The San Mateo County Health System’s Behavioral Health and Recovery Services Division is seeking a well-qualified individual for the position of Psychiatric Social Worker/Marriage & Family Therapist II-Youth Services Center-Spanish Speaking Required.

This current vacancy is in the Youth Services Center located in San Mateo, CA. The position will work a full-time 40-hours per week schedule; and requires fluency in both English and Spanish. This clinician will drive throughout the County as needed to provide home-based family therapy services.

This clinician will work with a diverse Juvenile Justice population within the Youth Services Center and Camp Glenwood. The youth may be in custody or on active probation living in the community; the clinician will provide services in both; will utilize experience in the treatment of trauma and family therapy.

The ideal candidate will possess:

• Specific training and experience in providing trauma informed interventions;
• Experience conducting family therapy for youth involved in the criminal justice system;
• Solid clinical treatment, assessment, diagnostic and evaluation skills working with youth and their families;
• Experience conducting family therapy for youth with emotional disturbances, histories of complex trauma, gang involvement, substance abuse/dependence, and disrupted attachment;
• Knowledge of principles, techniques and trends in family counseling, psychotherapy, clinical case management, crisis management as well as evidence-based practices;
• Experience working with undocumented youth and their families;
• Training and experience working with LGBTQ youth and their families;
• Demonstrated ability working with a broad range of families from diverse cultures, and backgrounds, such as Latino, and an ability to provide Spanish-speaking, bilingual and culturally appropriate and proficient services;
• Experience working collaboratively with Juvenile Probation, Juvenile Institutions, Courts, Education, Staff, and Community Partner agencies;
• Solid documentation skills: assessments, progress notes, client care plans, discharge plans, etc.; and
• Knowledge of and experience with quality improvement processes.

SALARY:
PSW/MFT I: $5,436 – $6,795/month
PSW/MFT II: $6,096 – $7,621/month

NOTE: The eligible list generated from this recruitment may be used to fill future extra-help, term, unclassified, and regular classified vacancies.Qualifications:Licensure/Certification:
PSW I – current California registration as a Clinical Social Worker Associate (ASW).
MFT I – current California Registration as a Marriage and Family Therapist intern (IMF).

PSW-II – current California license as a Clinical Social Worker (LCSW).
MFT II – current California license as a Marriage and Family Therapist (MFT).

Security Clearance: This position requires that the applicant obtain and maintain a security clearance as a condition of employment.

Language Requirement: The ability to speak, read, and write fluently in both English and Spanish.

Education and Experience: Any combination of education and experience that would likely provide the required knowledge, skills and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to qualify is a Master’s degree in Social Work, Social Welfare or a closely related field.

Knowledge of: Current philosophy, principles, and practices for services to clients with serious mental illness; individual, group and family psychodynamics as they relate to adults, adolescents and children; psychological diagnostic methods and terminology; personality development from infancy through adulthood; and human and health services systems in the County including private agencies and other community resources.

Skill/Ability to: Provide treatment to adolescents, children or adults with various mental disabilities ranging from serious mental illness to dysfunctional behavior patterns, including victims of sexual or physical abuse; set realistic treatment goals and facilitate their attainment; evaluate the degree of mental disability or emotional distress of clients; communicate effectively orally and in writing; provide consultation and work collectively within a multi-disciplinary team.Application/Examination:

Anyone may apply. A supplemental application form must be submitted in addition to our regular employment application form. Apply immediately. This recruitment is open on a continuous basis and selections may be made at any time within the process.

The examination will consist of an interview (weight: 100%). Depending on the number of applicants, an application appraisal of education and experience may be used in place of other examinations or a screening committee may select those applicants whose education and/or experience appear to best meet the needs of the position based solely on the information provided in the application documents. Because of this screening process, all applicants who meet the minimum qualifications are not guaranteed advancement to the next phase of the examination process.

IMPORTANT: Applications for this position will only be accepted online. If you are currently on the County’s website, you may click the ‘Apply’ button above. If you are not on the County’s website, please go to http://jobs.smcgov.org to apply. Online applications must be received by the Human Resources Department before midnight on the final filing date.

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Final Filing Date: Continuous

Apply immediately. This recruitment is open on a continuous basis and selections may be made at any time within the process.

The County of San Mateo will no longer require job applicants to disclose conviction history information until after the applicant successfully completes all examination phases for the recruitment. All passing applicants will receive instructions by email only from Human Resources staff to complete and submit a conviction history questionnaire online within a specified deadline of two business days. Failure to do so within the timeframe will disqualify you from the rest of the process. Please visit this link athttp://hr.smcgov.org/conviction-information-applicants-faqs to find out more information about the conviction history questionnaire so that you can prepare accordingly.

Note: Positions in criminal justice agencies currently required by law to pass background checks are exempted from this bill, and applicants may be required to submit conviction information at the time of application.