Mental Health Program Coordinator IA/IB/II

Health and Human Services Agency El Dorado County Health And Human Services Agency is committed to transforming lives and improving futures for the citizens of El Dorado County. Programs and services include Behavioral Health, Public Health, Community and Social Services. Over 600 employees are dedicated to enhancing and enriching the lives of community residents. Behavioral Health Division The Behavioral Health Division is committed to the physical and mental health of county residents. Services include 24‑hour crisis response, adult and children’s programs, Substance Use Disorder Services, Mental Health Services Act programs, and mental health first aid training. Opportunity The Mental Health Program Coordinator provides direction and programmatic development, coordination, and implementation for special programs to meet the needs of mental health clients. The role plans, supervises, reviews, and evaluates the work of assigned professional, technical, and other program support staff. Responsibilities Select staff and provide orientation, training, evaluation of staff; recommend discipline and other personnel decisions. Plan, organize, and provide day‑to‑day direction, training, and work review to volunteers providing similar or related mental health services. Administer specified program area; develop and implement program budgets; administer grant funds and act as liaison and coordinator in all programmatic areas. Provide direct services to mental health program clients in conservatorship investigation, group and family therapy, crisis intervention, geropsychiatry, case management, day treatment, and psychotherapy. Direct receipt and review of program applications and determine eligibility for participants; personally make difficult eligibility decisions. Identify and utilize community resources; develop and train such resources; make appropriate referrals for client services. Direct or personally perform group and individual therapy and crisis intervention; assist clients with financial, living arrangement, and vocational issues. Plan, develop, and implement policies for program services; provide liaison with department, county staff, and community agencies. Minimum Qualifications Equivalent to possession of a Master’s degree from an accredited university with major coursework in social work, marriage and family counseling, psychology, psychiatric nursing or a related field, and two years of professional level counseling/therapy experience in a mental health inpatient or outpatient setting. Applicants must be a registered intern or eligible to register as an intern in the State of California at the time of appointment. Other Requirements Must possess a valid driver’s license. May be required to work nights, weekends, and holidays. All incumbents must possess the appropriate clinical license described below within five (5) years of employment. Lead or supervisory experience is desirable. Credential requirements vary by level: IA: Eligible to obtain an appropriate license/waiver for licensed clinical social worker, marriage and family therapist, licensed professional clinical counselor, licensed clinical psychologist, or psychiatrist in California, or licensed as a registered nurse. IB: Must possess an appropriate license as described above. II: Must possess two years of post‑licensing experience as a mental health therapist, clinician, or counselor in an inpatient or outpatient setting. Equal Opportunity Employer The County of El Dorado is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply. #J-18808-Ljbffr