Youth & Family Mental Health Therapist

Why Work for FSA?

• Competitive rates: $30.00/hour - $39.00/hour, DOE and qualifications.
• A strong benefits package that includes generous vacation, sick leave, and holiday pay, employer-paid medical insurance, a free subscription to the meditation/sleep app Calm, and much more!
• Paid relocation assistance.
• Paid clinical supervision.
• Continuous employee education and development.
• Possibility of up to $90,000 student loan repayment assistance through the California Department of Health Care Access and Information.
• Schedule flexibility is offered whenever possible.
• Because each day we are making a difference in our community, and because we have a positive, employee- and client-centered work culture.

We look forward to you joining our team at FSA of Santa Barbara County!

The Position

The Youth & Family Mental Health Therapist will provide a range of services including individual and family therapy, case management, and crisis intervention. Services occur across many settings including clinic, home, school, and the community. Service times accommodate the needs of clients and their families and will often include evenings. The Youth & Family Mental Health Therapist must be available to field client crises M-F 9am-7pm.

FSA strives to be a trauma-informed and resilience-oriented organization. Because working with those impacted by trauma can affect staff in various ways, FSA actively identifies and employs methods to support staff to embody a healthy and sustainable balance of care for both themselves and others.

Sample of Duties and Responsibilities

• Work closely with a small caseload to effect positive and lasting change.
• Assist clients ages 5 to 20 and their families meet goals, while strengthening natural environments and supports.
• Employ evidence-based practices to identify and reinforce appropriate family roles and relationships.
• Utilize a recovery-oriented, strengths-based approach in delivering treatment services.
• Conduct Assessments, develop Client Plans, and document services in a timely manner.
• Participate in a variety of meetings, cultivating relationships to harness a holistic treatment approach.
• Maintain a level of direct and billable service activity as determined by the contract and funding requirements.