Mental Health Therapist - Wraparound Services - Seneca Family of Agencies

Overview

$2,000 sign-on bonus for new Seneca employees in this position, free individual and group supervision, free CEU trainings, and $4,000 salary increase upon licensure!

Want to help improve the lives of youth in your community? Seneca is looking for a Mental Health Therapist dedicated to supporting our youth and families to achieve stability.

As a Mental Health Therapist in the Wraparound program, the primary role is to provide individual, and if needed, family therapy services to ensure that all parties are working together toward stability for the child and family. You will be working with a multidisciplinary team ensuring all mental health needs are addressed. Services will be provided almost exclusively in the community: in families' homes, group homes, foster homes, schools, etc.

ABOUT WRAPAROUND

Seneca offers intensive "Wraparound" services to children and youth at risk of placement in a high-level residential treatment or juvenile hall, and to their families. The Wraparound programs are strengths-based, family-driven, flexible, and creative, with the goal of helping the family develop the skills and supports to prevent or reduce the possibility of residential placement of their child.

ABOUT SENECA

Seneca Family of Agencies is a non-profit with a simple but powerful mission: to help children and families through the most difficult times of their lives. Since then, Seneca has expanded to provide a broad continuum of permanency, mental health, education, and juvenile justice services, which today reach over 18,000 youth and families through California and Washington each year.

Responsibilities

• Meet with clients and caregivers on a weekly basis to further treatment goals through individual and family therapy
• Participates in most Child and Family Teams developed by the Wrap Social Worker/Care Coordinator/Facilitator
• Cultivate and maintain relationships with community members and providers
• Coordinate and implement overall treatment and services for assigned clients
• Provide assistance in case planning and consultation to team members on clinical issues, as well as casework issues, as appropriate
• Intervene with clients' behavior management programs as needed
• Work with Wrap Social Worker on treatment planning, clinical assessment, and diagnoses
• Chart mental health notes, outcome measures, incident reports, and other documentation accurately and in a timely manner
• Provide direction to treatment team on clinical issues, casework issues, and written reports for each case
• Part of the Rapid Response Crisis on-call calendar 
• Participate in individual and/or group supervision
• Maintain professional behavior at all times, appropriately representing the Seneca mission and philosophy

Qualifications

• Master's degree in psychology/social work/counseling
• Must be eligible to register with California BBS
• Experience working with children in home settings or in the community, a plus
• Bilingual (Spanish/English) abilities a plus!
• Strong organizational, writing, communication, and multi-tasking skills
• Ability to work with a diverse population
• Valid CA Driver's license, and insurable under Seneca Family of Agencies insurance policy
• TB test clearance, fingerprinting clearance, and any other state/federal licensing or certification requirements
• Proof of COVID-19 vaccination

Schedule

• Full-time
  • Monday - Friday, 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
• Flexibile schedule with ability to work evenings and weekend days as needed

Benefits

• Annual salary is $69,010 - $83,010 per year, with actual salary dependent on creditable experience above the minimum qualifications for the role
  • $4,000 salary increase upon licensure
  • $6,000 salary increase upon passing Spanish language bilingual proficiency exam
  • $2,000 sign-on bonus
• Comprehensive employee benefits package:
  • Medical, dental, vision, chiropractic, acupuncture, and fertility coverage
  • Long-term disability, family leave, life insurance, pet insurance
  • 50% paid premiums for dependents
  • 403b retirement plan
  • Employer-Paid Assistance Plan
• 5 weeks of flexible paid time off and 11 paid holidays

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