Description

PROGRAM:  Child and Parent Services (CAPS) 

DEPARTMENT: Department of Early Childhood and Family Services 

STATUS: Part- time non-exempt 10-20 hours/week

Salary: $33-$35 per hour

REPORTS TO: Program Manager 

DESCRIPTION:

StarVista is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that has helped people of all ages throughout San Mateo County navigate life challenges for over 55 years. Our mental health, crisis intervention, youth housing, substance use, and early childhood services help thousands of individuals each year. StarVista’s services are rooted in strength-based, holistic practices and center diversity, equity and inclusion to ensure anyone who comes to StarVista can access support. StarVista’s values of respect, passion, partnerships, accountability, innovation and integrity foster an agency culture of support and growth.

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:

StarVista’s Child and Parent Services (CAPS) is a multidisciplinary program that is comprised of two parts: Prevention and Intervention. One part of the program Is available to any family with a child 0-18 living in the cities of San Mateo, San Bruno, Daly City, and South San Francisco, as well as on the Coast that anchors in preventive child welfare work aimed to reducing risk factors that will increase the chance of child abuse and/or neglect. The other part of the program provides intervention services to any family that has been a victim of child abuse and/or neglect within 24 months and/or working with an agency that works with families/children that have are involved in child welfare and/or victimization. The focus of the program is to provide a strength-based and short-term approach which includes therapeutic services, resource linkage, advocacy, and groups. Services are available in the family’s home, in their community or virtually. Due to current COVID-19 health and safety concerns services will be delivered telehealth until restrictions are lifted agency and/or county wide. 

Range of services include individual and family therapy, parent education and parent support groups in the community. Clinician will provide individual, group, and family therapy as needed. Clinician will provide workshops in the community geared toward parents. 

Requirements

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

• Provide mental health support to parents and families utilizing a short-term model and solution focused treatment 
• Provide weekly in home, in community or virtual sessions 
• Assess families by utilizing the CANS assessment tool and program clinical intake assessment 
• Provide crisis intervention, family support, parent education, safety planning, and intake assessment for families and their children 
• Provide appropriate psycho-education and clinical case management services 
• Collaborate with school staff and community partners to coordinate ethically appropriate, theoretically sound, culturally informed, and holistic interventions to address client issues and enhance client strengths 
• Familiarized and utilize with STEP, TF-CBT and Solution Focused Therapy 
• Prepare and facilitate parent education workshops and/or parent support groups 
• Maintain timely and clinically appropriate documentation of all clinical services 
• Attend program meetings, didactic training, clinical supervision and other mandatory trainings/meetings 
• Awareness and practice of cultural humility
• Fluency in Spanish is required 
• Other duties as assigned 

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: 

• Seeking a post-degree candidate who is registered with the BBS as an (AMFT, ASW, PCCI) or Board of Psychology.
• Drivers License and HR clearance required, including TB test, and Department of Justice LiveScan Fingerprint clearance.

We encourage you to apply if you think you would be a great fit but do not meet the preferred education/experience level. We welcome folks from all backgrounds and lived experiences and would love to learn more about how you may be a great fit for this role.