Overview
Who We Are: Pacific Clinics is the leading community-based nonprofit provider of mental health and substance use disorder services. For over 150 years, we have offered high-quality behavioral health, educational and support and social services at no cost to the individuals and families we serve. Reaching more than 100,000 Californians each year,
Who We Serve: Pacific Clinics offers comprehensive behavioral health services, support and social services and education services to individuals and families who are eligible for Medi-Cal across California.
Compensation We Offer
• The initial compensation for this position is $21.00 per hour.
• 7.5% Bilingual Differential for qualified positions*
• must meet company policy eligibility requirements.
About Our Program
Under close supervision, incumbents build and maintain a caseload typically of four to eight clients. Participates in group therapy sessions, attend weekly supervision, and intern training and/or clinical case consultations.
Responsibilities
• Build and maintain an active caseload of a minimum of four to six clients.
• Serve as a co-facilitator in one or more weekly group therapy sessions at an Agency service site.
• Attend one-hour individual supervision and two-hour group supervision per week.
• Attend one 2 hour intern training or clinical case consultation per week.
• Actively participates in agency training opportunities as appropriate.
• Complete agency and County required documentation as required within applicable time lines.
• Conform to all legal and ethical standards applicable to psychotherapy or counseling providers as required by state law, agency requirements and the profession.
• Other related responsibilities, as assigned, to support specific department/business needs.
Qualifications
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.
• Bachelor of Arts/Science (B.A./B.S.) in Marriage and Family Therapy, Social Work or Psychology.
• One (1) year of related experience or training in an accredited Marriage and Family Therapy, Social Work, or Psychology graduate program.
• Current enrollment in a Masters or Doctoral program in Marriage and Family Therapy, Social Work or Psychology.
• Authorization from the intern’s college or university to begin a trainee assignment, practicum or internship at Agency.
• Actively working to fulfill hours towards licensure if on the MFT track. (By regulation, MSW graduate students are not eligible to earn hours toward BBS licensure).
POST GRADUATE
• Trainees have completed all requirements and possess a degree as described above.
Physical Requirements
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to handle, or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop; kneel, crouch or crawl; talk or hear; taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus
Job Competencies
• Work in fast-paced, highly pressured, and changing environment.
• Maintain standards of confidentiality.
• Maintain positive work relationships in a respectful and collaborative manner.
• Maintain good communication to ensure others have necessary information.
• Maintain self-initiative, reliability, and resolve problems in a timely manner.
• Sensitivity to working with culturally diverse populations.
• Resource allocation and utilization.
• Train and instruct.
• Quality assurance and troubleshoot.
• Research, plan, monitor, and implement.
• Persuade and negotiate.
• Create, innovate, prioritize, and reorganize.
