Clinician - Elementary / Contra Costa County

Lincoln Families is a workplace that is committed to strengths-based, culturally responsive, attachment-centered, and trauma-informed care.

POSITION: Clinician - Willow Cove Elementary

PROGRAM: HOPE-Contra Costa County

SALARY: $78k unlicensed; $83k licensed

EXPECTED START DATE: August 3

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Helping Open Pathways to Education (HOPE):
When students can remain at their schools and receive the supports they need, they are more likely to be successful academically, have better peer and family relationships, and build confidence for a strong future. The Lincoln Families HOPE Program provides integrated behavioral supports for students, families, and schools to develop tools and learning environments for academic success across all levels:

• Teacher Consultation: General support, classroom observation, and consultation with educators to maximize student achievement and reduce behavior problems.
• Student Counseling: Intensive services to students whose emotional and behavioral needs are creating obstacles to their success at school.
• Whole School Supports: Working with administrators in the integration of school wide culture initiatives and climate improvement strategies, and the facilitation of counseling groups that address common student issues.

POSITION SUMMARY: Reporting to a Clinical Supervisor, a HOPE Clinician is responsible for providing direct clinical services to youth and their families in a school setting; offering mental health perspective to school community; completing all clinical documentation to support treatment; and providing clinical consultation to the treatment team.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Be primary mental health professional for a caseload of 15-20 youth who are exhibiting emotional or behavioral needs, which includes conducting intakes, assessment of psychotherapeutic and case management needs of youth and families, providing clinically relevant services including individual, group, and family therapy, and collaborative discharge planning.
• Work collaboratively within the school community to provide services in support of the caseload and the school community as a whole, such as consultation and/or trainings to school staff; crisis intervention to youth in need; participation in the school’s coordinated services teams.
• Ensure culturally responsive and relevant treatment planning and services.
• Participate in summer therapeutic program.
• Collaborate with other involved agencies.
• Meet agency expectations regarding levels of direct service.
• Meet agency, county, and state standards and deadlines for documentation. The maintenance of ongoing service documentation generally occurs after school hours due to the prioritization of providing services to youth in the milieu for entire school day.
• Provide supervision and/or consultation to assigned practicum students and volunteers.
• Participate in team meetings, treatment reviews, IEPs and other case conferences as needed.
• Participate in weekly supervision, individual and group, as assigned.
• Requires occasional driving during the school year to conduct meetings at homes, schools or other sites and accompanying youth on therapeutic community outings. During our summer programming, driving requirements include transporting youth between various locations.(Must have a valid CA driver’s license, personal automobile insurance and satisfactory driving record.)

POSITION REQUIREMENTS: Passion for providing mental health services in a school setting and partnering with youth and families experiencing significant stress, centering their experiences and knowledge. Experience providing strengths-based, trauma-focused care and dedication to practicing cultural humility in all relationships. Ability to work collaboratively on interdisciplinary teams, engage in supervisory consultation as needed, and exhibit autonomous decision-making. Values difference, is respectful of the diversity of others’ cultural experiences, and works to affirm the multiplicity of identities held by youth and families. Strong organizational and time management skills to manage all aspects of role; this includes having personal systems for tracking paperwork, managing tasks and meeting various deadlines.

EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION:

• M.S.W or M.A/M.S. in relevant field from an accredited graduate school
• Current BBS registration as associate or licensure
• 2 years of experience in providing direct clinical services to youth and their families
• Spanish/English bilingual desired, but not required
• Previous school-based experience is preferred
• Basic-to-intermediate computer proficiency
• Must meet eligibility to bill for Medi-Cal services

WHY JOIN LINCOLN FAMILIES:

• Salary: $78k unlicensed
  • Bilingual Skills: $5k annually (contingent upon results of language proficiency test)
• Time Off: 4 weeks of vacation, 18 sick days and 11 holidays (including 2 flexible holidays); Vacation and sick time begin accruing from day one of employment
• Benefits: medical, dental and vision with 90-95% employer subsidy for employee premiums; we also offer 50% for dependents. Additional Benefits include flexible spending accounts (FSA), life insurance, disability insurance, commuter benefits, retirement & pension plans.
• Supervision: Weekly individual and group supervision.
• Affinity Groups, Equity Teams and Advocacy: we currently have an Employee Equity Council, a Management Equity Team, staff-run Affinity Groups, and Advocacy Groups focusing on immigrant needs, housing stability & reimagining public safety.
• Self-Care: Lincoln encourages and supports self-care for all employees so that staff are able to sustain themselves in this work and better serve our families. Staff create self-care plans and receive funding they can use each year towards those plans. Employees also have paid time away for self-care each week.
• Professional Development/Training: Each year, employees can be reimbursed for expenses related professional licensing and other fees, as well as for professional development opportunities. Employees who have been at Lincoln Families for one year are also eligible to participate in advanced training series.
• Student Loan Forgiveness: We are a recognized 501(c)(3) nonprofit approved site. By working with Lincoln Families, staff are eligible for Public Service Loan Forgiveness.

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