Behavioral Health Clinician I (STRTP)

The Children’s Legacy Center (CLC) is seeking a full time mental health Clinician to join our team for a trauma-focused behavioral health program, serving traumatized at-risk and trafficked youth 12-17 years old placed in a Short Term Residential Therapeutic Program (STRTP). The STRTP Clinician is a part of a multidisciplinary team that partners with youth, their family, Child welfare, and other members of their team to ensure the clients are receiving services they need to reach their goals and transition into a lower level of care. The Clinician will provide individual and group therapy utilizing evidence-based, evidence-informed, and promising best practices for the youth served. The Clinician takes a strength-based, trauma informed, culturally relevant, and client-centered approach to working with youth.

Requirements

• Master’s Degree in in clinical social work, marriage and family therapy, or psychology from an accredited college or university.
• Registered and in good standing with the California Board of Behavioral Sciences as an associate or licensed MFT, CSW, PCC
• Experience working with children/adolescents
• Must have a valid California Driver’s license
• Must be able to complete and pass background and DOJ fingerprint

Preferred Qualifications

• Bilingual
• Previous experience working a group home setting
• Experience in Trauma-Focused CBT (or other evidence-based treatments for trauma), Triple P, EMDR, sand-tray, play therapy, and/or reflective supervision

• Previous experience working with Commercially Sexually Exploited Children (CSEC)

Role and Responsibilities

• Provide therapeutic mental health services to traumatized and/or sexually exploited youth and their families to include but not limited to individual and family therapy, group therapy, crisis intervention and parent education.
• Work collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team
• Maintain thorough, accurate, and timely documentation
• Participate in, and when necessary, facilitate the Child and Family Team (CFT) meetings, treatment reviews, and other necessary clinical meetings
• Maintain close communication with all mental health staff members and other treatment team members
• Participate in weekly individual and/or group supervisions as required
• Attend and participate in all trainings assigned
• Stay informed of current best practices in the field of trauma, child abuse, multi-cultural competency, treatment and clinical supervision
• Attend staff meetings
• Rotating on-call duties for afterhours emergency
• All other duties assigned by the STRTP Head of Service or STRTP Administrator

Who We Are –

The Children’s Legacy Center began in 2016. Our passion is to aid children and youth who have been abused and exploited. We currently achieve this goal by offering forensic interviewing services as a part of our Children’s Advocacy Center. These interviews reduce trauma and help our partner agencies expedite justice for children, youth, and their families. We are now able to build upon this tested and stable foundation and are building out our regional pilot model for exploited children and youth. This model is a diverse, holistic, and far-reaching collection of programs and services that include a fully staffed Behavioral Health Clinic (Center for Resilience), Advocacy and Wraparound Services, and Foster Family Agency, will multiply our impact in the community and beyond. Although each of our team obtains a specific job description, we work collaboratively to develop and expand our organization. More so than the average, we value the health and wellbeing of our team members. The nature of this work is incredibly difficult, so supporting each other is paramount. We’ve got each other’s backs. We strive daily to create an inclusive environment in which all people feel safe, heard, and valued. The Children’s Legacy Center celebrates cultural differences and similarities among all employees, volunteers, families we serve, and members of our partnering agencies. With an amazing team and our community’s support, we truly believe we can accomplish anything!

The Children’s Legacy Center provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

Consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), it is the policy of the Children’s Legacy Center to provide reasonable accommodation when requested by a qualified applicant or employee with a disability, unless such accommodation would cause an undue hardship. The policy regarding requests for reasonable accommodation applies to all aspects of employment, including the application process. If reasonable accommodation is needed, please contact the Human Resources at 530-768-1880.

Benefits for full time positions –

• Health Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• 401(k)
• Prestige Urgent Care Membership
• Paid time off