Children's Community Mental Health Clinician (Bilingual Behavioral Health Specialist)

Since 1891, Boys & Girls Clubs of San Francisco (BGCSF) has provided high-quality, community-based youth development services to youth in San Francisco. Our mission is to inspire and enable all young people, especially those from disadvantaged circumstances, to realize their full potential as productive, responsible, and caring citizens. We impact the lives of Club members, primarily ages six to 18, by focusing on academic success, healthy lifestyles, good character & community engagement, and job readiness with earning potential. We are nationally recognized for the high quality of our programs and comprehensive approach to serving youth. Whether you’re joining our administrative team, a Club team, or our Camp Mendocino team, you’ll be surrounded by enthusiastic, talented, and passionate colleagues who wake up every day ready to inspire young people to reach their full potential.

PRIMARY FUNCTION:

Working for Boys & Girls Clubs of San Francisco gives you the chance to be part of a dynamic and passionate movement that is out to change the world - starting right here in our community. Founded in 1891, our organization has 130 years of experience in the field; however, we continue to find new ways to learn, grow, and innovate. We are nationally recognized for the high-quality of our programs and comprehensive approach to serving youth. Whether you’re joining our administrative team, a Clubhouse team, a school-based team, or our Camp Mendocino team, you’ll be surrounded by enthusiastic, talented, and passionate colleagues who wake up every day ready to inspire young people to reach their full potential.

The Children’s Community Mental Health Clinician (CCMHC) will provide direct service, paraprofessional staff consultation, training and support for the afterschool youth development program. We seek a licensed or license-eligible clinician to serve as our CCMHC in a non-traditional, mental health setting, using an anti-racist, trauma-informed, community social work model. Our setting requires formal mental health skills (case management, assessment, individual & family therapy, referrals, etc.) and informal behavioral coaching, social emotional support, youth development and skill development. We are designed to bring mental health services to communities that wouldn't normally access support and are seeking a professional who will commit to the community. This is a Full Time Exempt position located in San Francisco and includes benefits.

COMPETENCIES:

• Interfacing with paraprofessional team
• Providing therapy for children, teens and families
• Utilizing and partnering with community resources and systems
• Excellent organizational and oral/written communication skills
• Ability to work independently as well as part of a team
• Ability to successfully navigate GoogleMeet and Zoom

SKILLS/ KNOWLEDGE REQUIRED:

• Requires Masters (MSW/MA) from accredited school of Social Work, MFT or Psychology.
• Must be licensed or registered with BOP or BBS.
• Bilingual Spanish required
• Minimum one-year previous post-graduate experience providing individual & family therapy and case management with emphasis in youth services preferred
• Basic understanding of youth development settings in an after-school program
• Experience working with high-risk adolescents and diverse communities
• Criminal background clearance
• Ability to move efficiently between locations
• Current First Aid/CPR certification within 60 days
• Able to work afternoon and evening hours

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS/ WORK ENVIRONMENT:

• Must be able to lift up to 30 lbs.
• Must be able to stand for long periods of time.
• Must be able to move about to accomplish tasks, particularly for events or moving from one Club to another.
• Must able to sit at computer workstation for long time periods
• Able to pass required health screenings & testings (i.e. TB, COVID,etc.)