Clinical Therapist - African American Healing Center AAHC

Clinical Therapist - African American Healing Center AAHC

1601 Donner Ave, San Francisco, CA 94124, USA

Posted Tuesday, February 3, 2026 at 8:00 AM

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RIGHT 360 gives hope, builds health, and changes lives for people in need by providing comprehensive, integrated, compassionate care that includes primary medical care, mental health services, and substance use disorder treatment.

Benefits and perks:

• HR360 offers a robust benefits package, including PTO, 15 paid holidays, commuter benefits, retirement plans, and more!
• Employees qualify for public loan forgiveness programs
• Training and professional development opportunities
• Work with mission driven, compassionate colleagues and make a difference every day in the work that you do.

This is a union eligible position.

JOB SUMMARY

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RIGHT 360, a nonprofit organization and a family of programs, is committed to providing accessible and comprehensive healthcare services to vulnerable populations. Our mission is to tackle systemic barriers to healthcare and promote health equity for all. We offer a wide range of services, including mental health care, residential and outpatient substance use treatment, and primary health services. Additionally, we provide transitional support for individuals re-entering the community after involvement in the criminal justice system.

By integrating physical and behavioral health, we empower individuals to overcome challenges by addressing social determinants of health, fostering resilience, and facilitating recovery.

The African American Healing Center is working with clients to prevent and reduce violence in our communities. Services are designed to meet the needs of people with all backgrounds, while proactively serving communities of color with programs that honor African American history and that are sensitive to the cultural context of each client.

The Clinical Therapist works collaboratively with a team consisting of Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Counselors to provide valuable insight, direction, and oversight of Drug Medi-Cal (DMC) services. Under the DMC model, they are qualified to establish medical necessity and approve SUD treatment plans. Maintains an assigned caseload of clients seeking substance use treatment and mental health treatment. In this position an individual would conduct face-to-face assessments, individual counseling sessions, and progress reviews with each client.

Additionally, they are responsible for providing safe, supportive, and confidential counseling; maintaining a culturally competent stance; and creating and maintaining a trauma informed program environment at all times.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Clinical Therapist Responsibilities:

• Maintain appropriate/ethical boundaries with all clients and families served.
• Facilitate timely access to mental health services on site and within the community.
• Act as a liaison between other programs and referring agencies.
• Serves as the point of contact and coordinates referrals and follow-ups with health agencies.
• Conduct mental health assessments and ensure follow up from each client and treatment counselor.
• Identify treatment needs, recommend treatment plans based on assessment, and works to ensure clients are able meet all requirements.
• Ensures client is assessed to appropriate level of care.
• Provides diagnostic feedback and assessment information to facilitate accurate level step up or step-down services to support client’s goals.
• Monitor client conduct, record client activity, and inform colleagues of potential challenges in treatment episodes.
• Handle crisis interventions and assess situations for further needs.

Administration and compliance:

• Maintain and successfully retain assigned caseload of clients.
• Initiate and coordinate curriculum development and facilitate curriculum training as required.
• Maintain files in accordance with governing standards and regulations.
• Maintain records and document services in a timely manner.
• Maintain strict confidentiality guidelines regarding all clients, conversations and referrals.
• Able to maintain a productivity standard of 24 hrs. a week of client services.

Community Involvement:

• Maintain accurate knowledge of HR360 programs and services.
• Maintain and develop positive working relationships with the public, community-based organizations.

Treatment Setting Responsibilities:

• Facilitates psycho-education groups on a variety of core curriculum topics including CBT, Seeking Safety, DBT and Coping with Stress Triggers .
• Coordinates discharge planning with client’s SUD Counselor.
  
  Provides consultation to staff regarding symptom management, mental health conditions and crisis intervention strategies.
• Attending staff and agency meetings.
• Participates in agency training as required. Complies with Board requirements for license registration/renewal.

Self-Care Wellness Plan:

• In collaboration with supervisor, develop and maintain a self-care wellness plan (strategies to maintain physical, psychological/mental, emotional/relational, and spiritual health) to…