Mental Health Clinician II #901202 chez Los Angeles LGBT Center

Program: Mental Health

Department: Youth Services

Reports to: Program Manager

Compensation: $27.70-$36.55 per hour, plus $1.75 per hour Shift Differential Premium for hours worked between 6pm-6am

Schedule: Tuesday-Saturday 10:30am-7:00pm

Status: 100%, Full-Time, Non-Exempt, Union

Probation: 90 Days

Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision; also including Life Insurance, Long-Term Disability, Employee Assistance Program, and a 403(b) Retirement Plan

Center’s Mission:

Building a world where LGBT people thrive as healthy, equal, and complete members of society.

DEPARTMENT SUMMARY:  The Youth Center serves youth up to the age of 24 who are currently at-risk of or experiencing homelessness.  The Youth Center offers services in an LGBTQ+ safe and affirming environment and serves as an entry point to assist youth making the transition from homelessness to housing.  Our services include meals, clothing, support groups, a charter high school, GED and college prep program, an employment preparation, training and placement program, case management, counseling, a crisis shelter and a transitional living program (TLP).  Our community-based programs include services for youth at-home, in school or in systems of care. 

JOB SUMMARY:  Provide individual, group and crisis counseling with youth experiencing homelessness (ages 18-25) to assist them in achieving housing stability and develop treatment strategies to address their mental health needs.  

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

•    Work in milieu with a multidisciplinary team in a LGBTQ youth drop-in center and emergency housing programs to meet the immediate or urgent needs, as well as longer term needs of youth experiencing homelessness.

•    Serve on-duty to handle walk-ins, provide crisis intervention when necessary.

•    Conduct individual and group counseling services with youth documenting progress, utilizing short term models in treatment planning to the greatest extent possible.

•    Make appropriate referrals to services outside the Los Angeles LGBT Center, within and to other services within the department, e.g., psychiatric evaluation, substance abuse; and, follows up on those referrals with the client to assure appropriateness of the referral and continuity of care.

•    Assist in the coordination and training of the work of non-clinical staff.

•    Participate and/or take a leadership role in client care and supporting non-clinical staff with clients.

•    Participation with supervisor and/or members of the YS Management Team in program planning, program evaluation, dissemination activities and training.

•    Assume responsibility for completing all documentation in a timely, legible and thorough manner, submitting client records at the end of each business day.

•    Other duties as assigned.

JOB QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE:

•    Knowledge of or experience working with the LGBTQ community and familiarity with issues of particular relevance to LGBTQ people.

•    A passion for the Center’s work and its mission to make the world a better place for LGBTQ people.

•    Minimum 2 years of paid post-graduate counseling experience, i.e., residential care, social services, child welfare services, general counseling, chemical dependency treatment, juvenile justice, youth services, etc.

•    Ph.D. or Masters in behavioral science discipline.

•    Bilingual skills, a plus (English/Spanish fluency preferred).

•    Ability to work as a team member dedicated to generating resources/services to gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender communities.

•    Proven ability to work under direct supervision.

•    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.

•    Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including strong organizational, detail and interpersonal skills.

•    Computer skills and knowledge including word processing, database operations, spreadsheets, and other software systems.

•    Access to reliable transportation and the ability to be insured.

•    Demonstrated ability to work effectively with people of diverse races, ethnicities, nationalities, sexual orientations, gender identities, gender expression, socio-economic backgrounds, religions, ages, English-speaking abilities, immigration status, and physical abilities in a multicultural environment.

The Los Angeles LGBT 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, ancestry, religious creed, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, medical/physical/mental condition, pregnancy/childbirth and related medical condition, age, marital status, or veteran status.

The Center has implemented a policy requiring all staff to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as a condition of employment, subject to applicable federal, state and local laws. For more information, please contact [email protected]