Position Title: Experience Hope Clinical Case Manager

Area/Program Focus: Mental Health and Violence Prevention Services

Position Summary: This position has primary responsibility for providing clinical case management services to CCEB’s trauma treatment program for youth, Experience Hope for Teens, which provides culturally-competent, trauma-informed mental health services to West Contra Costa Unified School District students and their families. Clinical Case Managers will deliver evidence-based trauma treatment to youth and families and be required to maintain fidelity to program and treatment models.

Reports to: Clinical Supervisor

Overall Leadership:

• Leads on individual activity with clients, developing specialized interventions as needed

Essential Responsibilities:

• Learn, adhere to, and deliver evidence-based treatment models
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with school personnel, parents, and community members.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with a variety of clients from diverse cultural backgrounds.
• Conduct home visits with students and their families
• Partner with school staff, CBOs, and government agencies on needs of clients and their families.
• Adhere to agency and program data collection requirements
• Ensure client service documentation is accurate and completed within 48 hours of client interaction

Qualifications/Requirements:

• Possesses a master’s degree from an accredited professional school of social work or university preparing students for California licensure as an LCSW, MFT or psychologist.
• Possesses a license as an LCSW, MFT, or psychologist or be a registered MFT Intern or MSW Associate with the Board of Behavioral Sciences.
• Knowledge and skills of principles, models, and techniques of intensive clinical case management with a focus on impoverished and violence impacted communities.
• Knowledge of laws, ethics and regulations governing mental health counseling and crisis management.
• Knowledge of short-term and long-term counseling. This must include individual counseling with children, as well as family counseling or group counseling.
• Knowledge of laws and regulations governing counseling sufficient to guide practice with regular supervision.
• Knowledge of community resources, especially related to trauma informed practice, restorative justice or chronically traumatized communities is highly desirable.
• Knowledge of Restorative Practices a plus.
• Ability to drive to and from schools and community meetings in personal vehicle.
• Knowledge of community resources, especially related to trauma informed practice, restorative justice or chronically traumatized communities is highly desirable.
• Willingness to participate and contribute to agency quality improvement activities.
• Team Player
• Knowledge of school based mental health counseling is preferred.
• Valid driver’s license, proof of insurance and access to reliable incurred vehicle
• Fingerprinting and background check with clearance to work with children and youth
• Cultural competence: African American, Latino, traumatized populations
• Willingness to participate in CCEB quality assurance activities as specified by the agency.
• Commitment to the mission and goals of Catholic Charities of the East Bay.

Core Competencies:

• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with a variety of clients from diverse cultural backgrounds.
• Ability to use community resources appropriately as part of the counseling process
• Ability to establish quick rapport with clients and their families often in time of crisis.
• Ability to interact and communicate with clients and their families who have suffered a major loss or have experienced repetitive traumas and provide therapeutic case management services linking clients to community resources.
• Demonstrated ability to provide culturally competent case management and mental health support to grieving and traumatized children, youth, and families.
• Computer skills a must; competency utilizing a client centered database.
• Ability to produce timely, clear and concise documentation and timely billing.

TO APPLY: Positions are open until filled. Please send your cover letter and resume as follows:
Via Email: (preferred method of submittal)

Via Mail: Catholic Charities of the East Bay
Attn: Human Resources
433 Jefferson Street
Oakland, CA 94607

Job Type: Part-time

Local candidates only:

• San Francisco Bay Area, CA

Required experience:

• Social Work/psychologist: 3 years

Required education:

• Master’s