Job Information
San Diego Youth Services Clinician in San Diego, California
San Diego Youth Services
JOB ANNOUNCEMENT
Clinician
San Diego Youth Services seeks a Clinician in the Tay Academy Program to be based at Golden Hill Campus. This is a full time & exempt position reporting to the Program Manager
San Diego Youth Services: Who we are
San Diego Youth Services has helped improve the lives of more than 780,000 homeless, runaway and vulnerable youth since its beginning in 1970. We provide safe places to live and long-term solutions through shelter, foster homes, community centers and housing to more than 28,000 youth every year at 100+ community and school locations. Through prevention, early intervention and treatment, we also help youth before they need higher levels of care or become homeless.
We aim to:
Meet the basic needs of youth. Hunger, poverty and youth homelessness are on the rise for many youth and their families today. We help meet these basic needs for youth. What could be more vital than food and shelter? We provide safe places to live and long-term solutions through shelter, foster homes, community centers and housing.
Create positive connection. We help youth focus on positive life changes and healthy relationships as part of providing needed resources and services. San Diego Youth Services has long provided foster homes and adoption support services for families considering adopting a youth in the foster care system.
Help youth develop life skills. In addition to a range of safe and stable housing options, we offer support to help youth develop the independent living skills necessary to become self-sufficient and keep off the streets.
Promote overall health and well-being. Early intervention and care for the whole child are critical. We provide a broad continuum of services to help youth overcome trauma and challenges that put them at risk, including case management, counseling, mental health treatment and educational support and resources.
SDYS has a staff of approximately 215 employees and 80 volunteers working across San Diego County and an annual budget of approximately $22 million.
You can learn more about us at www.sdyouthservices.org
DEPARTMENT DESCRIPTION OR PROGRAM DESCRIPTION HIRING FOR
TAY Academy: serves as a centralized hub for resources and services relating to job-readiness training, case management, education, mental health and housing for Transition Age Youth (ages 14-25), including foster youth, former foster youth, out-of-home probation youth, youth experiencing homelessness and runaway youth
CONTEXT OF THE POSITION
Accountable to the Program Manager to provide therapeutic support to Transition Age Youth who are experiencing instability and/or homelessness. Provide trauma-informed assessment, treatment planning, service coordination for Transition Age youth.
Essential functions include:
- The development, implementation, and evaluation of an integrated treatment approach for youth with co-occurring psychiatric and substance disorders and quality trauma informed youth programs that adhere to and uphold the rigorous standards of San Diego Youth Services as mandated by its mission, purpose, guiding principles and standards of quality.
Adhere to and uphold the rigorous standards of SDYS as mandated by its mission, purpose, guiding principles and standards of quality. Participate in their refinement.
Provide direct services such as: in-depth assessments for potential mental health and/or substance abuse issues, domestic/community violence, physical/sexual/emotional abuse, and physical health needs. Outreach and education to community gatekeepers, teachers, health care providers and families.
Provide individual/group/family therapy; co-occurring disorders treatment; crisis intervention, service/discharge planning; and case-management services. Facilitate psycho educational groups.
Consult and care coordination with supports and systems impacting youth Can include integrating primary care, mental health and substance abuse treatment providers.
Establish rapport with transition-aged youth from diverse backgrounds and experiences. Support drop-in center services including intake, needs assessment, provision of basic needs, crisis intervention and link youth with resources that are appropriate to their individualized needs.
Participate in planning, attending, and attend agency and county trainings, treatment team meetings and committees.
Maintain documentation and productivity standards.
Provide services at the TAY Academy Drop-in Center, in-home, and in the community as needed.
Maintain confidentiality and privacy standards of service-partner protected health information and other applicable information and material in accordance to agency and center policies, and applicable regulations and laws, including HIPAA.
In conjunction with Program Manager and Director of Services, update and maintain policies and procedures.
Coordinate and conduct Program Advisory Groups (PAGs) to find strategies to reduce the stigma of seeking mental health care and improve program service delivery for Transition Age Youth.
Work with community and collaborative partners to determine the needs of youth participants and provide culturally competent services and referrals.
Participate in needs assessment surveys as appropriate.
Welcome and support volunteers in the organization and assist them in accomplishing their services whenever applicable.
Data collection and contract compliance of records as required include conducting peer chart reviews.
Respond to service-partners during a crisis or urgent matter, including those that occur outside of normal business operating hours, by implementing and following the on-call procedures whenever the rotation of on-call falls into the scope of responsibilities for the assigned period.
Perform other duties as assigned.
PREFERRED PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS
Associate license in Social Work or Marriage and Family therapy, and currently registered with the Board of Behavioral Sciences.
Preferred: Bilingual (English/Spanish)
Minimum of two years’ experience working with youth under the direct supervision of a licensed clinician and two years’ experience working with cross disciplinary teams.
Experience working with youth experiencing homelessness, LGBTQ+ youth, parenting youth. Knowledge of impacts of trauma and co-occurring disorders treatment is also required.
Available to work evenings and weekends. Must be available for 24-hour on-call rotation responsibilities.
Must have good driving record and willing to use own, properly insured vehicle for the job.
Committed to cultural awareness. Must be willing to develop or possess working knowledge of trauma-informed care and dual diagnosis treatment; experience working in trauma-informed and dual diagnosis programs preferred.
Must be able to follow all the guidelines provided by the agency, government, and health authorities to maintain safety and health when the job requires physical presence and/or contact with others during the COVID-19 pandemic, including the submission of proof of vaccination as mandated by the California Public Health Order.
SDYS EXPECTATIONS
Adhere to and uphold the rigorous standards of SDYS as mandated by its mission, purpose, guiding principles and standards of quality.
Maintain confidentiality and privacy standards of service partner protected health information and other applicable information and material in accordance to agency and center policies, and applicable regulations and laws including HIPAA.
Welcome and support SDYS volunteers and assist them in accomplishing their services whenever applicable.
Effectively communicate with people from diverse backgrounds and experiences.
Receive and give supportive feedback to foster equity and inclusion in working relationships.
Recognize, nurture, and learn from strengths in co-workers.
Maintain warm, welcoming and safe work environments.
Possess flexibility to accomplish job responsibilities in several work environments, whether it be from home, on the road , or in an office.
Salary Range : $68k-$70k
To apply, please send resume and cover letter through job posting on SDYS website.
SDYS offers a comprehensive benefits package to full time employees that includes generous PTO, personal holidays, health, vision, dental, life insurance, parental leave and a 403(b)-retirement plan with matching contribution. SDYS is a Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) employer. Read more about the PSLF program here (https://studentaid.gov/manage-loans/forgiveness-cancellation/public-service) .
Candidates must be able to follow all the guidelines provided by the agency, government, and health authorities to maintain safety and health when the job requires physical presence and/or contact with others during the COVID-19 pandemic, including the submission of proof of vaccination as mandated by the California Public Health Order. The successful candidate will need to submit verification of vaccination or have a valid religious or medical reason not to be vaccinated.
Commitment to cultivating and preserving a culture of diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging.
As an organization working to meet the basic needs of youth, create positive connections, help youth develop life skills, and promote overall health and well-being, SDYS believes its practices and actions must reflect the highest level of commitment to access, equity, and social justice.
The collective sum of the individual differences, life experiences, knowledge, innovation, self-expression, and talent that our members invest in their work represents not only part of the SDYS’ culture, but the SDYS’ reputation and achievements as well. SDYS remains open to feedback from all communities it touches and knows that input from those with direct experience of issues will make the SDYS more effective in achieving its goals.
SDYS is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status . Auxiliary aids and services are available upon request to individuals with disabilities. In compliance with the Immigration and Nationality Act as amended, all new employees must verify their eligibility to work in the United States.
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