Mental Health Clinician High Risk Youth

Mental Health Clinician for High Risk Youth

Oakland, CA

Working at West Coast Children’s Clinic means being part of an organization that is client-centered, trauma-informed, collaborative, and committed to justice and equity.

Classification
:
Regular Full Time (1.0 FTE), Exempt

Location
:
Oakland, CA / Hybrid (availability to provide client services in-person and complete documentation remotely)

Regular Work Schedule
:
Full time, M-F

Compensation:

• $72,000 per year for those collecting hours toward licensure (Master's level). Starts at $82,000 per year for licensed individuals. Additional 10% Spanish language differential for qualified candidates.

About the Program:

The C-Change Program
, Transforming the Lives of Sexually Exploited Minors, provides mental health screening and support to sexually exploited youth and high-risk youth. Clinicians provide community-based, intensive strategies to address any current need for stabilization, crisis intervention, and individual trauma-focused treatment.

As a C-Change Clinician, you will provide:

• Community-based trauma-informed psychotherapy and intensive clinical case management to youth who are at risk of, have a history of or are being sexually exploited or have experienced gender violence.
• Mental health screening to assess cognitive, emotional and social functioning and needs; facilitate the identification and engagement in mental health services.
• Individual or family intensive mental health services and clinical case management as part of a collaborative wrap service team.
• Risk assessments, crisis intervention, stabilization, and create safety plans.
• Assistance for youth in developing and executing their transition to adulthood plan.
• Coordinated services with other agencies and resources to address youth's needs, including housing, medical/physical health, mental health, education, employment, independent living skills, advocacy, placement stability, and age-appropriate enrichment activities.
• Our clinical services have expanded and we now provide services in San Francisco.
• Services are provided via telehealth or in-person within the 90 mile radius.
• Provide stabilization support services to children and TAY in an in-person milieu environment.
• On weekly shifts, provide stabilization and comprehensive care to Alameda County foster youth and young adults in a milieu environment as they await and prepare for transition to foster placements.

What will you gain?

• Receive individual clinical supervision by a dedicated supervisor and participate in a case conference.
• Enhanced training and professional development support for recent graduates.
• Be part of a compassionate, driven team that is social justice-focused:
  We have several Staff Affinity Groups such as Staff of Color, LGBTQ+, Equity and Inclusion, Health and Wellness.
• Serve vulnerable kids and their families and create positive changes in their lives.
• As a Joint Commission Accredited agency, we provide the highest standard of care and offer extensive clinical training and seminars led by field experts. Training includes CSEC, Telehealth, Complex Trauma/Trauma-Informed Care, Child and Adolescent Needs and Strengths (CANS), and Supervisor in training program, and much more!
• A Master's or Doctoral degree in psychology, counseling, marriage, and family therapy or social work (required).
• Current and valid license or registration with the CA BBS or BOP (open to recent graduates in the process of registering).
• At least 1-2 years of direct clinical experience working with transition age, high-risk, and system-involved youth in a community-based setting. For C-Change Clinician candidates, specific experience with CSEC youth.
• Knowledge of Alameda County community resources for TAY youth.
• Demonstrate clinical skill in assessment/evaluation and treatment, crisis intervention while working with complex, multiple diagnosis histories.
• Well-organized, efficient, and excellent time management.
• A trauma-informed and relational approach to working with youth.
• Work with Medi-Cal reimbursement procedures and billing.
• Ability to assess needs, strengths & provide crisis intervention and de-escalation in small and large group settings.
• Ability to travel by car to meet with clients, generally within a 90 mile radius of WCC's Oakland office. Alternative forms of transportation may be accommodated based on the needs of the program and clients. Employees must have a clean CA DMV record. When driving for WCC, current vehicle insurance is required.

-Be part of a compassionate, driven team that is social justice-focused:We have Staff Affinity Groups such as Staff of Color, LGBTQ+, Equity and Inclusion, Health and Wellness, and more!

-Make a difference for the Bay Area’s most vulnerable populations:We serve hundreds of vulnerable kids and their families each year to create positive changes in their lives!

-Access a growth-oriented learning community:As a Joint Commission Accredited agency, we are dedicated to providing the highest standard of care, and offer extensive…