SOCIAL WORKER (YOUTH SERVICES)
POST DATE: April 1, 2009
DEADLINE: Until Filled
STARTING DATE: ASAP
HOURS: 100% FTE (full-time employment)
JOB CONTROL: Clinical Supervisor
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Provide mental health and related clinical case management work for youth in clinic-based as well as school and community-based settings;
- Perform comprehensive mental health treatment services that include intake evaluation, diagnostic assessment, treatment planning, crisis intervention, individual, family, and group therapy, and case management;
- Collaborate effectively with other agency departments and with community/school partners to establish continuity of care for clients;
- Maintain timely and accurate documentation of service contacts in accordance with agency, county, and state guidelines and quality assurance standards;
- Meet the standard of monthly required billable units;
- Participate in agency committees and task forces to improve service delivery, and assist in developing and implementing treatment programs as assigned;
- Participate in staff meetings, trainings, peer review meetings, and supervision sessions;
- Other clinical, administrative, and operational duties as assigned by the Director of Behavioral Health Care Services.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Master’s Degree in Social Work, Counseling, or Psychology from an accredited college or university;
- Knowledge of DSM-IV and working principles with children, youth and families;
- Experience providing substance abuse prevention/treatment a plus;
- Ability to work with a culturally diverse staff and client population;
- Sensitivity to and knowledge of the needs of the Asian community;
- Bilingual/bicultural in an Asian language a plus;
- Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing;
- Ability to work independently, exercise professional judgment, and adhere to the legal and ethical standards of the social work field;
- Valid California Driver’s license, auto insurance with bodily injury liability limit of at least $100,000/300,000 and access to use of an automobile;
- Support and implement the mission, vision and values of Asian Community Mental Health Services.
TO APPLY: Email cover letter and resume to hr@acmhs.org or mail to ACMHS, 310-8th St., Suite 201, Oakland, CA 94607. Fax to 510.268.0202. Please see our website at www.acmhs.org.
ACMHS reaffirms its policy and well-established practice of recruitment, hiring and promotion in all job classifications without regard to race, color, age, gender, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, disability, veteran status or any category protected by law. Consistent with this policy, individual qualifications (skill, ability, prior experience and/or performance, education, etc.) are used as the basis for selecting the best applicant for employment.