Skills Trainer

Description

By joining the San Diego Center for Children, you will empower children and families through transformative mental health care and educational services. Our vision is to inspire a world where children and families live joyful, healthy lives. We serve over 1,000 people every day - are you ready to make an impact?

• Team-Oriented, Multidisciplinary Approach
• Ongoing, High-Level Learning and Development Opportunities
• Culturally Diverse Environment
• Joint Commission Accredited Organization
• Comprehensive Health Insurance (Medical, Dental, Vision, Pet)
• Retirement Savings Plan: 403(b) - With Employer Match Up To 3%
• Generous Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick Leave, Holidays)
• Wellness Programs
• EAP - Employee Assistance Program
• Tuition Reimbursement Or Assistance For Continuing Education
• Employee Discounts
• Employee Recognition Program
• Opportunities For Career Advancement
• May Be Eligible For State Or Federal Loan Forgiveness Programs For Work With Underserved Populations

Skills Trainers will provide skills training to program youth directly related to the goals of the youth's treatment plan;
Skills Trainers will act as the youth’s advocate, mentor, and behavior coach, and attend wrap meetings for coordination of care. The average caseload is 10–12 youth. 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 individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

• Provide rehabilitation services to youth in the home, school, and community focusing on specific skill deficit areas including independent living skills, emotion regulation, social skills, and coping skills
• Helps develop formal/informal support networks for youth/families in the communities in which they reside
• Participates in wraparound team meetings as needed
• Acts as a positive role model for youth and promotes greater youth participation and voice at the practice, program, and policy levels of the System of Care
• Documents each skills training session per Medi‑Cal requirements and SDCC policies and procedures
• Maintains clear, effective, and open communication between multi‑disciplinary clinical staff and administrative personnel within and between SDCC programs
• Utilizes supervision, consultation, and training as necessary to provide high‑quality services to youth in an effective manner
• Availability to work evening and occasional weekend hours, and to be on‑call during working hours by the youth on their caseload
• Fulfills all required training including CMHS Family Partnership Training, applicable EBP training, cultural competency, and HIPAA

Ability to read, analyze, and interpret medical records, journals, reports, and legal documents;
Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community;
Ability to effectively present information to management and public groups

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 regularly required to stand; walk; sit; use hand to finger, or feel;

reach with hands and arms, and talk or hear. Due to the emotional instability of the clients, the employee may be subjected to kicking, hitting, punching, biting, hair pulling, etc. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of the job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to outside weather conditions. The noise level in the…