Mental Health Therapist for Youth (Bilingual Spanish)

WestCoast Children's Clinic, located in Oakland, California, is a non-profit community psychology clinic that provides mental health services to Bay Area children, youth, and families. Working at WestCoast Children's Clinic means being part of an organization that is client-centered, trauma-informed, collaborative, and committed to justice and equity.

About the role

This is a regular full-time (1.0 FTE), exempt position based in Oakland, CA, with a hybrid schedule requiring in-person client services and remote documentation. The Bilingual (Spanish) Outpatient Clinician serves clients at the Fruitvale clinic and in community settings, centering youth and families' voices in a collaborative treatment process. You will work with a skilled team of mental health professionals on evidence-based treatment plans, assessments, therapy, parent training, and ongoing support.

The agency provides extensive in-service training and support, including weekly supervision, group supervision (case conference), affinity groups, staff meetings, and other community-building and learning spaces.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a clinical caseload of Spanish-speaking clients that meets productivity goals as set by the agency.
• Provide individual therapy, family therapy, caregiver guidance, collateral contacts, and case management in the clinic and community.
• Collaborate with other professionals within WestCoast and partnering agencies to ensure the highest quality of service to clients.
• Comply with WestCoast policies, procedures, and deadlines related to billing, clinical record keeping, and timely, high-quality documentation.
• Participate in agency-wide trainings, program meetings, clinical supervision, and case conference as required.
• Work proactively with program leadership to ensure program strength and complete additional tasks as requested.
• Travel by car to meet with clients, generally within a 90-mile radius of the WCC office (clean CA DMV record, current car insurance, and a vehicle required).

Requirements

• Master’s or doctoral degree in clinical or counseling psychology, social work, or marriage and family therapy (required).
• Bilingual in English and Spanish (required).
• Minimum two years of clinical experience in community mental health with emphasis on underserved and at-risk children and adolescents (preferred).
• Experience working with foster care, child welfare, court system, low-income, and immigrant families in community mental health settings (preferred).
• Clinical training and experience providing trauma-informed treatments to clients and families with complex trauma and attachment difficulties related to abuse, neglect, interpersonal and community violence, and foster care placement.
• Sensitivity and awareness in dealing with issues of cultural competency, and experience working with diverse communities.
• Clinical service skills: assessment/evaluation, clinical skills, crisis intervention, ability to use supervision effectively, ethical and legal responsibilities, high-quality clinical documentation.
• Ability to work effectively with clients who have complex, multiple diagnosis histories.
• Efficiency and time management: ability to be well-organized and complete timely documentation.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, and writing skills.
• Knowledge of or ability to learn Medi-Cal documentation policies and procedures.
• Collaboration and team functioning: able to work independently and collaboratively as part of a multidisciplinary team.

Spanish Language Proficiency

This is a bilingual Spanish/English position. Candidates must demonstrate advanced Spanish language proficiency to effectively provide services to Spanish-speaking clients and families. Final candidates will complete an ALTA Language Proficiency Test and must achieve a minimum score of Level 9 (Advanced), indicating the ability to:

• Participate in in-depth conversations in Spanish across a broad range of topics at a normal rate of speech.
• Understand most spoken Spanish in professional and conversational contexts, using context to interpret unfamiliar slang, idioms, or complex grammar.
• Communicate clearly and effectively on a wide range of subjects, even if some grammatical errors or a noticeable accent are present.
• Be readily understood by native Spanish speakers without causing misunderstanding.

WestCoast Children's Clinic will provide the ALTA language assessment to eligible candidates during the hiring process.

Pay

Salary for bilingual clinicians is $79,200 per year for those collecting hours toward licensure (Master’s level) and starts at $90,200 for licensed clinicians. The rate includes a 10% Spanish language differential.

Benefits

• Employer-paid medical benefits for employees.
• 100% employer-paid dental and vision.
• Dependent medical, dental, and vision (50% employer-paid).
• Medical and Dependent Care FSA and commuter plans.
• 100% employer-paid life insurance and long-term disability insurance.
• Voluntary accident, term life, and hospital indemnity insurance.
• 403(b) and ROTH retirement plan options, with an employer contribution targeted at 7.5% after the first year of employment.
• Quarterly (5-10%) and annual incentive compensation (10%).
• Three weeks PTO during the first year of employment, increasing to 4+ weeks with additional years of service.
• 12 paid holidays plus one paid floating holiday per year.
• 4 paid self-care days per year.
• Wellness stipend ($100.00 per month).
• Professional development stipend and CEUs for trainings.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP).

Why work here?

• Be part of a compassionate, driven team that is social justice-focused, with Staff Affinity Groups such as Staff of Color, LGBTQ+, Equity and Inclusion, Health and Wellness, and more.
• Make a difference for the Bay Area’s most vulnerable populations by serving hundreds of vulnerable kids and their families each year.
• Access a growth-oriented learning community as a Joint Commission Accredited agency, with extensive clinical trainings and seminars led by field experts.

WestCoast Children’s Clinic is passionate about leading and encouraging open conversations around race, gender, power, and privilege and how these impact community mental health. We are an equal opportunity employer committed to diminishing the influence of privilege and discrimination in our field and workplace.