Overview

Compensation We Offer  

• The initial compensation for this position ranges from $31.40 - $38.61 per hour; depending on experience, location and internal equity considerations
• 8% License Differential for LMFT, LCSW, LPCC, PsyD. and select Peer Certifications**
• 7.5% Bilingual Differential for qualified positions**

Benefits We Offer

• Benefits eligibility starts on day ONE! 
• We provide a robust benefits package which includes medical, dental & vision
• 401K Employer Match up to 4%
• Competitive Time Off Plans

** Must meet eligibility requirements based on employment status  

 

About our Program: CSU: Is a 23hr 59min unit for youth placed on a 5150 hold that require Intensive stabilization. The goal is to divert youth from more extended psychiatric hospital stays.

 

Schedule: Friday-Saturday 3:00pm-11:30pm 

Pay Range

$31.40 - $38.61 per hour
Job Summary

Within a team process, develops a strength based relationship with youth and care givers. Intervenes with maladaptive behaviors while developing the youth's strengths and interests. Responsible for linking to community resources, and transferring skill sets to the care giver. Helps to create permanent connections for youth and families search, locating and engaging family members. Assists with transitioning youth to the lowest level of care. 

Responsibilities

• Provides supervision and living environment support for youth in residential/crisis stabilization unit settings.
• Builds solid, cooperative, culturally responsive relationships with youth and families as well as community resources to assist with the planning, organizing, implementation and evaluation of appropriate activities to achieve family identified goals.
• Builds on individual strengths, concerns, and needs with balanced focus on the family as a unit to assist in the implementation and achievement of goals and outcomes.
• Works with youth and family teams to support family driven, strength-based planning and interventions.
• Conducts observations regarding specific target behavior, track progress and modifies plans with the family to support their intended identified outcome.
• Identifies behavioral triggers and suggests environmental modifications to support positive behavioral change
• Provides targeted mental health services and crisis stabilization interventions consistent with service plans, documents in alignment with MediCal regulations and achieves set productivity expectations.
• Provides and documents other non-billable services and activities if required by program.
• Ensures the safety of and is accountable for the whereabouts of youth at all times.
• Understands and takes advantage of therapeutic opportunities in crisis situations.
• Monitors effectiveness and efficiency of behavioral and crisis management interventions with youth.
• Participates in physical restraints using Therapeutic Crisis Intervention techniques.
• Physical interactions with children of variable ages such as but not limited to games, sports, and other activities.
• Documents interactions, practices, and maintains administrative expectations in a timely manner. Provides direct billable mental health services, documents in alignment with MediCal regulations, and achieves set productivity expectations.
• Plan strategic and effective daily structures activities that give youth opportunity to work on goals state in their individualize treatment plans.
• Communicate effectively with youth, parents, team members, supervisors, and outside stakeholders such as school personnel, and to remain neutral, always acting as a representative for youth and their families.
• Utilize effective interpersonal skills promote positive and cooperative relationships with youth and their family members through the therapeutic treatment process.
• Utilize effective interpersonal skills promote positive and cooperative relationships with youth and their family members through the therapeutic treatment process.
• Position requires moderate scheduling flexibility with reasonable notice based on program needs.
• Performs other related responsibilities, as assigned, to support specific department/business needs.
• Required to meet applicable productivity and documentation requirements.
• Position specific duties and responsibilities may vary depending upon program.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.

• High School Diploma or GED and one (1) year of relevant experience working with children, or equivalent combination of education and experience (two years of relevant experience equals one year of education).
• Speak, read, and/or write another language consistent with the program's client needs.

Job Competencies

• Conflict Resolution
• Documents Clearly and Accurately
• Encouraging Customer Focus
• Learning on the Fly
• Time Management

Physical Requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to handle, or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop; kneel, crouch or crawl; talk or hear; taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

EEOC

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, which includes providing reasonable accommodations for individuals with a disability.
We will consider for employment, qualified Applicants with Criminal Histories in a manner consistent with ordinance 184652 Sec.189.04 (a) and San Francisco Police Code, Article 49. Section 4905.