Clinician

Side By Side is a Public Service Loan Forgiveness certified employer that has been serving vulnerable youth and families since 1895. The organization operates in Marin, Alameda, Sonoma and Napa counties, reaching nearly 2,000 children, young adults and family members each year with behavioral and mental‑health services, early intervention in schools, LGBTQIA+ support, transitional housing for foster youth, and special education.

Clinicians provide clinical care and case management to transition‑age youth served through Community Counseling, Real Alternatives (RA), MH TAY and Our Space programs.

This position has a salary range of $75,000 to $96,000 depending on years of clinical experience and bilingual language skills.

This position will consider applicants who have submitted their registration information to the Board of Behavioral Sciences but have not yet received their BBS registration number by date of hire.

• 3 weeks of paid vacation for full‑time employees, increasing to 4 weeks after 2 years of service
• 2 weeks of sick leave for full‑time employees with 2 additional sick days for direct service staff and 4 additional for school staff
• 10 paid holidays per year and 1 Self‑Care Anniversary Day each year
• 99% employer‑paid Medical for full‑time employees including platinum‑level Kaiser Permanente insurance, Sutter Health or Anthem options
• Dental and Vision Insurance
• Long Term Disability insurance up to $9,000 per month, plus $50,000 Life and AD&D insurance. Employees may purchase additional life insurance at their own cost.
• 403(b) Retirement Plan with agency match after one year of employment
• Professional development and other learning opportunities including unlimited access to over 1,000 behavioral health courses online.
• FREE Employee Assistance Program including up to 10 complimentary personal counseling sessions per problem, per year for staff and dependents
• Employee recognition program with $500 bonus awards
• Employee referral bonus of up to $1,000
• Pet Insurance

The Clinician is part of a multidisciplinary team that provides intensive community­-based mental health services and collaborates with the youth, housing and other service providers to assist in their transition to adulthood. The Clinician will serve transition‑age youth exiting foster care and juvenile justice systems, at‑risk LGBTQ youth and survivors of Commercial Sexual Exploitation. The Clinician will carry a caseload that averages 15‑25 youth.

This exempt position may require work weeks in excess of 40 hours, as well as evening and weekend work.
This position is a hybrid position: the clinician works in the office and in the community to meet in‑person with clients approximately two days a week, depending on circumstances
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• Obtain and complete necessary clinical records and documents, including progress notes, clinical assessments, treatment plans, and discharge summaries, within assigned time frames, and perform Medi‑Cal administrative activities.
• Provide at least 1,080 hours of service delivery per year

• Utilize a variety of therapeutic modalities to provide weekly community‑based individualtherapy and clinical case management services to a caseload of 13‑16 youth.
• Effectively build therapeutic rapport with youth and partner with youth in identifying and working on short and long‑term mental healthandindependent livingskillsgoals.
• Utilize a strengths‑based approach to complete clinical assessments andCANS/ANSA‑Tneeds assessments related tovariouslifedomains.
• Partner with youth inacquiring access to communitysettings andresourcesincluding,butnotlimitedto,healthcare,employment,school, housing,benefits,etc.
• Monitor the progressofclients throughweeklymeetingsin which the CCMpartners with theyouthinidentifyingandworkingontheshortandlongtermclinicalgoals.
• Use a strengths‑based approach topartnerwithyouthincreatingatreatmentplananddevelopingandmonitoring progressofmonthlygoals.
• Safeguard the dignity and protect the rights and individuality of each youth in care so as to enhance their self‑respect.
• On‑call responsibilities as needed
• Transport…