Bilingual Mental Health Specialist

Partner with us in making a positive change! Join a team where your work truly matters. We're proud to have been certified as a Great Place to Work for 8 years by our own employees. We invite you to partner with us in our mission to improve mental healthcare. Job Title: Bilingual Mental Health Specialist Division/Program: Banning: Banning Center Starting Compensation: 70,000 - 74,131.20 USD Per Year Working Location: Banning, CA Working Hours/Shift: Monday - Friday 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM Why Join Our Team? Competitive Compensation: Offering a salary that matches your skills and experience. Generous Time Off: Enjoy ample vacation and holiday pay. Comprehensive Benefits Package: Employer-paid medical, dental, and vision coverage. Additional voluntary benefits to support your lifestyle. Professional Growth Opportunities: On-the-job training with access to paid CEU opportunities. Career development programs designed to help you grow. Supervision for BBS hours for AMFT, ACSW, and APCC professionals (where applicable). Employee Recognition & Rewards: A culture that celebrates and rewards your hard work and dedication What You Bring to SBHG (Qualifications) Education: Master’s degree in psychology, social work, or a related mental health field. Licensure: Registered with the California Board of Behavioral Sciences (BBS) as an Associate (AMFT, ACSW, or APCC). Compliance & Safety: Must be 18 years of age or older. Valid California Driver’s License with a driving record that meets company eligibility policies. First Aid certification from an approved provider (such as the American Red Cross) or the ability to obtain it upon hire. Must successfully pass a mandatory background check, criminal record clearance, and drug screening. Meet agency driver eligibility criteria if applicable. Must be bilingual in English and Spanish. Competencies & Compliance: Proven ability to lead, mentor, and manage a diverse nursing team. Exceptional verbal and written communication skills for collaborating with clients, staff, physicians, and community partners. How you will make a difference The Mental Health Specialist assesses clients at start of treatment (reviews as needed), develops and maintains treatment plans, and conducts family collateral and discharge planning. Duties include discussing goals and objectives of proposed treatment plans and establishing a contract with the consumer. Interviewing consumers to team with mental health professionals in determining the needs of individuals or groups on a walk‑in/telephone basis; respond to potential suicide or other emergency events. Visits clients, individually or as part of a team, in a variety of living situations, to help assess the mental health needs of individuals and families, observe progress, provide counseling, gather data, and report significant changes in the client’s condition to designated professional staff. Division/Program Overview Centers provide outpatient mental health services to children and their families. Working with children of all ages, at home, at school and in the community Services include: Individual therapy Group therapy Family counseling Case management Rehabilitative/Skill building services Medication management and support. Learn more about SBHG at: For Additional Information: View email address on click.appcast.io We are committed to providing a career‑enhancing environment for dedicated professionals desiring to improve the lives of people living with mental health and other challenges to their well‑being. SBHG currently employs approximately 1,900 people at more than 45 different sites throughout California. We serve more than 30,000 adults, children, youth and families annually throughout the state. We strongly value and are committed to having a truly diverse workforce and environment- including LGBTQ, cultural, racial, and ethnic diversity in our workforce. #J-18808-Ljbffr Stars Behavioral Health Group