Mental Health Clinician (Bilingual Spanish Preferred)

JOB TITLE: Mental Health Clinician (Bilingual Spanish Preferred)
DEPARTMENT: Together For Families
REPORTS TO: Program Manager
POSITION STATUS: Full-Time, Non-Exempt, 40 hours per week
SALARY: $35 per hour, $1 dollar bilingual differential pay.
DESCRIPTION:
StarVista is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that has helped people of all ages throughout San Mateo County navigate life challenges for over 55 years. Our Mental Health, crisis intervention, youth housing, substance use, and early childhood services help thousands of individuals each year. StarVista's services are rooted in strength-based, holistic practices and center diversity, equity and inclusion to ensure anyone who comes to StarVista can access support. StarVista's values of respect, passion, partnerships, accountability, innovation and integrity foster an agency culture of support and growth.
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:
StarVista's Together For Families (TFF) is available to any family with a child 0-18 living in the cities of San Mateo County. The focus of program is reducing caregiver stress and building on family's existing strengths. Through a strength-based and short-term approach families receive clinical interventions and support during treatment. The program is anchored in reducing risk factors that may contribute to child abuse and/or neglect. Services are available in the family's home, in their community or virtually. Range of services includes:
-Individual therapy
-Family therapy
-Couple's therapy
-Clinical Case Management
-Parent Education Workshops and Parent Support groups in the community.
Clinician will provide individual, group, and family therapy as needed. Clinician will provide workshops in the community geared toward parents.
POSITION PURPOSE AND OBJECTIVES:
StarVista's Together For Families program supports families in improving aspects of their lives that may lead to stronger interpersonal relationships and self-esteem, enhanced life performance, and increased knowledge of community support systems. To accomplish this goal, qualified Mental Health Clinicians provide a myriad of services including assessment, crisis intervention, individual and group therapy, family therapy, psychoeducation, and community presentations. We are committed to culturally sensitive, strengths based, and trauma informed care. We adapt our services to fit the unique needs of San Mateo County's diverse population.
We are looking for skilled, passionate, and creative clinicians to join a strong clinical team comprised of diverse individuals (licensed, associates and trainees) who are passionate about supporting families. Clinicians will collaborate with other staff in the coordination of ethically appropriate, theoretically sound, culturally sensitive, trauma informed and holistic interventions to address student issues and enhance client and family member strengths. Cultural humility and respect for diversity are core values of Star Vista and are essential to this position.
Requirements
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

• Provide Mental Health support to parents and families utilizing a short-term model and solution focused treatment.
• Provide weekly at home, in community or virtual sessions.
• Assess families by utilizing the CANS or ANSA assessment tools and program clinical intake assessment.
• Provide crisis intervention, family support, parent education, safety planning, and intake assessment for families and their children.
• Provide appropriate psychoeducation and clinical case management services.
• Collaborate with staff and community partners to coordinate ethically appropriate, theoretically sound, culturally informed, and holistic interventions to address client issues and enhance client strengths.
• Become familiarized and utilize with STEP, TF-CBT and Solution Focused Therapy.
• Prepare and facilitate parent education workshops and/or parent support groups.
• Maintain timely and clinically appropriate documentation of all clinical services.
• Attend meetings, didactic training, clinical supervision, and other mandatory training.
• Fluency in Spanish is preferred but not required.
• Other duties as assigned.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES REQUIRED:

• Demonstrable and verifiable clinical skills and experience in providing therapy services.
• Strong ethical principles reflected in practice, including a thorough understanding of client confidentiality requirements, appropriate clinical record keeping, and federal/state laws governing the practice of Mental Health services.
• Understanding of issues related to diversity, equity, and inclusion. Willingness to explore self in relation to these issues, and ability to provide culturally informed therapeutic services to diverse clientele.
• Strong organization and communication skills.
• Skilled in maintaining positive relationships and collaborating with other systems, including parents, school, probation, CPS, and other programs.
• Ability to work as a team member with staff and upper management to accomplish tasks supporting the agency's mission.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Seeking a post-degree candidate who is registered with the BBS as an AMFT, ASW, PCCI or Board of Psychology.
• Driver's License and HR clearance required, including TB test, and Department of Justice LiveScan Fingerprint clearance
• Bilingual in Spanish preferred.

BENEFITS: *Benefits applicable only to benefit eligible employees 20+hours per week on a prorated basis

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Basic Life & AD&D
• Flexible Spending Account / Dependent Care Spending Account
• Employee Assistance Program
• Retirement Plan (non-matching)
• Sick Time
• Vacation Time
• Personal Time
• Holiday Pay
• Birthday Floating Holiday

We encourage you to apply if you think you would be a great fit but do not meet the preferred education/experience level. We welcome folks from all backgrounds and lived experiences and would love to learn more about how you may be a great fit for this role.