Clinical Therapist II - Youth & Family Comm Services

Clinical Therapist II Position

Applications will be reviewed in the order in which it was received.

The Riverside University Health Systems - Behavioral Health, Youth & Family Community Services department is currently recruiting for multiple Clinical Therapist II positions located in Riverside. The Clinical Therapist II provides direct support, advocacy, and therapeutic services to at-risk youth involved in the foster care and juvenile justice systems. This role focuses on stabilizing placements, coordinating care across multiple agencies, and improving outcomes for youth who are facing significant behavioral, emotional, or environmental challenges.

The department seeks clinicians with experience supporting youth navigating the foster care system, particularly those facing placement instability and transitions between homes or facilities. In this role, clinicians provide comprehensive case management services—including assessments, service planning, and ongoing monitoring—while coordinating communication and care among partner agencies, group homes, schools, behavioral health providers, child welfare, and probation.

Meet the Team! Riverside University Health System – Behavioral Health is a leading provider of mental health and substance use services in Riverside County. With a dedicated team of professionals, including psychiatrists, clinicians, peer specialists, and paraprofessionals, RUHS-BH serves over 45,000 individuals annually.

We are committed to delivering culturally competent, evidence-based care across all ages. Our programs, including Mental Health Services, Substance Use Services, and the Public Guardian's Office, address the diverse needs of our community.

At RUHS Behavioral Health, you'll join a compassionate, innovative team where your skills make a real difference. We offer opportunities for growth, collaboration, and meaningful impact.

If you're passionate about advancing your career while improving mental health in Riverside County, RUHS Behavioral Health is the place for you!

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Examples of essential duties include:

• Interview consumers, relatives, and other involved persons to gather personal and social data relevant to assessing mental or emotional disorders.
• Develop service plans with consumers; evaluate psychological, economic, vocational, educational, physical, health, socialization, and housing needs.
• Coordinate with other staff members (psychiatrists, psychologists, and other program staff) and community agencies in carrying out and designing treatment or rehabilitation plans.
• Assist consumers and other concerned individuals in understanding the nature of major psychological illnesses and their psychosocial effects.
• Assist consumers and their families in understanding and choosing options of mental health treatment.
• Initiate and conduct individual, collateral, group, and family therapy sessions.
• Establish and maintain effective contact with local area mental health resources, including community members, parents, schools, residential facilities, and other agencies/organizations.
• Perform specialized tasks including involuntary hospitalization procedures (5150) and Tarasoff assessments.
• Participate in mental health conferences and local area committees.
• Prepare reports and write correspondence.
• Provide guidance to volunteers and staff.
• Act as a casework consultant to other clinical therapists and other departmental staff.
• Licensed level, within the scope of licensure, may provide clinical supervision to unlicensed clinicians.
• Coordinate clinical decisions in response to operational demands.
• Conduct clinical discussions regarding complex or difficult cases.
• Respond to emergencies, within licensure, which may occur on the unit.
• Coordinate the flow of information and clinical data to ensure continuity in treatment or shift.
• Serve as liaison with other sections, units, services, and agencies.

Minimum qualifications include:

• Option I: Possession of a license to practice as a Clinical Social Worker, Professional Clinical Counselor, or Marriage and Family Therapist issued by the California State Board of Behavioral Sciences.
• Option II: Candidates recruited from out-of-state must possess an out-of-state license to practice as a Clinical Social Worker, Professional Clinical Counselor or Marriage and Family Therapist. Individuals hired under this option shall obtain their license to practice as issued by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences within three years of date of hire.
• Both options require: six semester units or nine quarter units specifically focused on the theory and application of marriage and family therapy; no less than 500 hours of documented supervised experience working directly with couples, families, or children; and a minimum of six hours of continuing education specific to marriage and family therapy, completed in each license renewal cycle.
• Knowledge of psychological aspects of physical and emotional disturbances and mental deficiencies; characteristics of emotional and mental disorders including their effect on the individual in the community; mental health local community resources and community support systems; principles of clinical interviewing and methods of recording consumer information; individual licensing law and the scope of professional practice governed by the same; laws, rules, and regulations of publicly operated health and welfare programs; principles and techniques for making psychosocial assessments.
• Ability to effectively apply the principles and techniques of clinical therapy, including a variety of treatment modalities; analyze consumer behavior and apply treatment or counseling techniques in a coordinated care social rehabilitation environment; speak and write effectively; provide crisis intervention; prepare clear and concise reports and interpret data; work effectively with a multicultural consumer and family population with diverse backgrounds and needs; establish and maintain effective working relationships with consumers, their families, other staff members, and mental health organizations/agencies; provide work direction and training to staff; establish and maintain effective working relationships with other professionals and to work as part of a multidisciplinary team; communicate the goals and objectives of the County's mental and behavioral health services to members of the community and other interested individuals; consult with and assist in the professional development and supervision of unlicensed clinical therapists, within the scope of appropriate licensure, and other mental health support staff.

Other requirements may include a valid California Driver's License and Basic Life Support (BLS) certificates issued by the American Heart Association.

Bilingual (Spanish) Non-Proctored Assessment may be required for designated bilingual positions.

For more information regarding this position, please contact the recruiter, Jammie Smith, at View email address on click.appcast.io or View phone number on click.appcast.io. Please allow one-to-two business days for a response to general inquiries.