San Diego Youth Services

JOB ANNOUNCEMENT

Mental Health Clinician

San Diego Youth Services seeks a Mental Health Clinician in the Anti-Bias Program to be based at Spring Valley office location.  This is a full-time & exempt position reporting to Anti-Bias and HERE Now Program Manager. San Diego Youth Services:  Who we are San Diego Youth Services has helped improve the lives of more than 780,000 homeless, runaway and vulnerable youth since its beginning in 1970. We provide safe places to live and long-term solutions through shelter, foster homes, community centers and housing to more than 28,000 youth every year at 100+ community and school locations. Through prevention, early intervention and treatment, we also help youth before they need higher levels of care or become homeless.

We aim to:

• Meet the basic needs of youth.  Hunger, poverty and youth homelessness are on the rise for many youth and their families today. We help meet these basic needs for youth. What could be more vital than food and shelter? We provide safe places to live and long-term solutions through shelter, foster homes, community centers and housing.

• Create positive connection. We help youth focus on positive life changes and healthy relationships as part of providing needed resources and services. San Diego Youth Services has long provided foster homes and adoption support services for families considering adopting a youth in the foster care system.

• Help youth develop life skills. In addition to a range of safe and stable housing options, we offer support to help youth develop the independent living skills necessary to become self-sufficient and keep off the streets.

• Promote overall health and well-being. Early intervention and care for the whole child are critical. We provide a broad continuum of services to help youth overcome trauma and challenges that put them at risk, including case management, counseling, mental health treatment and educational support and resources.

  SDYS has a staff of approximately 250 employees and 80 volunteers working across San Diego County and an annual budget of approximately $24 million.   You can learn more about us at www.sdyouthservices.org

  DEPARTMENT DESCRIPTION OR PROGRAM DESCRIPTION HIRING FOR

  Our Anti-BIAS (Anti-Bullying, Intervention and Advocacy Supports) services provide assessment and therapeutic support for youth who are bullied in 7th-12th grade in the Santee School District, Cajon Valley Union School District, Grossmont Union High School District and Helix High School.

  CONTEXT OF THE POSITION

  Accountable to the Program Manager to provide culturally competent, trauma-informed support for bullying victims, their families, and schools as part of the Anti-Bullying Intervention & Advocacy Supports (Anti-BIAS) component of the Helping, Engaging, Reconnecting and Educating (HERE) Now program. Mental Health Clinicians are responsible for providing case management, counseling, advocacy, referrals, and service coordination for victims of bullying. Additionally responsible for conducting risk assessments, individual intervention services and care coordination with area mental health support and services.

  Essential functions include:

• Provide culturally competent, trauma-informed support for bullying victims, their families, and school.

• Conduct one-on-one safety assessments and crisis management to at-risk students and their families, while utilizing trauma-informed care philosophy and recovery principles in Anti-BIAS and HERE Now capacity.

• Provide individual and family therapy to youth who have been identified as a victim of bullying.

• Act as an advocate on behalf of youth with administrators and law enforcement, as needed.

• Provide one-on-one case management services to youth identified during initial safety assessment as being a victim of bullying and determine the level of support needed by creating a treatment plan.

• Connect youth to available supports including mental health services and CalVCB.

• Offer support to schools, educators and community collaborators to assist bullying victims as well as educate teachers and administrators on effective adult follow-through in bullying situations.

• Responsible in coordination with program manager for the coordination of events, materials and resources for Bullying Prevention Awareness Month, in addition to other awareness months.

  PREFERRED PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS

• Master’s degree in counseling (MFT), social work (MSW), psychology.

• Must be license-eligible and registered with the State of California Board of Behavioral Sciences or Board of Psychology and in good standing.

• Bilingual English/Spanish Preferred.

• Minimum of one year of job-related experience, including direct service experience with at-risk, multiple families and children on a school campus and/or home-based settings.

• Experience with child, family, and community development. 

• Must possess excellent oral and written skills and be able to provide services to small and large groups of children and adults. 

• Must have a reliable vehicle and relevant auto insurance, plus a clean driving reco

  SDYS EXPECTATIONS

• Adhere to and uphold the rigorous standards of SDYS as mandated by its mission, purpose, guiding principles and standards of quality.

• Maintain confidentiality and privacy standards of service partner protected health information and other applicable information and material in accordance to agency and center policies, and applicable regulations and laws including HIPAA. 

• Welcome and support SDYS volunteers and assist them in accomplishing their services whenever applicable.

• Effectively communicate with people from diverse backgrounds and experiences.

• Receive and give supportive feedback to foster equity and inclusion in working relationships.

• Recognize, nurture, and learn from strengths in co-workers.

• Maintain warm, welcoming and safe work environments.

• Possess flexibility to accomplish job responsibilities in several work environments, whether it be from home, on the road , or in an office.

  Salary Range :  $68,000 – 70,000 + up to $1500 annual bilingual differential based on proficiency

  To apply, please send resume and cover letter through job posting on SDYS website.

  SDYS offers a comprehensive benefits package to full time employees that includes generous PTO, personal holidays, health, vision, dental, life insurance, parental leave and a 403(b)-retirement plan with matching contribution.  SDYS is a Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) employer.  Read more about the PSLF program here (https://studentaid.gov/manage-loans/forgiveness-cancellation/public-service) .

  Candidates must be able to follow all the guidelines provided by the agency, government, and health authorities to maintain safety and health when the job requires physical presence and/or contact with others during the COVID-19 pandemic, including the submission of proof of vaccination as mandated by the California Public Health Order. The successful candidate will need to submit verification of vaccination or have a valid religious or medical reason not to be vaccinated.

  Commitment to cultivating and preserving a culture of diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging.  

  As an organization working to meet the basic needs of youth, create positive connections, help youth develop life skills, and promote overall health and well-being, SDYS believes its practices and actions must reflect the highest level of commitment to access, equity, and social justice.

  The collective sum of the individual differences, life experiences, knowledge, innovation, self-expression, and talent that our members invest in their work represents not only part of the SDYS’ culture, but the SDYS’ reputation and achievements as well.  SDYS remains open to feedback from all communities it touches and knows that input from those with direct experience of issues will make the SDYS more effective in achieving its goals.

  SDYS is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status .  Auxiliary aids and services are available upon request to individuals with disabilities.

In compliance with the Immigration and Nationality Act as amended, all new employees must verify their eligibility to work in the United States.

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