DescriptionTherapist and Care Manager (Bilingual English/Spanish) -this is a full-time, exempt position located at our Vicente campus in San Francisco. The new hire for this position will receive a $5000 bonus after one year of service. This is a pro-rated amount to hours worked.
Program Description Edgewood's Acute Intensive Services program is a comprehensive short-term mental health program that offers a full spectrum of therapeutic support, ranging from Residential treatment to Intensive Outpatient support. The Residential program in AIS works to stabilize, assess, and provide care to youth who have recently experienced a mental health crisis and received emergency mental health services such as hospitalization, or are at risk of a significant mental health crisis. These youth reside on Edgewood's campus on a short-term basis in order to receive intensive mental health treatment and support.
Position SummaryResidential Treatment Therapist/Care Managers provide intensive strategies to address any current need for stabilization, crisis intervention and individual, family and group trauma-focused treatment. Therapist/Care Managers must have strong clinical and advocacy skills, demonstrate flexibility, utilize a strengths-based approach, and have experience working with children and adolescents with high mental health needs. Therapist/Care Managers work as an integral member of multi-disciplinary milieu team that addresses the child or youth's educational, behavioral and mental health needs. The Therapist/Care Manager adheres to all agency and EPSDT billing and documentation requirements and works with the Clinical Supervisor (or Clinical Leadership Team) to identify policies, procedures, and training needs.
Responsibilities- Maintains a caseload of clients that facilitates ability to meet client service hours' goal as set by the agency.
- Provides clinical presence and support in Residential cottage.
- Provides mental health screening to assess cognitive, emotional, and social functioning and needs; facilitates the identification and engagement in mental health services such as individual, family, and group therapy.
- Provides crisis intervention and stabilization when appropriate.
- Coordinates services with other agencies and resources to address youth's needs including medical/physical health, mental health, education, employment, independent living skills, advocacy, placement stability, and age-appropriate enrichment activities.
- Assists youth in identifying and accessing community resources as needed.
- Works collaboratively on behalf of clients as needed with outpatient providers, school personnel, parents and caregivers, and others.
- Complies with Edgewood Center for Children and Families and California State Boards' requirements pertaining to supervision, consultation, and case conference attendance.
- Understands and complies with policies, procedures, and deadlines related to record keeping, paperwork, and documentation for Edgewood Center and EPSDT Medi-Cal billing purposes
- Participates in agency and program meetings and professional development trainings as required.
- Works proactively with the Clinical Supervisor (or Clinical Leadership Team) to ensure the strength of the program and attend to other tasks as needed.
Core Competencies- Ability to express ideas in writing, listens well, and shares work related information. Able to work productively with other work styles.
- Ability to inspire; leading by example; able to adjust leadership style based on situations
- Ability to maintain clinical perspective during supervision and to provide compassionate, thoughtful, culturally sensitive support to clinicians, staff, and clients.
- Contributes positively to creating a healing-centered, welcoming, anti-racist, LGBTQ+ affirming team and organization.
- Demonstrates cultural competency, humility, and sensitivity treating youth, families, and colleagues with dignity and respect.
Qualifications- Advanced degree (Master's or Doctorate) in clinical psychology, social work or related field required. Current CA Board of Behavioral Science or Board of Psychology license and/or registration.
- California License Preferred (LCSW, LMFT, Licensed Psychologist)
- Based on our funding sources, California Department of Mental Health requires all unlicensed psychologists to apply for a professional licensing waiver or show proof of valid waiver prior to hire date.
- Direct clinical experience working with high-risk children and youth.
- Clean California DMV and insurance
- Experience providing individual, family and group therapy to children and adolescents.
Preferred Qualifications- Experience working as part of a multidisciplinary team.
- Experience in working with diverse communities.
- Experience working with children and families that have been or are involved in issues relating to abuse (e.g., verbal, physical, sexual, and neglect) and trauma.
- Experience working with a variety of treatment modalities including family systems work, DBT, CBT, group therapy, etc.
- Awareness of substance abuse issues and how they impact a family system.
Salary InformationThis position has a salary range of $85,044.96-$110,414.30 depending on years of clinical experience, hours completed, and bilingual language skills. *Please note- the language differential is contingent on passing a language proficiency test.
As part of our team, benefits-eligible employees receive an excellent comprehensive benefits package:
- 16 days of PTO the first year and more thereafter
- Nine paid holidays
- Five health and wellness days off annually
- 10% additional pay for community-relevant second language fluency
- Medical/Dental/and Vision plans
- 403 B Retirement Plan with agency match
- Employee Assistance Program
- Commuter Benefits Program
- Medical and Childcare Flexible Spending Accounts
- Pet Insurance
- Identity Theft Protection Plan
- Paid employee referral program
- Career advancement opportunities
- Retention bonuses for many positions
- Continuing Education expense reimbursement
- Professional licensing fee reimbursement
- Professional Development reimbursement opportunities
- Verified Public Service Loan Forgiveness Employer
NOTE: The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) has issued new requirements for health care and congregant care facilities to decrease the risk of COVID-19 outbreaks. Based on the CDPH public health mandate, all candidates for positions at Edgewood Center must provide proof of vaccination. Edgewood Center will consider applicants with ADA and Title VII exemptions on a case-by-case basis.
