Rise Community Based Therapist

Title: Bilingual Rise Community Based Therapist

Location: San Jose, California, 95112, United States

Department: Clinicians

• Full-Time
• Hybrid

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  San Jose, CA 95112, USA

• Pay or shift range: $93,969 USD to $107,969 USD
  
  The estimated range is the budgeted amount for this position. Final offers are based on various factors, including skill set, experience, location, qualifications and other job-related reasons.

Job Details

Description

 

$2,000 sign-on bonus for new Seneca employees in this position!

 

The Rise Community Based Therapist provides culturally responsive mental health services to youth and their families, including individual and family therapy and child and family team meetings. Services will create a nonjudgmental, culturally informed, empowering space for difficult topics and situations to be processed, addressed and ultimately help facilitate healing. The Therapist will participate in the daily provision of services to clients within the program through assessment, diagnosing, direct mental health therapy and case management functions in family systems, strength-based model. It is the Therapist’s responsibility to strive to provide the best possible individualized treatment for the youth and families. Sessions may take place within the community (i.e. families’ homes, schools, locations identified by the client).

About the program:

This program operates in partnership with probation. The therapist will work as part of a team alongside support counselors. Staff are required to attend court with families and provide services in both Juvenile Hall and James Morgan Ranch. The role also requires an understanding of co-occurring conditions.

 

Responsibilities:

• Provide child, family and/or group therapy utilizing culturally informed and best practice modalities.
• Work in partnership with children, youth and families to determine their goals within therapy.

• Promptly respond to referrals of children and adolescents who present with symptoms of psychiatric disorders.
• Complete assessment and evaluation process of assigned clients including: obtaining consents for all aspects of treatment, obtaining relevant documents and meeting/speaking with various adults or professionals involved in the client’s life to develop and implement the treatment plan.
• On cases that indicate a medical necessity for treatment, implement a case specific treatment plan to provide mental health services including individual, family and group therapy in addition to case management, linkage and consultation with community resources including schools and other providers.

• Maintain availability for crisis intervention services and complete incident reports in adherence to agency timeline.

• Complete documentation in compliance with all requirements and timely reviews of all assigned cases.
• Comply with all requirements of child abuse reporting, compliance, and confidentiality in accordance with standards set by Seneca Family of Agencies.
• Participate in individual and group supervision.

• Commit to and engage in self-evaluation as well as organizational goals, strategies, and systemic practices regarding diversity, equity and inclusion.

Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in social work/psychology/counseling.
• Registered with California BBS: ASW, AMFT, APCC, or full licensed
• Bilingual in English/Spanish
• At least 21 years of age.
• TB test clearance, fingerprinting clearance, and any other state/federal licensing or certification requirements.
• Valid driver's license, clean driving record, and insurability through Seneca Family of Agencies’ insurance policy.

Preferred:

• Experience working with children in out-of-home care.

Skills of an ideal candidate:

• Ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Ability to work with a diverse population.
• Good organizational and writing skills.

 SCHEDULE

• Full-time; Monday - Friday, 8am - 8pm
• Flexibility 
• Hybrid; provide in-person services & complete documentation remotely
• On-call; scheduled ahead of time

BENEFITS 

• Starting at $93,969 - $107,969 per year, commensurate with experience
  • Additional $4000 salary increase for BBS licensure
  • Additional compensation provided upon passing bilingual language proficiency exam
  • Salary increases each year
• $2,000 sign-on bonus!
• Mileage reimbursement
• Relocation assistance may be available
• Stipends provided to staff members participating in the emergency on-call shifts
• 5 weeks of Paid Time off and 11 Paid Holidays
• Comprehensive benefits package:
  • Medical, dental, vision, chiropractic, acupuncture, fertility coverage
  • Long-term disability, family leave, and life insurance
  • 50% paid premiums for dependents
  • 403b Retirement Plan
  • Employer-paid Employee Assistance Plan
• Seneca is a Public Service Loan Forgiveness certified employer
• Seneca supports clinicians toward licensure and beyond:
  • We provide individual and group clinical supervision, regular clinical case conferences, and licensure and renewal courses led by field experts
  • Expenses such as outside trainings or licensure fees can be mitigated through your clinical training stipend
  • Promotional opportunities across the agency in California and Washington

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