Job Title: Mental Health Clinician

Location: 1060 Howard Street, San Francisco, CA 94103

Employment Type: Full-Time; Non-Exempt

Schedule: Monday- Friday - In-Person

8:00am- 4:00pm, 9:00am-5:00pm, or 10:00am-6:00pm

Salary Requirements:

Licensed: $46.75 per hour

Registered Intern: $40.16 per hour

Summary:

The Mental Health Clinician is responsible for providing therapeutic support to individuals and their families to address a variety of mental health and emotional challenges. This role involves assessing client needs, developing and implementing care plans, and offering evidence-based therapeutic interventions to promote mental health and overall well-being.

Responsibilities

Client Assessment and Diagnosis:

• Conduct thorough assessments to evaluate the mental health, emotional, and psychological needs of clients.

• Use diagnostic screening tools and clinical judgment to diagnose mental health disorders and determine appropriate interventions.

Treatment Planning and Therapy:

• Develop personalized care plans based on assessment findings, client goals, and best practices.

• Provide individual, group, and case management services using evidence-based therapeutic techniques and modalities.

Crisis Intervention:

• Respond to clients in immediate distress and provide crisis intervention and support as needed.

• Develop crisis management strategies and safety plans to address urgent client needs.

Documentation and Record-Keeping:

• Maintain detailed and accurate client records, including care plans, progress notes, and discharge summaries within designated time frame.

• Ensure compliance with legal, ethical, and organizational standards for documentation and confidentiality.

Collaboration and Coordination:

• Collaborate with other healthcare professionals, social workers, and community resources to ensure comprehensive client care.

• Provide referrals to additional services or resources as needed, and coordinate care with other providers.

• Must be able to carry out the essential duties of the position within what can be considered

• Performs other duties as assigned by Clinical Director of Non-Residential Services.

Qualifications:

Experience

• Minimum of one (1) year experience providing psychotherapy and case management services working with complex behavioral health and substance use challenges in a fast-paced social service drop-in setting.

Education

• Master's in behavioral science (social work, psychology, counseling, etc.)
• Licensed LMFT, LCSW, or LPCC(preferred) or BBS registered intern (AMFT, ASW, APCC)

Skills

• Ability to work with a diverse population- individuals experiencing co-occurring disorders, psychosis, and other severe mental health presentations

• Computer skills with proficiency in Microsoft Office Suites.

• Excellent verbal, written, and communication skills.

• Strong organizational skills.

• Ability to follow through with tasks in a timely manner.
• Fluency in English and ability to effectively read, write, and communicate in English with staff, clients, and external partners and stakeholders.

• Ability to work cooperatively and effectively as part of a team.

Comprehensive Benefits Package:

Employees who are regularly scheduled to work 20 hours or more per week are eligible for all benefits.

• 100% employer sponsored medical, vision, acupuncture, and dental coverage. Swords to Plowshares covers partial dependent coverage cost. (Agency paid annual medical deductible paid via Navia HRA Card)
• Employee Assistance Program: 20 mental health counseling appointments available to all employees, regardless of Full-time status, at no cost to employees.
• 403(b) retirement plan immediate enrollment
• Generous annual paid time off

• 10 sick days
• 13 holidays
• 17 vacation days in the first year & progressive afterwards

• Access to third party legal benefits, employee discount program, pet insurance, and Commuter Benefit.
• 1-hour paid lunch period, professional development reimbursements, and annual education allowance available to all employees.

*Employees who work on-call, in a temporary position, or less than 20 hours per week regularly are only eligible for our Employee Assistance Program, paid lunch hour, and San Francisco sick time. Vacation and sick time are pro-rated based upon full-time equivalent percentage.

Organizational Values Statement of Intent:

Swords to Plowshares is fully committed to the ongoing work of upholding our values and fostering a supportive culture for all staff and veteran clients. For us, this is a process and not a destination. We embrace the principles of cultural humility to create spaces where all people feel welcome, heard, and valued.

We stand against injustice and discrimination of all kinds. We understand that the veteran community encompasses a multitude of identities, and we believe that our staff and board should as well. We encourage applications from all qualified individuals.