Job of the Week: Bilingual Social Worker

Location: San Lorenzo

Job Title: Bilingual Licensced Social Worker

Company: La Clinica De La Raza, Inc.

Type: Full-time

Primary focus: Under the direction of the Manager of Integrated Behavioral Health, the Case Manager III-Temporary provides culturally appropriate mental health treatment, assertive outreach and case management services to clients as part of a multi-disciplinary team.

Provide direct clinical services in a school-based clinic in accordance with established protocols. Note: this is a 10-month position based on the San Leandro Public School's schedule.

Qualifications:

• Requires Master's degree in social work from an accredited college or university meeting the criteria for BBS registration
• Requires a valid California LCSW license, supplemented by two to three years post-master's experience in the practice of assessment and counseling
• Knowledge of the principles, practices and techniques of individual, group and family counseling; case management; crisis intervention; clinical social work as related to adolescents and their families.
• Ability to effectively engage adolescents and their families in order to conduct a clinical assessment related to presenting problems including but not limited to school, family, peer group, substance abuse, psychological or legal problems
• Ability to develop care plans for effective, brief intervention based on a clinical assessment and knowledge of relevant best practice
• Ability to effectively and quickly identify and manage clinical risk such as danger to self or others, grave disability or other areas requiring immediate clinical response
• Ability to apply casework skills effectively; establish and maintain effective working relationships with others including clinic/school staff, collaterals and outside agencies
• Ability to clearly and accurately document all clinically pertinent psycho-social data
• Ability to quickly respond to changing priorities based on clinical need and flow in clinic, utilizing variable patient session time
• At least two years experience working in a school setting preferred
• Experience working with school-based health centers preferred
• Knowledge of public schools and public school systems required
• Familiarity implementing cognitive behavioral therapies preferred
• Commitment to the principles of adolescent health, harm reduction and youth development
• Demonstrated understanding of adolescent development and mandated reporting laws
• Excellent verbal, written communication and organizational skills essential
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively with a multicultural client population
• Bilingual Spanish/English required. Bicultural preferred

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