Mental Health Clinician (Bilingual Spanish)

• →Maintain a clinical caseload of Spanish-speaking clients that meets productivity goals as set by the agency
• →Provide individual therapy, family therapy, caregiver guidance, collateral contacts and case management in the clinic and community.
• →Collaborate with other professionals within WestCoast and partnering agencies to ensure the highest quality of service to clients.
• →Comply with WestCoast policies, procedures, and deadlines related to billing, clinical record keeping and timely, high-quality documentation
• →Participate in agency wide trainings, specific program meetings, clinical supervision and case conference as required
• →Work proactively with program leadership to ensure the strength of the program and completes additional tasks as requested 

• Masters or doctoral degree in clinical or counseling psychology, social work, or marriage and family therapy (required)
• Bilingual in English and Spanish (required)*
• Minimum two years clinical experience in community mental health with emphasis on underserved and at-risk children and adolescents (preferred)
• Experience working with foster care, child welfare, court system, low-income and immigrant families in community mental health settings (preferred)
• Clinical training and experience providing trauma informed treatments to clients and families with complex trauma and attachment difficulties related to abuse, neglect, interpersonal and community violence, and foster care placement
• Sensitivity and awareness in dealing with issues of cultural competency, and experience working with diverse communities
• Clinical service skill – assessment/evaluation, clinical skills, crisis intervention, ability to use supervision effectively, ethical and legal responsibilities, high quality clinical documentation
• Ability to work effectively with clients who have complex, multiple diagnosis histories
• Efficiency and time management - ability to be well-organized and complete timely documentation
• Excellent interpersonal, communication and writing skills
• Knowledge of or ability to learn Medi-Cal documentation policies and procedures
• Collaboration and team functioning - able to work independently and collaboratively as part of a multidisciplinary team
• Ability to travel by car to meet with clients, generally within a 90 mile radius of the WCC office. Clean CA DMV record, current car insurance and a vehicle; travel is required.

This is a bilingual Spanish/English position. Candidates must demonstrate advanced Spanish language proficiency in order to effectively provide services to Spanish-speaking clients and families.

Final candidates will be required to complete an ALTA Language Proficiency Test administered by WestCoast Children’s Clinic and must achieve a minimum score of Level 9 (Advanced) to qualify for the position.

• Participate in in-depth conversations in Spanish across a broad range of topics at a normal rate of speech
• Understand most spoken Spanish in professional and conversational contexts, using context to interpret unfamiliar slang, idioms, or complex grammar
• Communicate clearly and effectively on a wide range of subjects, even if some grammatical errors or a noticeable accent are present
• Be readily understood by native Spanish speakers without causing misunderstanding
• WestCoast Children’s Clinic will provide the ALTA language assessment to eligible candidates during the hiring process.