Senior Clinician, Wellness Center

Role : Senior Clinician

Reports to : Program Manager, Wellness Center

Program : 1301-DT Wellness

Department : Mental Health

Location : Wellness Center - 345 S. San Pedro Street, Los Angeles, CA 90013

Setting : 100% Onsite

Schedule : Monday - Friday, 8am - 4 : 30pm

Status : Full-time / Non-Exempt / Non-Management

Benefits : Medical, Vision, Dental, Life Insurance, 403(b) Retirement plan, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), etc.

Openings : 1

Job Description Summary :

As part of an interdisciplinary team, the Senior Clinician will conduct psychotherapy with adult members that have severe and persistent mental illness at the Wellness Center site and in the field. The Senior Clinician's primary responsibilities are to engage members and to coordinate mental and recovery services that will ensure housing stability and community integrations. This position is responsible for maintaining the highest quality provision of direct individual and group therapeutic and case management services while fostering teamwork among staff and across departments and programs.

Job Description Essential Duties and Responsibilities :

• Provide, coordinate, and implement mental health and recovery support services with individual members.
• Conduct individual, family, and group psychotherapy, and document services using Department of Mental Health (DMH) and Medi-Cal guidelines
• Develop effective, trusting relationships with members, with a focus on facilitating independence and maintenance of improved physical and mental health.
• Collaborate with each member to develop their individual service plan; review and update it upon completion of goals.
• Assist management and other Clinicians with program evaluation and modification for future program improvements and growth.
• Assist members with becoming involved in daily activities, socialization, health maintenance, sense of community, and progress in recovery reflective of The People Concern's model which emphasizes customer choice, harm reduction, and psycho-social rehabilitation.
• Work cooperatively and cohesively with other members of the HSSP team, including participation in weekly staff meetings, group clinical supervision, and trainings.
• Respond to crises, assess, and initiate 5150 Applications as needed.
• Registered with the Board of Behavioral Sciences (BBS) and remains in a direct service capacity.

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EXPECTED BEHAVIORS OF ALL STAFF

Equal Opportunity Employer

The People Concern is an equal opportunity employer dedicated to non-discrimination in employment. We select the most qualified individual for the job based on job-related qualifications regardless of race, color, age, sex, religion, national origin, disability, ancestry, marital status, credit history, sexual orientation, arrest and court record, genetic information, veteran status or any other status protected by federal, state or other applicable laws.

About the People Concern

The People Concern empowers the most vulnerable among us to rebuild their lives. One of Los Angeles County's largest social services agencies, The People Concern was formed in 2016 in a merger of two trusted social service organizations based in Los Angeles County, OPCC and Lamp Community. Informed by more than fifty-eight years of work in the community, The People Concern is a leading provider of, and advocate for, evidence-based solutions to the multi-faceted challenges inherent in homelessness and domestic violence.

With compassion and profound respect for those we serve, we provide a fully integrated system of care - including outreach, interim housing, mental and medical health care, substance abuse services, domestic violence services, life skills & wellness programs, and permanent supportive housing - tailored to the unique needs of homeless individuals, survivors of domestic violence, challenged youth, and others who have nowhere else to turn.

The People Concern's model of integrated and comprehensive care empowers our participants to navigate the multi-faceted obstacles in their lives, become their best selves, and ultimately, connect with and contribute to their communities.

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