To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Ability to work varied hours including nights, weekends and holidays. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Education/Experience:
- Possession of a Graduate Degree in social work, counseling, psychology, child development or related field is required.
- Possession of a valid California LCSW, MFT or Psychology License is required.
- Three years’ experience in a clinical and/or residential setting working with children is required.
- Three years’ experience as a supervisor is required.
Licenses, Certifications, Registrations:
- Must possess a valid California Driver’s License.
- Must be at least 21 years of age.
- Must pass First Aid, CPR, and Bloodborne Pathogens certification courses offered through the Children’s Receiving Home within the first three months of employment.
- Must maintain CPR, First Aid and BBP Certification throughout employment.
- Must complete online Mandated Reporter Training Course within first week of employment.
Knowledge, Skills and Other Abilities:
- Ability to read, speak, understand, analyze and interpret documents such as client safety/treatment plans, assessment materials and procedure manuals in the English language.
- Ability to write professional/clinical reports and correspondence.
- Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.
- Must be able to function independently yet be able to seek guidance when necessary.
- Knowledge of standard and acceptable principles and practice of mental health and child protection services, as well as treatment and the multi-disciplinary approach to treatment.
- Expertise in assessing challenging clients, experience with assessing children and adolescents desired.
- Knowledge of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM V).
- Knowledge of a variety of therapeutic interventions and models emphasizing empirically validated interventions.
- Knowledge of standards and accepted principles and practices of supervision, training, and performance planning and review.
- Knowledge of the role of social service agencies, both public and private.
- Knowledge of pertinent laws, codes, regulations, and guidelines related to the operation and delivery of a variety of client services to individuals and families with particular emphasis on child protection services and applicable reporting laws and protocols.
- Knowledge of legal/ethical issues as outlined by BBS or BOP and APA.
- Knowledge of basic personnel principles and procedures associated with hiring, performance management and evaluations, training, and employee discipline/development.
- Knowledge of standard and accepted methods and techniques to effectively identify problems, gather pertinent data, analyze and evaluate potential alternatives, develop and justify recommended solutions, implement solutions, and monitor for effectiveness and success.
- Knowledge of basic structure of resources, operations, and services within a nonprofit organization and consistent with nonprofit guidelines and regulation.
- Knowledge of professional standards and requirements for assigned clinical program particularly as it pertains to licensing, accreditation, and standards compliance.
- Excellent writing, communication, organizational and time management skills.
- Skill to maintain a professional, confidential work environment.
- Ability to manage multiple tasks at one time in an efficient manner.
- Excellent problem-solving skills.
- Knowledge of CPS, child welfare, juvenile justice and mental health systems.
Physical Demands:
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands and talk or hear. Fine motor skills such as typing, the use of a computer mouse and telephone handset is required.
Employee is frequently required to reach with hands and arms. The employee is required to sit, stoop, kneel and crouch. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 30 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
