Clinician - LACTC

LCSW Clinician

Amity Foundation, an internationally acclaimed teaching, and therapeutic community is seeking compassionate and enthusiastic individuals with a desire to teach, learn and join. Join us as an LCSW Clinician in our LACTC project. With this groundbreaking opportunity not only will you be working with our prison program students, but you will also be enhancing your training and experience in the field by supplying nourishment to the student population.

Amity Foundation is a safe place where people can change in an environment that fosters trust; where new values can be formed; responsibility developed, and lasting relationships built. Amity is dedicated to the inclusion and habilitation of people marginalized by addiction, homelessness, trauma, criminality, incarceration, poverty, racism, sexism, and violence. Amity is committed to research, development implementation, and dissemination of information regarding community building.

Remembrance, Resolution, Reconciliation, Restoration, Renewal

About the Position

The Clinician is responsible for a variety of services including assessment, treatment planning, participant education, documentation, follow-up, etc.

What You Will Do:

• Maintain clinical supervision, including review of student (student/participant) files, and have the ability to perform initial and/or ongoing student (student/participant) assessments.
• Provide mental health structured therapeutic services.
• Provide gender-responsive, trauma-informed, structured treatment services, including implementation of trauma-informed curriculum.
• Provide individual, family, and group counseling
• Provide specialized classes and workshops relevant to the population (including Domestic Violence, Incest Survivors, Family Relationships, and other topics as needed).
• Work with the Managing Director to develop and maintain the program culture.
• Ensure the program has family-focused services and is trauma-informed.
• Integrate the assessed and stated goals of student (participants) work in coordination with the ARC/JCOD staff in determining continuum of care services for student (participants) including educational and vocational planning.
• Participate in case conferences.
• Responsible for all aspects of medical, dental, mental health related appointments, including making appointments, follow-up, arranging transportation and prescriptions.
• Additional duties as assigned.

What You Will Bring:

• Registered with the Board of Behavioral Science or Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)
• Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT), OR
• Another professional licensed by the State of California to provide mental health services in California.
• AND Minimum of two (2) years of experience in providing trauma-informed services preferably to women.

What We Offer:

• Medical, Dental, Vision.
• Paid vacation, sick time, & holidays.
• 401K, HSA, & Life insurance programs.
• Organization committed to community action.
• Community oriented workplace.

$30 - $32 an hour