Title: Unlicensed Clinician

FTE: Full-time, Exempt

Report to: Licensed Clinician/Clinical Services Director

Location: The Fresno Center – Fresno County
POSITION SUMMARY:

The Fresno Center (TFC) is a non-profit organization that was established in the past 30+ years serving the community of Fresno County. TFC has more than 20 different programs serving individuals and families. Six of our 20+ programs focus on mental health services (Horticultural Therapeutic Community Centers Program, Living Well Center, Holistic Cultural and Educational Wellness Center, and Neighborhood Resource Center, California Reducing Disparity Project, Central Valley Regional Center Latino and Southeast Asian Navigator Program, and Kaiser Community Benefits Program).

The Unlicensed Clinician will provide mental health (MH) treatment to remove barriers to employment for families who are recipients of the California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs) Welfare-to-Work (WTW) benefits with mild to moderate mental health symptoms. It ensures that families can receive ongoing, non-employment related MH treatment, non-employment MH services, and case management services to ensure the client is linked to ongoing MH service providers. In turn, thousands of families and individuals will receive a meaningful transition from employment-related MH services to non-employment MH services, and/or resulting in clients engaging in their educational goals, employment opportunities, or other approved Welfare-to-Work activities; thus resulting in clients’ transitioning from welfare to work.

The Unlicensed Mental Health Clinician is under immediate supervision of a licensed staff, receives training, and clinical supervision in providing professional cultural and/or linguistic mental health services; conducts and/or assists in conducting assessments, case management, rehabilitation, individual, group, marital, family therapy, and counseling sessions; and performs other related work as needed.

MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
1. Attends weekly individual and group supervisions to review cases in efforts to improve treatment.

2. Conducts assessments, functional evaluations of consumers, and formulating culturally and/or linguistically appropriate behavioral health wellness and recovery treatment plan for Welfare-to-Work consumers.

3. Staff will have a caseload depending on the need of the program and will conduct therapy, rehabilitation, and/or case management services as needed.

4. Staff will use a client/family-centered approach as a treatment approach.

5. Completes all required documentation within 5 business days.

6. Attends mandatory regularly scheduled department/agency meetings.

7. Willingness to drive to rural areas (e.g., Kerman and/or Selma) to work with clients.

8. Understanding of and ability to provide culturally appropriate and sensitive services.

9. Maintains confidentiality accordingly to the law.

10. Prepares correspondence, records, and/or reports.

11. Other relevant job duties.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES:

Knowledge of:

Ø Principles, theories, techniques, and practices used in counseling psychology, clinical social work, and/or marriage and family therapy including techniques used for the diagnosis of and behavioral health services for chronically mentally ill and emotionally disturbed consumers in a wellness and recovery evidence-based practices framework;

Ø Principles and practices of behavioral health education, community organizations and allied behavioral health services and resources;

Ø Laws, regulations and ethical standards governing behavioral health treatment, and medical records;

Ø Behavioral health interviewing techniques and behavioral health treatment methods;

Ø Intensive and long-term case management services in a wellness and recovery evidence-based framework;

Ø Cultural competency theory, practice, and its application.

Skills/Abilities to:

Ø Identifies and evaluates normal and abnormal behavior tendencies, prioritize, rank and group these behaviors leading to an appropriate diagnostic label(s) within the consumer’s cultural and linguistic perspective;

Ø Communicates effectively in both oral and written forms to other behavioral health staff, consumers, their family members and other interested community members about wellness and recovery mental health philosophy, terminology and concepts in an understandable, non-threatening manner;

Ø Establishes and maintains effective work relationships with team members, other behavioral health services staff, clerical staff, and other professions;

Ø Keep current with new developments, trends of thoughts, and literature in the fields of psychology, social work, and/or other mental health services especially evidence-based practices and wellness and recovery models and any other areas that the program determines as a priority;

ESSENTIAL JOB REQUIREMENTS FOR BILINGUAL SKILL
ü Ability to speak Spanish preferred.

ü Required ability to communicate effectively with vulnerable clients and families for all clinical purposes, including therapy and assessments.

ü Provides limited transportation to clients to appropriate supportive services.

ü Required ability to assist with phone calls for clients.

ü Required ability to provide translations and interpretation on a periodic basis.

ü Other translation tasks as required.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Education: Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Master’s Degree in Social Work with an emphasis in clinical social work, Master’s Degree in Clinical Counseling, Master’s Degree in Marriage and Family Therapy, or Doctoral Degree in Clinical/Counseling Psychology.

Registration: Current, active, or eligible for registration with the State of California Board of Behavioral Sciences or California Board of Psychology as an Associate Clinical Social Worker (ASW), Associate Marriage and Family Therapist (AMFT), or Associate Professional Clinical Counselor (APCC).

License: Possession of a valid Class “C” Driver’s License required.

CLOSING DATE: TBA – Until Filled

To apply, please submit a cover letter, resume, and three references via email to Amee Moua, BSTM HRM, at amee.moua @fresnocenter.org, with Unlicensed Mental Health Position in the subject line, or you can pick up an application at The Fresno Center, 4879 E. Kings Canyon Road, Fresno, CA 93727. The Fresno Center values diversity and is an affirmative action employer. All interested individuals, including women, people of color, people over forty, and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: $35,000.00 to $50,000.00 /year

Experience:

• child/family therapy: 1 year (Preferred)
• clinical employment: 1 year (Preferred)
• mental health: 1 year (Preferred)

Education:

• Bachelor’s (Required)

License:

• ASW, AMFT, APCC (Required)
• Driver’s License with proof of insurance (Required)

Benefits:

• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Retirement plan
• Paid time off

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday
• Weekends required
• 8 hour shift

Company’s website:

• www.fresnocenter.org

Benefit Conditions:

• Waiting period may apply