Mental Health Specialist

Special Service for Groups, Inc.

JOB ANNOUNCEMENT

Title: Mental Health Specialist Division: OTTP

FLSA: Non-Exempt Supervisor: Occupational Therapy Manager

Pay Range : $24.00/hr to $35.00/hr Posted: 8/6/25

Summary

Under the direction of Occupational Therapy Manager, Mental Health Specialist will be responsible for providing Intensive Care Coordination (ICC) services including facilitation of assessments, care planning and coordination of services with other systems, guided by the needs of the child or youth. Gathers and updates information regarding the family’s strengths, needs, history, cultural identity, and past traumatic experiences. Empowers the family and child or youth by highlighting their strengths, assets, cultural background and discussing the child’s or youth’s identification with their culture’s norms, values, beliefs and practices. Coordinates and schedules staff and family engagement meetings. Outreaches and engages formal and informal supports. Develops the Child and Family Team meeting agenda. Facilitates the Child and Family Team meetings with the child or youth and family and encourages the child or youth and family to lead the meetings. Provides support and coaching as the child or youth and family take lead on facilitating their own meetings. Facilitates debrief meetings with team members. Uses the Integrated Core Practice Model when navigating the Child and Family Team Meeting. Mental Health Specialist will implement strengths-based, individualized, family and youth-driven, and culturally relevant. Mental Health Specialist may provide mental health services such as, individual rehabilitation. Mental Health Specialist will act as a liaison with external agencies and convenes the Child and Family Team. The Mental Health Specialist takes the lead to ensure the team consists of family members, County representatives, the client, and others selected by the family. The Mental Health Specialist works to ensure all team members are active participants in the Child and Family Team Process. The Mental Health Specialist will work with family to generate Mission statement and list of underlying needs, while assisting child/family and team to identify and prioritize needs. Collaborates with team members to ensure adherence to program process and principles. The Mental Health Specialist is required to fulfill the 24/7 on-call responsibilities as per agency policy and crisis phone rotation. Bi-lingual in Spanish preferred but not required.

Essential Functions

§ Gathers and updates information regarding the family’s strengths, needs, history, and past trauma experience

§ Collaborates in the development of trauma related underlying needs statements (for youth and parent or caregiver )

§ Mental Health Specialist will be in charge of managing the logistics of the Child and Family Team Meeting process

§ Attend all necessary meetings, trainings as required by Supervisor, Director, or program contract.

§ Assists in maintaining on-going relations with County agencies, health care facilities, network agencies, placement centers, schools and other resources necessary to affect the continuum of care for children in the community.

§ Adhere to Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health (LAC-DMH) and OTTP Mental Health Policy and Procedures for the billing and documentation practices and maintain minimum productivity expectations

§ Ensures the Integrated Core Practice Model are adhered to by all team members, including the identification of client and family strengths, the providing of services in a timely and appropriate manner, and being the primary contact point for children, families, service providers, and community resource personnel

§ Perform outcome measure application describing level of psychosocial impairment, physical health, self-care, potential support network, adequacy of living arrangements, financial status, employment status and potential training or educational needs.

§ Demonstrate an ability to work professionally and independently with limited supervision, as well as an ability to exercise professional discretion and independent judgment based on training, education, experience and personal creativity

§ Demonstrate professional and effective communication abilities, including the completion of written reports, letters and plans, and initiating and responding to verbal communications with clients, families, the CFT and inter and intra-agency personnel

§ Reports to Clinical Supervisor immediately if Facilitator suspects a child is in danger

§ Maintain a working knowledge of existing community programs, the services provided and eligibility requirements

§ Assists in “Whatever it takes” approach such as counseling, shadowing, modeling, skills training, and other interventions deemed necessary, to prepare youth for successful and lasting housing, vocational, educational, and treatment services

§ Other duties as needed

§ Attend all monthly staff meetings

§ Participate in the Full Partnership Services crisis phone line rotation

§ Work on other appropriate tasks as assigned by the Manager

§ Driving is a required aspect of the job (for example: must drive to multiple field sites).

§ Regular attendance required

Secondary Functions

§ Overtime, holiday, or weekend work may be required

§ Ability to perform duties on some weekday evenings when required.

Minimum Qualifications - Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required

§ Bachelor of Art or Science Degree in Human Services, Social Work, or Psychology

§ 3 years’ experience working high-risk children or youth in either Child Welfare, Probation or Mental Health systems.

§ Demonstrated knowledge and ability to work with at-risk population

§ Excellent communication skills

§ Excellent documentation skills

§ TB test clearance

§ Ability to function as a member of an interdisciplinary team

§ Valid California driver’s license, DMV check, reliable vehicle and proof of current automobile insurance required.

§ Background check & Verification of employment eligibility

Non-Essential Qualifications-Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

· Knowledge and demonstrated experience in working with ethnic, minority, impoverished, and underserved communities.

· Bi-lingual (Spanish) preferred but not required

Supervisory Responsibilities

· No supervisory responsibility

Environmental Conditions (Working Conditions)

· The environment for this position is an office environment as well as working within at-risk areas including home and school based services. Driving is required when in the field, own transportation is required.

Physical Requirements

· In the course of performing this job, there will be driving, walking and sitting required.

Mental Requirements

· The incumbent in this position must be able to accommodate to all of the following: constant distractions, interruptions; uncontrollable changes in priorities/work schedules; think conceptualize and handle stress.

Contact Information

Dana Granado, Occupational Therapy Manager

OTTP-LA

879 W. 190th St. Suite 350

Gardena, CA 90248

dgranado@ottp.org

Please submit resume and cover letter via email to Dana Granado

Special Service for Groups, Inc. (SSG) is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $24.00 - $35.00 per hour

Expected hours: 40 per week

Benefits:

• 403(b)
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Mileage reimbursement
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

People with a criminal record are encouraged to apply

Work Location: In person

Salary : $24 - $35