Clinician, Day Shift Crisis Residential Treatment Program (ACSWAMFT)

We are currently hiring ClinicalCare Coordinators for our Amber Crisis Residential Treatment (CRT) program in Oakland a 12-bed voluntary-only CRT whose purpose will be to assess individuals who are having a mental health crisis and are in need of assessment stabilization and brief Amber House CRT has up to 16-beds for individuals in crisis who do not meet medical necessity criteria for hospitalization and would benefit from treatment and supportive programming.

Schedule: Sunday - Thursday 9 am - 5:30 pm

CRISIS CLINICIAN RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Delivery of individual family group counseling individual rehabilitation and case management/brokerage for individuals within the caseload as assigned.
• Utilize Evidence-Based Practice for the designated population/program to assure high-quality results and intended impact.
• Assess an individuals risk status including risk-based symptoms substance use environment physical conditions etc and intervene appropriately.
• Creating a service plan that aims at an individual getting better/healthy and accomplishing service goals that are person-centered and belong to the client.
• Outreach and progressive engagement and reporting disengagement to the team immediately. Responsible for working with the outreach team and determining when to disenroll individuals based on program protocols.
• Assessment screening referrals service planning community planning and benefits coordination support wellness and recovery principles.
• Documents and maintains all data collection reporting and charting records in accordance with BACS and other relevant county regulatory policies/agencies.
• Participates in supervision staff meetings consultation travel crisis/emergency coverage weekend coverage as well as agency-wide meetings and training as required by the manager.
• Other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• ASW AMFT or APCC with current BBS registration; and 1 year of social service experience
• LCSW LMFT or LPCC with current BBS registration; and 1 year of social service experience

Benefits/Perks

• Highly competitive compensation $45/hr (equivalent to $93500 annually) ASW or AMFT $104000 exmpt for LCSW/LMFT.
• 3% wage differential for tested competency in threshold languages for Alameda county (Chinese Cantonese Spanish Vietnamese Mandarin Farsi Cambodian and Tagalog)
• 100% employer-paid medical dental and life insurance coverage options for employees plus a vision reimbursement program. Childrens healthcare coverage is available for as little as $25/month. Average employer-paid benefit value: approximately $913/month per enrolled individual. BACS contributions apply to company-sponsored plans only.
• 31 days PTO
• Clinical supervision hours towards licensure
• 403b plan.
• Free iPhone with unlimited data for personal/professional use laptop for easy mobility*

* Most direct service positions

ABOUT BACS

Bay Area Community Services is a CARF accredited non-profit community-based agency celebrating 70 years of serving Alameda Contra Costa Sacramento and Solano Counties by providing mental health and social services. BACS mission is to uplift under-served individuals and their families by doing whatever it takes. We are proud to be one of the leading agencies producing real outcomes to tough social problems. BACS owes its reputation as an innovator to our innovative and entrepreneurial staff. We are seeking individuals who want to transform clinical practice to be client-centered and effective in the field and who want to lead empowered teams to meet goals.

BAY AREA COMMUNITY SERVICES IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER