Description

Mission and Priorities:

At Children’s Health Council, we believe in the promise and potential of every child, teen and young adult. Our mission is to transform young lives by providing culturally responsive best-in-class learning and mental health services to families from diverse backgrounds regardless of language, location, or ability to pay. We specialize in ADHD, Learning Differences, Anxiety & Depression and Autism. Our strategic priorities include: being people first and empowering our workforce, creating systems built on equity, access, and inclusion, elevating technology and strengthening our community partnerships.         
      
Could this be you?          

• Do you like to work in an environment where we live our mission?   

• Do you value celebrating our differences and learning from them?   

• Are you passionate about the work you do?   

• Do you value collaboration?   

• Are you looking to be empowered as a professional to help us grow as an organizational community?

• Are you a skilled cross-cultural communicator, helping cultivate a place of acceptance?   

• Do you value cross-cultural competence and communication with individuals, teams, and systems within our organization?   

         If you can answer “yes” to these questions, this job could be for you!          
         

As a Child & Adolescent Therapist- MediCal, you will:

• Conduct comprehensive clinical interviews with parents and clients and synthesizes/ disseminates significant information to team members.     

• Develop and deliver psychological treatment plans for children, teens, and their families, which may include individual, dyadic, family, parent, and collateral therapy and behavior management.        

• Coordinate clinical care with other disciplines including SLP, OT, education, psychology, and psychiatry.     

• Conduct in-service training and seminars at CHC or within the community, including continuing education and parent education, as requested.    

• Attend clinical staff and team meetings as assigned and serves on committees as needed to ensure program and service quality.     

• Adhere to all mental health legal and ethical mandates and guidelines in executing duties, including timely completion of charting, billing, report preparation, and ethical/confidentiality issues as outlined by the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapists or the National Association of Social Workers.    

• Participate in IEP conferences and other school meetings to assist school personnel in understanding client issues and rationale for implementation of recommendations when clinically valid.     

• Meet productivity expectations as assigned by the Division Director.  It is expected that the therapists will be at full productivity after the 3^rd month.     

• Perform other duties as assigned.           

 

What we’re looking for:

• Knowledge and understanding of CHC's four areas of expertise: ADHD, LD, anxiety and depression, and Autism Spectrum disorders.

• Knowledge and skills in adolescent individual and family therapies, case formulations, and treatment planning.

• Ability to work in a team-oriented environment.

• Excellent time management and material organizational skills.

• Knowledge and use of computers and an Electronic Health Record (EHR) is essential.

About your background (education/experience):

• LPCC/LMFT/LCSW from an accredited graduate school, preferably with at least 3 years post-degree experience in either/both a pediatric clinic and/or school-based setting.

• Adherence to all professional, ethical, legal, and confidentiality issues outlined by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences, American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy or National Association of Social Workers, and State and Federal laws (e.g., HIPAA).

• Experience assessing high risk population.   

• Flexibility to respond to changing circumstances and priorities within the agency.

• Bilingual – English/Vietnamese is strongly preferred.

 

Working Conditions:

• Able to work 32 hours per week (.80).   

• Flexibility in being available during evening hours up to 7pm.

• Able to occasionally lift, move, and set up stacks of documents (up to 20 lbs) such as training binders or other training materials, laptop computers, in-focus projectors, flip charts, and other materials required for training sessions.                  

Compensation based on 1.0 FTE:

Range: $80,000 to $125,000 per year

Pay Type: Salary

* The starting base salary for this position is as shown above. The actual base salary is dependent upon a variety of job-related factors such as professional background, training, work experience, location, business needs, and market demand. This pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future.    

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