Mental Health Program Specialist - Coastside Adult​/Youth Services

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• Opportunity to start on a path to leadership in behavioral health
• Opportunity to enhance program management skills
• Opportunity to supervise and mentor licensed and license-eligible providers
• Opportunity to contribute towards the continuous development of a culturally responsive, trauma-informed entry to care system
• A relaxed and supportive multicultural team environment
• Opportunity to work in a close-knit rural community and develop close partnerships with community service agencies
• Diverse, and rich experiences in working with youth and adults seeking mental health treatment, in an outpatient setting
• Participation in health equity initiatives to address race disparities
• Opportunities to work with LGBTQ population
• Excellent training opportunities towards Continuing Education requirements for continued licensure
• Tuition Reimbursement, Education Leave
• A Qualifying site for participation in student loan repayment programs
• Wellness Program
• Flexible schedules, hybrid telework up to 2 days a week
• Mileage reimbursement and County cars available
• Competitive salaries, comprehensive benefits and pension plan for regular employees

The position is a Full time Mental Health Program Specialist to coordinate and oversee Entry to Care services and provide clinical and/or administrative supervision to Youth clinical staff, Peer Specialists and Family Partner.

Entry to Care is a county wide service provided by Behavioral Health and Recovery Services (BHRS) to San Mateo County residents seeking behavioral health services. These services provide a San Mateo County resident direct access to a mental health clinician to determine needs and will then be linked to appropriate services.

The Mental Health Program Specialist, under general supervision

• Oversees the daily operations of all entry to care for Youth, Adult and Interface clients including supervision of Entry to Care clinicians
• Provides routine clinical case consultation and support to clinicians serving Youth with severe emotional disturbances (SED)
• Provides direct clinical care to a caseload of youth with severe emotional disturbance
• Coordinates Peer Support and Family Partner services and supervises Peer and Family Partner staff
• Provides daily on-site leadership
• Represents the clinic agency wide meetings
• Liaisons and collaborates with referring community agencies, including primary care

• Proficiency in providing both mental health and substance use treatment services and clinical case management in a clinical setting.
• Knowledge of current best practices in the fields of mental health and co-occurring substance use and mental health conditions.
• Ability to communicate well in groups or community settings and can successfully build relationships with partners, both within and outside of BHRS.
• Assist in program development and quality improvement of services.
• Ability to supervise multi-disciplinary and multi-cultural staff.
• Ability to provide leadership and promote quality improvement process, as well as an ability to negotiate, solve complex problems, and resolve conflict.
• Knowledge of the San Mateo County services and resources for individuals with mental health, substance use and co-occurring disorders.
• Interest and skills in program development and staff training.
• Strong crisis management and supervisory skills including providing clinical supervision to licensed and license eligible staff.
• Strong organizational skills, with an ability to work with the “big picture” of systems change, while managing many levels of detail in implementation.
• Experience working with both youth and adults, and diverse populations such as Latinx, African American and Pacific Islander communities.
• If applicable, demonstrate ability to provide clinical services using bilingual skills for monolingual Spanish speaking clients.
• At least two years post licensure experience providing direct clinical care to youth and adults.

• Coordinate assigned program activities with services provided by and responsibilities…