Mental Health Program Specialist - Adult Services - North County (Open & Promotional) - County of San Mateo
San Mateo, CA
About the Job
Note: This recruitment schedule was amended on February 9, 2024 to extend the Final Filing Date. This recruitment has been changed to "Continuous."
San Mateo County Health is seeking experienced individuals for the position of Mental Health Program Specialist - Adult Services - North County in the Behavioral Health and Recovery Services (BHRS) division.
The current vacancy is in the North County Mental Health Clinic located in Daly City. The position may travel throughout the County to perform duties of the job.
The clinic serves a severely mentally ill (SMI) population of adults. Services include individual/group treatment, medication support and case management. The chosen candidate will supervise a small staff of professionals; partner and build relationships with community groups; promote mental health awareness; and assist with program service delivery that is tailored to the diverse community served. They will also provide direct service to a small caseload of clients.
Other duties include but are not limited to:
San Mateo County Health is seeking experienced individuals for the position of Mental Health Program Specialist - Adult Services - North County in the Behavioral Health and Recovery Services (BHRS) division.
The current vacancy is in the North County Mental Health Clinic located in Daly City. The position may travel throughout the County to perform duties of the job.
The clinic serves a severely mentally ill (SMI) population of adults. Services include individual/group treatment, medication support and case management. The chosen candidate will supervise a small staff of professionals; partner and build relationships with community groups; promote mental health awareness; and assist with program service delivery that is tailored to the diverse community served. They will also provide direct service to a small caseload of clients.
Other duties include but are not limited to:
- Supervising staff which may include any of the following: clinicians, community workers and/or trainees.
- Providing leadership in conducting Quality Assurance support to clinicians adhering to documentation guidelines.
- Coordinate client's entry to Adult System of Care from referral initiation, outreach and engagement, in collaboration with the Call Center, Same Day Assistance, and Community Service Area partners.
- Coordinate and schedule initial appointments for clients entering care.
- Provide clinical case management and therapy services to seriously mentally ill adults in a multi-disciplinary setting.
- Provide clinical case consultation and complex case reviews.
- Assist Supervising Mental Health Clinician (Unit Chief) in developing and implementing clinic procedures, program development, quality improvement and quality management protocols.
- Networking/collaborating with community based organizations and other partners.
- Maintain clinic link to BHRS/Health System by attending and participating in team, staff and adult leadership meetings.
- Perform administrative tasks in the absence of the Supervising Mental Health Clinician.
- Experience working with culturally and ethnically diverse populations.
- Proficiency in providing trauma informed services for both mental health and substance use/abuse treatment services in a clinical setting.
- Knowledge of Recovery Model, Evidenced Based Practices, and current best practices in the fields of addiction treatment and mental health and co-occurring mental illness and substance use.
- Ability to communicate well in groups or community settings and successfully build relationships with partners.
- Flexibility in job assignments and able to work among line clinical, administrative staff, consultants and management.
- Strong organizational skills with an ability to work within multiple systems promoting change, while managing many levels of detail in implementation.
- Knowledge of computer applications that inform program performance and program management.
- Competence in supervising multi-disciplinary and multi-cultural staff and assisting with an internship training program.
- Ability to provide leadership to negotiate and solve complex problems, and resolve conflict.
- Fluency in another language is a plus, but not required.
Source : County of San Mateo