Mental Health Clinician I (Hollywood )

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The L.A. Gay and Lesbian Center is the nation's largest organization serving gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people. It operates with an annual budget of $50 million, a staff exceeding 300 and more than 3,000 volunteers. Founded in 1971, the Gay and Lesbian Center provides the widest array of social services available anywhere in the LGBT community. Some of our programs include : HIV/AIDS treatment and prevention with a full service clinic and pharmacy, Youth Services including a transitional living facility, Mental Health and Addiction Recovery Services, Legal Services, Anti-Violence programs, Family Services, programs for the Senior LGBT community, HIV & STD testing and prevention, a Cyber Center and Cultural Arts programming including live theater.

Position: Mental Health Clinician I
Program: Mental Health Services
Reports to: Clinical Director
Salary: $17.00/hr
Status: 100%, Full-Time, Non-Exempt, Union
Probation: 90 days
Benefits: Medical, Vision, Dental, and Life Insurance; also including Long Term Disability, an Employee Assistance Program, and a 403B retirement plan.

JOB SUMMARY:
Conducts individual, couple and group counseling services, documenting progress, utilizing short term model in treatment planning to the greatest extent possible and serve on-duty walk-ins, crisis, as well as general information and crisis telephone calls.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
1) Conduct individual, couple and group counseling services for clients presenting to the MHS and documents progress in the client's record immediately following the session;
2) Utilize short term model in treatment planning to the greatest extent possible; must receive concurrence of supervisor to extend number of sessions beyond the short term model protocol;
3) Serve on-duty for designated hours each week to handle walk-ins, whether crisis oriented or not, as well as general information and crisis telephone calls. May complete Intake at the time of seeing a walk-in client if deemed appropriate;
4) Conduct Intakes, prepares the required documentation and routes the client's record to the supervisor for disposition/placement;
5) Participate in the multi-disciplinary Clinical Case Conference, presenting assigned cases as they come due for review;
6) Make appropriate referrals to services outside the Center, within the Center and to other services within the Department, e.g., psychiatric evaluation; and, follows up on those referrals with the client to assure appropriateness of the referral and continuity of care;
7) Participate in the Quality Improvement process practiced in the Clinic;
8) Adhere to the Utilization Management protocol used in the clinic to insure timely and appropriate client service;
9) Assume responsibility for completing all documentation in a timely, legible and thorough manner, submitting client records at the end of each business day, and proper notification of changes in appointment schedule to supervisor and Administrative Support staff;
10) Participates, as assigned, in clinical supervision groups and/or individual supervision on a weekly basis;
11) Mandatory attendance at monthly in-service training sessions;
12) Participate in staff meetings, planning meetings and other meetings as needed;
ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES:
1) Other duties as assigned;

JOB QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE:
1)Two years paid counseling experience, i.e., residential care, social services, child welfare services, general counseling, chemical dependency treatment, juvenile justice, youth services, etc.;
2) Ability to work as a team member dedicated to generating resources/services to gay, lesbian, bisexual, & transgender communities;
3) Proven ability to work under direct supervision;
4) Ability to relate in a non-judgmental and respectful manner to gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender individuals, or people experiencing a wide variety of emotional and behavioral problems.
5) Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including strong organizational, detail and interpersonal skills;
6) Computer skills and knowledge including word processing, database operations, spreadsheets, and other software systems;
7) Demonstrated ability to work effectively with men and women of diverse races, ethnicities, ages, and sexual orientations in a multicultural environment;

TRAINING, EDUCATION, AND LICENSURE:
1) Associate of Arts degree or a Bachelor's degree in behavioral science field, i.e., psychology, social work, human services, etc; (Certification in the field of chemical dependency treatment);

The L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to fostering diversity within its staff. Applications are encouraged from all persons regardless of their race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender identity, marital status, religious creed, medical/physical/mental condition, sexual orientation, Veteran status, or age.

website: www.lagaycenter.org

E-mail resume and cover letter as a word attachment to jobs@lagaycenter.org

Or submit application/resume to:
L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center
Human Resources Department
1625 N. Schrader Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90028
Location: Hollywood Compensation: $17.00/hourThis is at a non-profit organization.OK to highlight this job opening for persons with disabilitiesPrincipals only. Recruiters, please don't contact this job poster.Please do not contact job poster about other services, products or commercial interests.Posting ID: 4080939977

Posted: 2013-09-20, 6:43PM PDT

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