• In the appropriate therapeutic setting, meets with individuals and groups, including children and their families from diverse cultural backgrounds, to assist them in assessing social emotional health and challenges, strengths, and identifying barriers, and developing realistic plans to address them


• Advises clients on available community resources and acts in a liaison and advocate capacity between the client and persons or agencies in the client’s psycho-social system, and makes referrals and other arrangements as assigned


• Works collaboratively with consumers and families in a
  recovery based model


• Participates in training programs including the teaching of diagnosis and treatment methods conducted for the benefit of the community, and may act as a consultant for other community
  agencies


• Prepares and presents cases for review of other staff


• Prepares and maintains complex treatment and progress reports on assigned cases, and may participate in matters relating to diagnosis
  and treatment recommendations, discharge and follow-up planning for clients and their families


• Works collaboratively with a wide range of disciplines in mutual treatment planning


• Ability to use effective and assertive communication,
  problem-solving and conflict resolution skills


• Engage in efforts to reduce stigma in individuals and community


• May be assigned the administrative, coordinative or
  supervisory responsibility for staff in a program or unit
  including scheduling, training, case allocation, clinical direction
  and performance evaluation


• Some evening and weekend work may be required

• Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) essential elements


• Principles, techniques and trends in counseling, psychotherapy, clinical case management, and various treatment modalities


• Biological, behavioral and environmental aspects of emotional disturbances, mental disability, retardation and substance abuse


• Culturally proficient practices with diverse service recipients


• The scope and activities of public and private health and welfare agencies and other available community collaborating and resources


• Principles and techniques of mental health education, prevention, recovery, and crisis intervention within the community


• Ability to provide assessment, treatment planning and treatment implementation to children, adults and families

• Graduation from an accredited two year graduate school of social work with the receipt of an ASW Degree which can lead to licensure as a Clinical Social Worker OR


• Graduation from an accredited graduate program with receipt of a Master’s Degree which can lead to acquisition of a LCSW or MFT License and meet qualifications to participate in a Short-Doyle program

• No experience required but relevant clinical experience as a para-professional or an intern with multicultural skills, knowledge and experience is desirable

• Incumbents must be eligible to be licensed as either a Licensed Clinical Social Worker or a Marriage and Family Therapist in the State of California

• Graduation from an accredited two year graduate school of social work with receipt of an MSW Degree and acquisition of the State recognized license


• Graduation from an accredited graduate program with receipt of a Master’s Degree and acquisition of an LCSW or MFT License which meets qualifications to participate in a Short Doyle program

• Two years of experience in a Mental Health setting under clinical supervision as required to qualify for the State recognized license

• Incumbents must be licensed as either a Licensed Clinical Social Worker or Marriage and Family Therapist in the State of California

• Valid California Class C Driver’s License or the ability to utilize adequate alternative method of transportation, when needed, to carry out essential job related functions in a timely manner

• Experience or willingness to learn and work with familial and developmental issues across a normal life span


• Experience in understanding the influence of cultural issues and providing services with appropriate cultural context


• Experience providing recovery resiliency/wellness informed treatment


• Lived experience as a consumer or a family member of a consumer of behavioral health services


• Familiarity with 12 Step and social model principles of AOD treatment


• Knowledge of Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) components and essential elements and how they inform the transformation of the public mental health system


• Experience in an Employee Assistance setting


• Experience in training and consultation


• Principles and practices of supervision, management and human resource development


• Multicultural skills, knowledge and experience


• Computer literacy


• Bilingual skills preferred

• Pass County-paid pre-employment drug screening and job-related background investigation.


• Perform job duties in a manner assuring a safe working environment for oneself and others.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with the general public, co-workers, supervisors, and members of diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds regardless of race, color, national origin, ancestry, political affiliation, sex, sexual orientation, religion, marital status, age (over 40), pregnancy related condition, medical condition (cancer related), physical (including AIDS) or mental disability.
• Maintain confidential information according to the legal standards and/or County regulations as required.

The Job Task Analysis provides information detailing the physical and functional demands of the classification. For the complete job task analysis, visit the Risk Management website at http://www.stancounty.com/riskmgmt/ under "Disability Management".