Behavioral Health Clinician II
Behavioral Health Clinician II
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Job Description
BENEFITS OF WORKING FOR BERKELEY
As an employer the City of Berkeley offers all the benefits of a career in the public sector while fostering diversity creativity and innovation. Join a team of highcaliber experienced staff with a shared mission of serving the Berkeley community and promoting an accessible safe healthy environmentallysound and culturallyrich city.
JOB OPPORTUNITY
The City of Berkeley invites you to apply for a Behavioral Health Clinician II position! In this role youll provide community behavioral health services to Berkeley residents. Bring your skills to our Mental Health Division where our clinicians and support staff demonstrate a commitment to cultural competence and a wellness/recovery orientation.
As the journeylevel licensed class in the Behavioral Health Clinician (BHC) series the BHC II handles more complex or difficult client cases and may lead teams conducting intake assessments and crisis intervention. Youll be assigned to one of our case management teams with consultation provided by experienced knowledgeable supervisory staff.
Case management teams include:- Social Services Unit (SSU): Timelimited case management for residents age 55 and over. SSU also provides housing resources and support to homeless and formerly homeless adults.
- Adult and Homeless Full Service Partnership Teams (AFSP or HFSP): Services for clients who are considered the highest need. Assertive Community Treatment Model with low stafftoclient ratios and a focus on providing care as a team.
- Comprehensive Community Treatment (CCT) and Focus on Independence Teams (FIT): Specialty mental health services. CCT serves approximately 170 adults with severe and persistent mental illness. Staff offer support with symptom management housing stability and recovery goals. FIT offers ongoing support to approximately 100 individuals who have graduated from higher levels of care.
- Mobile Crisis Team (MCT) and Crisis Assessment and Triage/Transitional Outreach Team (CAT/TOT): Crisis intervention services and consultation regarding mental health issues. MCT is on duty 365 days per year and provides 5150 evaluations deescalation assessment and support. CAT/TOT provides screening for ongoing mental health services followup to connect individuals to Berkeley Mental Health linkage to social services and coordination with other agencies.
- Family Youth and Children Team (FYC): Culturally responsive mental health services including individual/family therapy wraparound services and care coordination for children adolescents and families who live in or attend school in Berkeley.
- High School Mental Health (HSMH): Berkeley High School Health Center and Berkeley Technology Academy Health Center are integrated multidisciplinary colocations of our Mental Health and Public Health Divisions. Services include individual therapy group facilitation crisis assessment/intervention case management educational advocacy community outreach and collaboration with parents caregivers and families.
See the full job description here: QUALIFICATIONSA typical way of gaining the knowledge skills and abilities for this position is:
A masters degree from a recognized school of Social Work Counseling Psychiatric Nursing or other Marriage and Family Therapy eligible discipline or a doctorate degree in Psychology with field placement in a medical psychiatric or community mental health setting AND two 2 years experience in an outpatient clinic hospital child guidance clinic mental health program or family agency which included regular psychiatric consultation.
Must possess a License as a Clinical Social Worker Marriage and Family Therapist or Psychologist as provided for by California state law.
Must be able to travel to various locations within and outside of Berkeley to meet program needs and to fulfill the job responsibilities. When driving on City business incumbents must have a valid California drivers license as well as a satisfactory driving record.APPLICATION PROCESS
Applicants must submit a completed application and responses to the supplemental questionnaire. Please note that attachment of a resume is not a substitute for a completed application.
Applications are available in alternative formats (audioformat braille large print electronic text etc. upon request to . Please allow 10 days for production of the material in an alternative format.EXAM PROCESS
The exam processwillinclude but is not limited to:
Application review for minimum qualifications and required documents (qualifying experience will be calculated based on the administrative review date)
Tests may consist of any combination of written oral or other exercises or assessment procedures that test content and may include but are not necessarily limited to typing math reading writing and analytical skills; problem solving ability; computer and software proficiency or any other jobrelated knowledge skill ability or qualification.The examination process and datesare subject to change. TheCitymay without notice change or eliminate any assessment component as needs dictate. Applicants passing all examination phases will have their names placed on an employment eligible list that hiring departments will use to conduct final selection interviews.
Reasonable Accommodations: The City is committed to making reasonable accommodations in the examination process and in the work environment. Individuals requesting reasonable accommodations in the examination process must submit a request in writing toat the time of application.
PREEMPLOYMENT PROCESS
Candidates under final consideration for employment with the City will undergo an employment background/reference check that may include but is not limited to: employment history confirmation of educational credentials and degrees licenses including drivers license registrations certificates other credentials credit check criminal history check and Live Scan fingerprinting.
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY (EEO) EMPLOYER
The City of Berkeley is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer. All employment actions shall be administered regardless of race color national origin ancestry religion age physical or mental disability or medical condition sex gender gender identity gender expression sexual orientation genetic information marital status pregnancy political affiliation veterans status or any other status protected under federal state or local law.
DISASTER SERVICE WORKER
All City employees are required to provide services as Disaster Service Workers in the event of an emergency/disaster.
Employment Type
Full Time
