Children's Community Mental Health Clinician (Behavioral Health Specialist)

Job Description

Job DescriptionDescription:

JOB TITLE: Children’s Mental Health School-Based Clinician

Department: Behavioral Health Services

Budgeted Hours: 1300

Reports to (Position): Citywide Director of Behavioral Health Services

Since 1891, Boys & Girls Clubs of San Francisco (BGCSF) has provided high-quality, community-based youth development services to youth in San Francisco. Our mission is to inspire and enable all young people, especially those from disadvantaged circumstances, to realize their full potential as productive, responsible, and caring citizens. We impact the lives of Club members, primarily ages six to 18, by focusing on academic success, healthy lifestyles, good character & community engagement, and job readiness with earning potential. We are nationally recognized for the high quality of our programs and comprehensive approach to serving youth. Whether you’re joining our administrative team, a Club team, or our Camp Mendocino team, you’ll be surrounded by enthusiastic, talented, and passionate colleagues who wake up every day ready to inspire young people to reach their full potential.

Position Purpose

The Behavioral Health Specialist will provide direct service, paraprofessional staff consultation, training and support for the afterschool youth development program embedded within two elementary schools. We seek a licensed or license-eligible clinician to serve as our Behavioral Health Specialist using an anti-racist, trauma-informed, child-centered, community social work model. Our setting requires formal mental health skills (case management, assessment, individual & family therapy, referrals, etc.) and informal behavioral coaching, social emotional support, youth development and skill development. We are designed to bring mental health services to communities that wouldn't normally access support and are seeking a professional who will commit to the school community.

This is a part time exempt position

Schedule: Monday-Friday, 25 hours per week

This role provides mental health support for BGCSF’s Beacon program at Malcolm X Academy AND Carver Elementary School locations

Requirements:

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Clinical Care (40%)

• Provide individual, family and/or group therapy (ages 5-11).
• Provide clinical case management for youth (ages 3-11).
• Implement treatment goals and interventions for all modalities of direct service.
• Perform accurate and timely documentation of all client related activities (e.g., assessments, progress notes, and treatment plans).
• Collaborate with school and mental health providers to identify treatment options for Club members.
• Proactively and preventatively consult with clinical team (off-site).
• Attend and participate in regularly scheduled client review meetings, clinical meetings, and staff meetings.
• Collaborate effectively with school leadership and BGCSFprogram staff.

Socioemotional Support (40%)

• Spends private, quality time with individual members through one-on-one activities to build trust and rapport.
• Facilitate group life skills and social emotional programming for youth (ages 3-11) and families.
• Integrate known mental health and behavioral best practices into daily youth development programs.
• Build healthy habits in youth by promoting Self & Social Awareness; Relationship Skills; Non-violent Conflict Resolution; and Responsible Decision-Making.
• Develop and increase accessibility to socioemotional resources available to youth and families.

Staff Capacity Building (20%)

• Lead case conferencing for paraprofessional staff team and/or school day personnel to coordinate services for youth members.
• Provide consultation to BGCSF staff about mental health challenges impacting youth.
• Educate staff about program structure, mental health challenges impacting members, facilitating youth consultation, plan development for individual participants, and provide referrals for youth.
• Assist with the development and implementation of agency-wide mental health policies and procedures.

REQUIRED SKILLS

• Masters (MSW/MA) from accredited school of Social Work, MFT or Psychology.
• Must be licensed or registered with BOP or BBS.
• Minimum 1 year post-graduate experience providing individual & family therapy and case management with emphasis in youth services.
• Basic understanding of youth development settings in an after school program.
• Experience working with trauma and diverse communities.
• Genuine intrinsic motivation to consistently visit and collaborate with all BGCSF locations.
• Experience proactively collaborating with schools & community resources and systems.
• Excellent organizational, verbal, and written communication skills.
• Ability to demonstrate effective critical thinking, decision-making, and

risk reduction.

• Ability to work independently as well as part of a team.
• Current First Aid/CPR certification (or within 90 days of employment).
• Able to work five days per week.
• Able to work afternoon and evening hours.
• Pass a criminal background clearance.
• Proficiency with Google Workplace and Zoom.

PREFERRED SKILLS

• Language Skills: Spanish, Arabic, or Cantonese
• Experience facilitating restorative practices.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Must be able to lift 25 lbs
• Must be able to stand for at least 2 hours consecutively
• Must be able to site at a computer workstation for long periods of time
• Must be able to bend and stoop

BENEFITS

• Comprehensive Health Benefits + Employer Contributions
• 401K + 7% Employer Contribution After One Year of Service
• Employee Assistance Program: In-Person Counseling + 24/7 Confidential Mental Health Support
• Education Assistance
• Pre-tax Transportation Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts
• Paid Time Off + Paid Holidays
• Mandatory summer + winter Weeklong Organization-wide Closures
• Free membership to Bay Club
• Professional Development Opportunities including Clinical Supervision

PAY

The wage range for this role takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and BGCSF needs. At BGCSF, our decisions are based on other factors and dependent on circumstances for each position. Depending on the need and requirement of the position, an individual could be hired at or near the entry-level, mid-level or top-of-the-range for their role and compensation. As such, the full-time salary range is $72K - $80K and will be prorated for the part-time hours.

DISCLAIMER

The information presented indicates the general nature and level of work expected of employees in this classification. It is not designed to contain, nor to be interpreted as, a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, qualifications and objectives required of employees assigned to this job. The organization has the discretion to relocate/reassign a person, as needed.