination of field and office environment. Regularly required to sit, stand, bend; occasionally lift or carry up to 35 lbs. On occasion walk or drive to different local sites. Will necessitate working in busy and loud environments. Will be exposed to elements like cold, heat, dust, noise and odor. May need to bend, stoop, twist, and sit throughout the day.

Expected Behaviors

• Act as a role model.
• Demonstrate a sense of responsibility.
• Continuously learn and improve.
• Acknowledge your own areas of improvement.
• Hear and provide honest, specific and direct feedback.
• Create an environment where everyone is welcomed, valued, and respected.
• Collaborate.

About The People Concern

The People Concern empowers the most vulnerable among us to rebuild their lives. One of Los Angeles County’s largest social services agencies, The People Concern was formed in 2016 in a merger of two trusted social service organizations based in Los Angeles County, OPCC and Lamp Community. Informed by more than fifty-eight years of work in the community, The People Concern is a leading provider of, and advocate for, evidence-based solutions to the multi-faceted challenges inherent in homelessness and domestic violence. With compassion and profound respect for those we serve, we provide a fully integrated system of care – including outreach, interim housing, mental and medical health care, substance abuse services, domestic violence services, life skills & wellness programs, and permanent supportive housing – tailored to the unique needs of homeless individuals, survivors of domestic violence, challenged youth, and others who have nowhere else to turn. The People Concern’s model of integrated and comprehensive care empowers our participants to navigate the multi-faceted obstacles in their lives, become their best selves, and ultimately, connect with and contribute to their communities.

Benefits & Perks

• Medical Insurance.
• Vision Insurance.
• Dental Insurance.
• Retirement Planning (403b) & Matching.
• Paid Holidays.
• Paid Vacation Days.
• Paid Sick Days.
• Employee Assistance Plans (EAP).
• Telus Health Flexible Spending Account (FSA).
• Basic Life / Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D).
• Voluntary Short- and Long-Term Disability.
• Voluntary Pet Insurance.
• Corporate Discounts: Discounts on Hotels, Theme Parks, Concerts, Movies, Restaurants & More.