Position Summary:
The Social Worker is responsible for providing high quality outpatient therapeutic or residentially based services and/or case management to at risk youth and families who may be experiencing barriers to receiving office-based therapeutic services.
Requirements:
- Master’s degree in Social Work or Counseling from an accredited college or university, Required.
- Registered intern or associate with the Board of Behavioral Sciences, or able to obtain registered status within first 6 months after hire, Required. Registered PCC intern (PCCI)* with relevant experience with target population eligible in San Diego/Alameda Counties. (If working in a program licensed by Community Care Licensing must meet minimum training and experience requirements.)
- License (LCSW or MFT) Preferred (in some cases required); or, in San Diego/ Alameda County Licensed Professional Clinical Counselors (LPCC)*.
- Clean driving record; current CA driver’s license Required, or ability to obtain within 10 days after hired.
- For staff delivering behavioral services (e.g., TBS), experience with or knowledge of designing, supervising, monitoring, changing, and discontinuing individualized behavioral interventions required.
- At least one year post-graduate school experience with program target population preferred (Example: intellectually disabled, homeless, teens or young adults, SED); at least one year experience with program modality (example: school-based, residential, mobile/community-based, assertive community treatment, wraparound, etc.) Preferred.
- Preferred: demonstrated ability to assess, triage and organize work.
- Preferred: Uses a strength-based, culturally competent approach to supervision, participant and community service.
- Preferred: Experience with relevant evidence-based practices (e.g., CBT, DBT, trauma-informed approaches)
- Preferred: Demonstrated ability to work effectively with diverse families and communities.
- Preferred: Has strong behavioral, crisis management and family/individual/group therapy skills.
- Preferred (sometimes Required): Fluency in prevailing language(s) of the community.
- Must have access to dependable transportation and personal car insurance, meeting minimum liability coverage required for position if driving for work or transporting participants.
- (*) For LPCC/PCCI’s that County specific eligibility must be verified by the hiring manager including coursework, experience, and CEUs, as required.
- Must be certified to conduct a CANS/ANSA assessment within 90 days of employment if the work assignment is in a County program that requires CANS/ANSA certification.
How to Apply:
Please apply through our online application by clicking on this link or copying and pasting the link into your browser: https://www.appone.com/MainInfoReq.asp?R_ID=1452925
IMPORTANT All job offers are contingent upon successful, acceptable completion of Fred Finch Youth Center’s conditions of employment. Conditions of employment include (but are not limited to) the following:
- DMV Clearance (i.e approved to be listed as a driver under FFYC’s insurance policy)
- Criminal Background Clearance
- Negative Drug Screening
NO FAXES OR EMAILS, PLEASE.
CHECK OUT WHAT OUR BENEFITS INCLUDE!
- Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance (PPO or HMO options)
- Employer matching 401(k) retirement plan
- Employer paid life insurance
- Employee Assistance Program
- Flexible Spending Account (both medical and dependent care)
- 8 Paid holidays
- Paid Time Off
- Qualifying Employer for PSLF
- EEO/ADA:
FFYC is proud to be an equal opportunity employer; all applicants will be given full consideration under state and federal laws.
Visit our website at www.fredfinch.org This is a non-profit organization. No relocation assistance available.
Who we are:
Fred Finch Youth Center (FFYC) has been at the forefront of serving youth and families for more than a century, providing services throughout Northern and Southern California. We work with youth and families who have challenges with foster care, mental health, developmental disabilities, trauma, substance use and educational challenges. To enhance the strengths and assist each individual we serve, FFYC provides a wide variety of services in several types of settings: specialty residential treatment; special education; vocational services; transitional housing; individual, group and family therapy and counseling. Services are provided in the community, in schools, in homes and at our sites. www.fredfinch.org
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