
Behavioral Health Counselor
Join the team!
Full-time
Salary: $70,000-$75,000
Benefits: Health, dental, and vision insurance, holiday pay, generous sick, and vacation leave
Location: 1099 Sunnydale Ave., San Francisco, CA 94134 (Visitacion Valley) & SF satellite sites
Reports to: Director of Programs
Duties and Responsibilities:
Provide administrative support of Graduate Interns
Assist and manage the intake, triage and assessment process.
Supervises outreach and recruitment activities to the targeted population to effectively promote program service referrals.
Provide culturally sensitive, short-term counseling to individuals and group therapy with supervision by a licensed clinician.
Provide risk assessments, crisis intervention, stabilization, and create safety plans.
Maintain client records and perform family assessment evaluation to update client progress using Salesforce/CIRCE database.
Assist with program development, including, but not limited to, grant writing, reporting, budget creation, modification, and training facilitation.
Coordinate team discussions, unit meetings, case conferences, and in-service training support for program and interns.
Ensure program activities are implemented according to contract agreement, APA policies and reporting requirements.
Participate in multidisciplinary providers and community meetings.
Provide and assess data, documents, and reports as required.
Participate in program administration, planning, and evaluation to ensure agency contract deliverables.
Perform other duties as assigned
Requirements:
An advanced degree (Master’s or ASW) in clinical psychology, Social Work or related field required. Course work and/or experience in area of children and family services, communication skills, group dynamics, and community organizing.
2 years of experience in the field of family support.
Productive team player who is proactive, self-motivated, creative and organized.
Cultural humility - knowledge and self-awareness of issues of race, class, and ethnicity; experience in working with diverse communities. Experience working with API, African American, Chicano/Latino families in San Francisco.
Proven effectiveness working with clients who have complex traumatic histories and attachment difficulties, and ability to be supportive and provide guidance in a non-judgmental manner.
Clinical service skill – assessment/evaluation, crisis intervention, ability to use supervision effectively, ethical and legal practices, and high-quality clinical documentation.
Strong skills in writing, researching, and documentation.
Strong computer skills a must.
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
Demonstrated ability to show non-judgmental attitude, maintain client confidentiality, and experience working with various backgrounds.
Bilingual counselors in Spanish or in one API language are strongly encouraged to apply.
APA Family Support Services (APA) is a community-based organization that focuses on the prevention and identification of child abuse/neglect in the community. Our mission is to promote healthy children and families by providing family support services to prevent child abuse and domestic violence and to advocate for culturally competent services through education, community building, and leadership development.
We do this through case management and family support services at our family resource centers. By providing parents with a safe and welcoming place outside of their homes, they increase their social circles and have a forum to gain their voice.
APA is also the lead for API Family Resource Network (APIFRN).
APA Family Support Services is proud to be an equal-opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunities regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.