TITLE: BILINGUAL CLINICIAN

EMPLOYMENT STATUS: FULL-TIME / EXEMPT

STARTING SALARY PAY RANGE: $78,000 - $80,000

POSITION SUMMARY:

Reporting to the Manager of Clinical Services, the primary role of the Bilingual Clinician is to provide comprehensive strengths based behavioral health services to homeless and/or marginally housed transitional aged youth. The Bilingual Clinician is responsible for clinical screenings and assessments, crisis intervention and de-escalation, individual and group therapy, treatment planning, linkage and referrals, and clinical consultation and professional development to program staff. The Bilingual Clinician works from a strength-based model using trauma-informed interventions. This position emphasizes Harm Reduction and Restorative Practices when working with youth and clinical consultation with staff.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

• Provide on-site clinical screenings, clinical assessments, crisis intervention and support services at sites with greatest acuity of wellness needs across Larkin Street programs.
• Provide short term mental health and/or substance use support for youth at various Larkin Street sites including individual and group modalities. The Bilingual Clinician holds a caseload of 10-15% Spanish speaking clients.
• Complete clinical documentation in a professional and timely manner. No medical billing!
• Provide clinical consultation and professional development to staff on a range of clinical issues and best practices for TAY population.
• Facilitate and coordinate Collaborative Case Conferences to assist in determining treatment plans for clients with clinical concerns.
• Support youth with linkage to community resources, as needed.
• Ability to travel independently throughout the community to Larkin Street’s various program and partner agency sites.
• Ability to work evenings and weekends.
• Assist with special projects and other assignments as requested by the Senior Leadership team and the Chief of Programs.
• Act as Program Manager during On-Call rotation.
• Actively participate in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) work within the agency.
• Link youth to continuum of services offered through Larkin Street and in the community.
• Other duties as assigned.

OTHER KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES:

• Maintain a creative, teambuilding, cooperative approach to job performance and seek to bring a constructive, problem-solving orientation to all tasks.
• Maintain professional standards of performance, demeanor and appearance at all times.
• Ability to work with a diverse staff and excel in a multi-cultural environment.
• Perform tasks and responsibilities in a complete and timely manner, complying with agency policies and standards and conforming to scheduling requirements of this job description and program.
• Maintain an awareness of the agency’s mission and work to promote the positive individual and social change goals it embodies.
• Exercise discretion and professional judgment at all times keeping with the responsibilities carried personally and by the agency for the care and welfare of the youth we serve.
• Actively strive to upgrade professional skills through engaging in appropriate professional training and experience.
• Ability to work with a diverse staff and excel in a multi-cultural environment.

EDUCATION:

• Master’s Degree in Social Work, Social Welfare, Psychology, or closely related field.
• Current license or registered with the BBS as an Associate Clinical Social Worker, Associate Marriage and Family Therapist, or Associate Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor.

BACKGROUND & EXPERIENCE:

• Experience providing mental health services in a social service setting, preferably with systematically marginalized populations.
• Experience providing individual and group therapy, psychoeducational groups.
• Ability to conduct psychotherapy in Spanish.
• Experience working with transitional age youth, homeless and/or marginally housed individuals, people with active mental illness/co-occurring disorders and/or substance use disorders preferred.
• Prior case management experience working in clinical and or housing/supportive housing programs preferred.
• Knowledgeable of the following clinical theories and capable of integrating them across Larkin Street Youth Services programs: Trauma-Informed Care, Motivational Interviewing, Restorative Practices, and Harm Reduction.
• Ability to work with a diverse staff and excel in a multi-cultural environment.
• Excellent written and verbal skills, including public speaking.
• Requires ability to lift, transfer, push/pull, maneuver, and reposition 25 lbs.; Finger manipulation.
• Ability to comprehend complex materials.
• Ability to speak and write in English.
• Strong commitment to the agency and philosophy of Larkin Street Youth Services.

PERKS & BENEFITS:

• Competitive salary commensurate with experience.
• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life and Disability
• Vacation time: Starting at 3 weeks, increasing to 5 weeks by year five
• Sick Time
• Paid Holidays
• Paid Sabbatical after 5 and 10 years of service
• 403(b) Retirement Plan with employer matching

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Larkin Street Youth Services is an equal opportunity employer. Larkin Street Youth Service seeks qualified candidates with interest in the non-profit sector. We are committed to embracing diversity and consider all applicants for all positions without regard to color, ethnic background, religion, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, HIV/AIDS status, veteran status, or any other legally protected class. We encourage applicants of diverse backgrounds to apply for any open position in which they feel qualified. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities in our recruiting process. If you need any assistance or accommodations due to a disability, please let us know Recruiting@larkinstreetyouth.org.