ECS Central East Regional Recovery Center (CERRC) is hiring a Mental Health Clinician. Our facility is located in San Diego and is among the County’s premier outpatient treatment program. All clients receive helpful and appropriate services regardless of whether the help they seek is voluntary or court-ordered.

To apply, please visit our website: www.ecscalifornia.org.

The Mental Health Clinician is responsible for assessing and providing behavior intervention and therapy services to adults with co-occurring substance use disorders.

Essential Functions:
1. Provide behavioral health assessments and crisis interventions.
2. Approve client treatment placement using ASAM criteria.
3. Evaluate the effectiveness of counseling or treatments, and the accuracy and completeness of diagnoses, and then modify plans and diagnoses as necessary.
4. Participate in treatment team meetings and contribute towards definition of treatment plans and diagnosis.
5. Develop individualized intervention plans that incorporate the behavior/emotional needs of the client and address other factors affecting the client such as substance abuse and domestic violence.
6. Ensures medical records are maintained according to quality improvement guidelines and other contract requirements.
7. Consults with other community, social, health and welfare agencies.
8. Participate as a team member in administering internal and external rules and program standards in order to support client progress toward identified goals.
9. Perform other duties as assigned by direct and executive management.
10. Provides Case Management and Group Counseling as needed.
11. Performs drug testing urinalysis specimen collections and screening as required.

Education/Experience:
1. Therapy and Counseling at the Master’s level –principles, methods, and procedures for diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of physical and mental dysfunctions, in both an individual and group environment.
2. At minimum, a Master’s Degree in counseling, psychology or social work from an accredited university is required.
3. At least 2 years’ experience in a clinical setting, preferably working with clients with co-occurring substance use disorders
4. Licensed or License Eligible with the State of California MFT or LCSW or other relevant counseling credential.
SUD Certified highly desired
5. Ethics and standards relevant to client/staff interactions in therapeutic, case management, and/or health and human services environments.
6. Bilingual Spanish preferred.

To apply, please visit our career page: www.ecscalifornia.org. ECS only accepts online applications.

Operating under its mission of serving God by serving those in need through programs that foster hope, dignity, and independence, ECS inspires children, empowers adults and transforms communities by providing vital, high-quality social services that encourage healthy interdependence. Every client is served regardless of ethnic background, culture, gender, age, sexual orientation or religious creed. The overarching goal of ECS is to provide services that build a bridge to a brighter future.

Central East Regional Recovery Center
4660 El Cajon Blvd, Suite 210
San Diego, CA 92115
Phone: 619-597-7335

ECS only accepts online applications. No walk-ins please.