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Mental Health Care Coordinator

United States·Oaklandmid

Care CoordinatorHealthcare Non-Clinical

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WestCoast Children’s Clinic, located in Oakland, California, is a non-profit community psychology clinic that provides mental health services to Bay Area children, youth and families.

Requirements Summary

2 years of experience working directly with children and/or families from a mental health framework required Bachelor’s degree in Psychology, Criminal Justice, Social Work or related field highly desired Group / treatment team facilitation…

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WestCoast Children’s Clinic, located in Oakland, California, is a non-profit community psychology clinic that provides mental health services to Bay Area children, youth and families. Working at WestCoast Children’s Clinic means being part of an organization that is client-centered, trauma-informed, collaborative, and committed to justice and equity.

What We Offer

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✓$31.25 per hour

Requirements

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2 years of experience working directly with children and/or families from a mental health framework required
Bachelor’s degree in Psychology, Criminal Justice, Social Work or related field highly desired
Group / treatment team facilitation experience and skills are highly desired
Passionate about working with foster youth, families & young adults who have complex traumatic histories.
Highly Motivated to work from a team based approach.
Values humility, compassion, self-care, and ongoing personal growth.
Flexible schedule with ability to work evenings and occasional weekends as needed.
Ability to travel by car to meet with clients, generally within a 90 mile radius of the WCC office. Clean CA DMV record, current car insurance and a vehicle; travel is required.

Responsibilities

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→Cultural Humility - Awareness of the impacts of power, privilege, race and SOGIE on self, clients & others.
→Efficiency and Time Management - Ability to be well-organized, manage time/schedule effectively, prioritize and complete timely documentation.
→Clinical Care - Manage a caseload of up to 19 clients and ensure 60% (24 hrs / week) are dedicated to providing behavioral health services to youth and families; Uphold ethical and legal responsibilities, complete high quality documentation, link youth to resources, support skill building, assess needs, strengths & provide crisis intervention and de-escalation.
→Facilitate Child & Family Team (CFT) Meetings - Regularly schedule, organize and facilitate CFT Meetings with youth/families and their community stakeholders. Facilitation training will be provided.
→Team Based Care - Enthusiastically able to work collaboratively as part of a multidisciplinary treatment team to support youth and families with developing and making progress toward their goals.
→Work in Community Environments - Openness to providing services in a variety of community settings such as homes, schools, parks, shelters, other agencies, etc.
→Relationship Centered - Understands the value of building healthy relationships to help youth navigate complex systems and how trauma can impact youth and team dynamics; Open to Restorative Justice Practices.
→Commitment to Ongoing Learning - Ability to be self-reflective and accountable to growth areas; passionate about learning and participating in ongoing training provided by WCC. Participate in individual and group supervision, program meetings and trainings consistently.
→Progress Notes and Clinical Documentation - Knowledge of or ability to learn Medi-Cal reimbursement procedures and billing; This position requires the completion of daily progress notes and other clinical documentation.