Description
Fred Finch Youth & Family Services is a great place to work, and we have the hardware to prove it! Year after year, our employees make the difference in helping those with mental health issues. Whether you are just starting your career or a seasoned professional, you'll be able to find the right spot to help others at a TOP WORKPLACE in 2023.
Avalon Non-Public School is a specialized educational placement for students with Developmental Disabilities and Serious Emotional Disturbance. Its purpose is to maximize the student's level of academic and community functioning, enabling them to engage in a pattern of everyday living similar to that of non-disabled peers. A key objective of the program is increasing the student's ability to succeed in a less restrictive school environment, reduced structure and increased independence.
In addition to the special education portion of the program, the Fred Finch non-public school has the capacity to provide mental health day treatment services for qualified students. The school provides a safe, stable, and highly structured environment by combining intensive staffing, a therapeutic milieu culture, mental health interventions, behavior modification, and a positive peer environment.
Join our team as: Clinician - Avalon/Non Public School
The Clinician is responsible for providing high quality, trauma-informed therapeutic services, and care coordination to a diverse population of at-risk youth or young adults experiencing mental health symptoms, and their families. These developmentally appropriate, individualized services occur in residential and community locations including homes, schools, program offices, psychiatric emergency settings, clinics, crisis residential programs, and/or shelters.
Shifts Available
Full Time - Hourly; Mon-Fri/8am-5pm
Salary Range In accordance with California law, the expected salary range for this California position is between $33.03 and $53.80 per hour. The actual compensation will be determined based on experience and other factors permitted by law.
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What You Bring to The Table (requirements):

• #M.A. Degree in #SocialWork or #Counseling from an accredited college or
• Registered associate (#AMFT or #ACSW, or #APCC with relevant experience with target population) with the Board of Behavioral Some programs may consider candidates who are able to obtain registered status within first six (6) months after hire. (If working in a program licensed by Community Care Licensing must meet minimum training and experience requirements - for more information please see http://www.cdss.ca.gov/cdssweb/entres/pdf/CCR/STRTP_ILS.pdf )
• Certified to conduct a CANS/ANSA assessment within 90 days of employment if CANS/ANSA utilized by program.
• Supervised experience in providing counseling and/or psychotherapy
• Demonstrated knowledge in the areas of diagnostic assessment, individual/family/group behavioral treatment methods for target population of program.
• Experience with or knowledge of designing, supervising, monitoring, changing, and discontinuing individualized behavioral interventions for staff delivering behavioral services (e.g., TBS).
• Demonstrated knowledge of risk assessment, including danger to self or others, and effective community-based interventions for those with high risk.
• Demonstrated cultural responsiveness in working with diverse families and
• Must be able to respond quickly to emergencies, and to learn and implement Pro- ACT (or other agency approved crisis de-escalation training).
• Clean driving record: current CA Driver's License or ability to obtain within 10 days after
• Must have access to dependable transportation; personal car insurance meeting minimum liability coverage required if position requires driving for work or transporting participants.
• Basic computer and keyboarding competence with the ability to use Microsoft Office Suite and/or competency with electronic clinical documentation systems.

Preferred

• License (#LCSW or #MFT or #LPCC ) preferred.
• One (1) year post-graduate school experience with program target population (Example: intellectually disabled, homeless, teens or young adults, seriously emotionally disturbed).
• One (1) year experience with program modality (example: school-based, residential, mobile/community-based, wraparound, etc.
• Demonstrated ability to assess, triage and organize work.
• Applies a strength-based, culturally responsive, trauma-informed, and flexible approach to supervision, participant and community service, in order to support participant recovery, health, and wellness.
• Familiarity, training, certification, or experience with recovery-model orientation, public mental health and child welfare systems, and/or relevant evidence-based practices (e.g., CBT, DBT, EMDR, trauma-informed interventions).
• Exhibits strong behavioral, crisis management and family/individual/group therapy skills.
• Fluency in prevailing language(s) of the community.

Our Mission:
"Fred Finch Youth & Family Services partners with individuals and communities to provide culturally responsive services that cultivate mental and physical resilience and wellness."
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