Job Details
Level
Experienced
Job Location
L10 – Van Nuys, CA
Position Type
Full Time
Education Level
Master’s Degree
Salary Range
$64,480.00 – $66,480.00 Salary/year
Job Shift
1st Shift
Job Category
Nonprofit – Social Services
Description
Provide field-based direct and indirect services involving intensive and field-based case management services, including plan development, placement services, assistance in daily living, individual and/or group counseling, crisis intervention and assess for 5150 determinations. Must know DSM 5 diagnostic system. JOB ID#31318A
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Provide direct and indirect client services.
- Participate in a field-based team approach and assertive community outreach, assessment and evaluation of assigned HFSP referred and enrolled clients. Determine individual’s strengths, needs and resources. Assess client’s level of psychosocial impairment, self-care potential, family and support network availability, independent living needs, financial status, educational, employment or training needs, and social/recreational needs. Develop and coordinate service plans.
- Conduct comprehensive psychosocial assessments at intake in order to enroll clients in program.
- Complete all documentation within mandated time frames and in compliance with county, state, and Center guidelines.
- Assist clients in developing independent living skills, and resources including social/recreational, vocational or educational goals, needed to implement and achieve goals of the individual service plan.
- Transports clients to and from appropriate service as necessary.
- Provide crisis intervention-intervene with the client/others at the onset of a crisis to provide support and assistance in problem resolution and to coordinate or arrange for the provision of other needed services.
- Provide services in the field in support of client’s individual service plans. Meet with each client a minimum of one time per week and as frequently as needed.
- Assist clients in accessing peer support, self-help and recovery based services.
- Provide individual therapy as needed.
- Will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team, participate in staff and clinical meetings and community meetings as assigned.
Qualifications
Must have a Masters Degree in Psychology/Social Work or Marriage and Family Therapy and be licensed/waivered by the Board of Behavioral Sciences. Minimum of two years experience in a behavioral health care; experience with homeless and chronic mentally ill. Knowledge of DSM 5 required. Chemical dependency experience preferred.
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:
- Must act in accordance with all Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996 and related state law confidentiality requirements. Must successfully complete the Center’s HIPAA training, pass the HIPAA test, and receive the Certification of Compliance.
- Regular attendance is an essential function of the job.
- Interacting with other employees at work is an essential function of the job.
- Arriving at work on time and not leaving early is an essential function of the job.
- Must have a good driving record and must be insurable by the Center’s insurance company.
- Bi-lingual/ Bi-cultural in Spanish a plus.