Clinician - Malibu​/Outreach

Role: Clinician - Malibu/Surrounding Cities Outreach

Reports to: Program Manager

Program: 1506-MHTF

Department: Outreach

Location: Westside Mental Health Office - 1749 14th Street, Santa Monica, CA 90404

Setting: 100% Onsite

Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm

Status: Full-time/Non-Exempt/Non-Management

Benefits: Medical, Vision, Dental, Life Insurance, 403(b) Retirement plan, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), etc.

Openings: 1

The People Concern's Malibu/Surrounding Cities Outreach Team is seeking a master's level clinician to join our multidisciplinary street outreach team. This team is part of a strategy to combat homelessness. The goal of street outreach is to identify, engage, and connect, or re-connect homeless individuals to interim and/or permanent housing and supportive services. The team works closely with each client to develop individualized service plans.

The team helps enroll clients in public benefits (i.e. General Relief, SSI/SSDI, Medi‑Cal), submit housing applications, and access appropriate medical and behavioral health treatment.

• Provide field-based services, meeting currently homeless clients where they are in order to eliminate barriers to services.
• Work in partnership with the Outreach Staff from the Las Virgenes‑Malibu Council of Governments (COG).
• Assess mental health service needs of clients.
• Engage clients in developing mutually agreed-upon goals documented in each client’s confidential service plan.
• Provide risk assessment and clinical evaluations for clients who are potentially gravely disabled and in need of hospitalization and a referral to higher levels of care.
• Provide crisis assessment and intervention and triage appropriately.
• Link clients with appropriate medical, mental health, substance abuse resources.
• Assist clients in obtaining all benefits to which they are entitled, including applying for and advocating for SSI benefits.
• Provide opportunities for clients to build a supportive peer community.
• Build relationships with County Mental Health and other resources to increase collaboration and responsiveness to clients with severe mental illness and addiction.
• Work collaboratively with public, private, and nonprofit sector groups to provide services, e.g., mobile info stations, public kiosks, hygiene centers, a welcome center, sobering center, etc.
• Collaborate and communicate effectively with police officers and local hospital staff to reduce police contact and Emergency Department visits by targeted population.
• Work effectively on an interdisciplinary team and collaborate with Program Manager to ensure high level of clinical oversight.
• Adhere to an emphasis on customer choice, harm reduction, and psycho‑social rehabilitation.
• Develop and maintain a complete, accurate, and current member file with all funder-required documents.
• Assure that all member paperwork and data collection is complete and up to date in the case management database.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Master’s degree in a mental health field (MSW, MFT, PhD, PsyD)
• Registered with the BBS and able to obtain license within the first 6 months
• Able to work in a high tolerance Harm Reduction model with clients experiencing multiple barriers
• Able to maintain an effective working relationship with community partners (including police, firefighters, city staff, etc.) and maintain and build professional rapport
• Valid CA Driver’s license, reliable car, auto insurance, and an acceptable driving record

• Licensed Clinician preferred
• Experience working with homeless individuals living with mental illness and/or substance addictions, preferred.

• Field (may need to travel) and indoor office environment
• Regularly required to sit, stand, bend; occasionally lift or carry up to 35 lbs.
• On occasion walk or drive to different local sites.
• Will necessitate working in busy and loud environments.
• Will be exposed to elements like cold, heat, dust, noise and odor.
• May need to bend, stoop, twist, and sit throughout the day.