Child and Family Specialist, Mental Health

Level: Experienced |

Job Location:

Wayfinder LA Campus
- Los Angeles, CA 90043 | Position Type:
Full Time | Education Level: 4 Year Degree | Salary Range: $22.00 - $25.00 Hourly |

Job Shift: Day/AM | Job Category:
Nonprofit
- Social Services

The primary focus of the Child and Family Specialist is to provide mental health skills‑based rehabilitation services and behavioral interventions to assist clients in our clinical therapeutic program in learning ways to manage their behaviors and increase positive social and emotional functioning. The specialist works in coordination with inter and intra‑agency treatment team members and across various community‑based settings and collaborates with any identified Child and Family Team (CFT) to deliver professional services that are trauma‑informed, culturally competent, and aligned with the client’s treatment plan(s).

• Maintain confidentiality of all pertinent client information.
• Participate in intake, assessment, plan development and review, and provision of services: individual and group rehabilitation, targeted case management, intensive care coordination, collateral, intensive home‑based services, and crisis intervention.
• Develop a working knowledge of functional behavioral analysis and assessment, behavioral modification techniques, crisis intervention, and other techniques required when working with youth with behavioral challenges.
• Respond to crisis situations.
• Perform other duties as outlined in the position description.

• Master’s degree in psychology, social work, counseling, or related field plus two (2) years of experience in a mental health setting as a specialist in the fields of physical restoration, social adjustment, or vocational adjustment.
• Bachelor’s degree in psychology, social work counseling, or related field plus four (4) years of experience in a mental health setting as a specialist in the fields of physical restoration, social adjustment, or vocational adjustment.
• Associate’s degree plus six (6) years of experience in a mental health setting as a specialist in the fields of physical restoration, social adjustment, or vocational adjustment.
• Valid California Driver’s License with a minimum of two (2) years of good driving history and approval by the agency’s insurance carrier to drive agency vehicles.

• Paid Time Off:
  Generous PTO policy, 11 paid holidays, plus five winter holidays.
• Medical, dental, vision, life, and long‑term disability insurance.
• 401(k) retirement plan with employer match up to 4%.
• Employee referral program.
• Education tuition assistance program.
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) eligible.
• Flexible spending account (FSA) plans.
• Eligibility and other benefits are outlined in plan documents.

• Hybrid work schedule.

Wayfinder Family Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We support a drug‑free workplace and conduct pre‑employment background and drug screenings.