Los Angeles CIRCLE Licensed Mental Health Clinician LMHC Licensed Clinical Social Worker LCSW

Los Angeles CIRCLE Licensed Mental Health Clinician (LMHC) / Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)

at Canopy Roots

About the LA CIRCLE Program

Canopy Roots is a contracted provider with The City of Los Angeles Mayors Office of Community Safety (MOCS) to operate the Los Angeles CIRCLE (Crisis and Incident Response through Communityled Engagement) program. This is a 24/7 unarmed response program that deploys trained teams to address nonurgent and nonviolent LAPD 911 calls related to unhoused individuals experiencing crisis. Program goals include disrupting the reciprocal relationship between houselessness and the criminal justice system deescalating and supporting stabilization to people experiencing homelessness and promoting sustained positive outcomes for community members through compassionate and traumainformed intervention and connection to appropriate services and resources including case management. Canopy Roots will be operating the CIRCLE Program in the Hollywood Zone of Los Angeles.

About the role

Canopy Roots is an innovative mental health organization based in Minnesota that offers culturally affirming crisis response services. As the Canopy Roots LA CIRCLE LMHC/LCSW you will oversee the clinical aspects of service delivery and directly supervise the Response Team Leads and Response Team Outreach Advocates. Expectations for this role include setting a consistent and exemplary example of Canopys values in action.

This position is held by a Licensed Mental Health Clinician (LMHC) including those holding LPCC or LMFT licensure or a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW). The role requires the LMHC/LCSW to be oncall for consultation outside of work hours in rotation with the Program Manager and as a backup to the response team 24 hours a day. The LMHC/LCSW is supervised by the LA CIRCLE Program Manager.

Job Details

Start Date: As soon as possible

Location: Los Angeles CA (primarily communitybased with required attendance at weekly staff meetings taking place either online or in the office

Hiring Salary Range: $85000 $100000; Starting salary will depend on your skills and demonstrated readiness for the role.

Hours/Day: SundayThursday or TuesSaturday. (Subject to the schedule of the PM) 40 hours a week including oncall responsibilities and evenings or weekends when necessary. The work setting is flexible with the ability to work remotely but working from the office or community is required for completion of job duties and maintenance of stakeholder relationships.

Job Type: Full time Exempt

Essential Job Functions

• Support 24/7/365 Response Team coverage including oncall duties in rotation with the Program Manager
• Provide clinical oversight of service provision ensuring traumainformed and culturally responsive crisis intervention and community support
• Provide regular supervision and performance evaluation to Response Team Leads and Response Team Outreach Advocates including infield shadowing and evaluation
• Partner with People Operations Generalist/Admin Coordinator and Program Manager for recruitment hiring and staff engagement initiatives
• Facilitate team meetings for the purpose of skill development consultation and 0.
• group discussion in c2ollaboration with Program Manager
• Facilitate staff training in collaboration with the Program Manager to meet program needs and ensure clinically sound and high quality service delivery
• Support effective communication across teams within the 24hour program to facilitate team cohesion and optimize service delivery
• Collaborate with appropriate stakeholders to facilitate Critical Incident Debriefings for program staff as needed
• Collaborate with Program Manager Leads and Outreach Advocates to address issues and continuously improve processes and service delivery.
• In collaboration with the Program Manager and other stakeholders develop review and update program policies and procedures to ensure operational effectiveness safety and regulatory compliance and effectively communicate changes to team members
• Ensure program compliance with data collection policy for outcome measures
• Support collaboration with technical stakeholders and the Contract Operations Manager to maintain positive relationships with relevant entities including the City of Los Angeles first responders and community providers.
• Other duties as determined by direct supervisor

Requirements

While we have identified specific requirements for this role we acknowledge that not all candidates may possess every requirement listed. We encourage all applicants who believe they possess the necessary skills and experience to perform the role satisfactorily to apply regardless of whether they meet each requirement to the fullest extent.

• Holds active mental health licensure in the state of California including LPCC LMFT and LCSW
• 3 years of post licensure experience providing mental health treatment services
• A year or more of successful supervision/leadership experience
• Experience successfully working with unhoused populations BIPOC and other marginalized communities
• Demonstrates excellent written/verbal communication and collaboration skills
• Experience working in treatment settings that include mental health crisis intervention
• Strong knowledge of community resources and levels of care for mental health treatment in Los Angeles CA
• Experience interacting with stakeholders in government and/or law enforcement

Physical Requirements

• Lift and carry objects weighing up to 50 pounds
• Stand for at least 30 minutes at a time
• Walk for at least 15 minutes at a time
• Run for at least 10 seconds
• Climb stairs independently
• Reach forward and overhead
• Squat or kneel
• Twist and bend from the trunk
• Use a keyboard
• Engage in repetitive motion

About Canopy Roots

Canopy Roots is an innovative mental health organization offering culturally affirming unarmed response services to people in crisis via 911. We promote safety for people in crisis by providing emotional deescalation strategies crisis intervention support and connection to appropriate resources. Crisis Responders are members of the communities they serve reflecting the wide range of cultural and racial identities and experiences of the people who need our services the most. Canopy Roots is based in Minneapolis MN with partnerships in Minnesota and California.

Benefits

We care deeply about our employees and know holistic support is essential for our staff to carry out their work. Our generous employment package includes:

• Medical Dental and Vision Insurance
  • Choose one of our three medical plans.
  • Coverage available for your spouse domestic partner and/or eligible dependents
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA) Dependent Care FSA and Health Care Savings Account (HSA)
• Shortterm and longterm disability insurance at no cost to you
• Ancillary insurance plans available for purchase
• 401k retirement plan with company match vested after one year of employment
• 7 days of wellness leave each year
• 16 days of PTO each year
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Workplace Culture

Canopy Roots is a valuesbased inclusive workplace that strives to create a space where our employees unique talents learning styles and lived experiences are valued. Creating an engaging work environment is an essential part of our culture. We uphold this commitment through staff surveys professional development and reflection and processing space in

weekly staff meetings.

Our Hiring Process

Our People Operations is committed to a personfirst centered approach to our hiring process. Candidates can view currently open positions and apply online via For all positions our hiring process includes a virtual screening interview and inperson panel interviews reference checks and background checks for final candidates. All responder candidates must be fingerprinted and reviewed by the California Dept. of Justice.

Persons of color women members of the LGBTQ community veterans and individuals with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply. If you require reasonable accommodation in completing this application interviewing or otherwise participating in the employee selection process please direct your inquiries to the People Operations team at At this time we are unable to provide company sponsored visas and are only considering candidates who are eligible to work in the United States.

The above statements are not intended to encompass all functions and qualifications of the position. Rather they are intended to provide a general framework of the requirements of the position. Employees may be required to perform other functions not specifically addressed in this job description.