Maternal Mental Health Clinician (ASW, APCC, or AMFT)

Organization and Role Summary

Mary's Path changes lives Two at a Time. Pregnant and parenting teenage moms in the foster care system are placed with us. These young women, many of whom have experienced trauma, find a safe place to heal, build relationships, and prepare for a successful future. We aim to break the cycle of poverty and abuse, empowering teen moms to live lives of dignity, hope, and self-sufficiency.

The Maternal Mental Health Therapist/0-5 Child Psychotherapist will work with residents to enhance parenting and attachment, focusing on maternal mental health and early childhood development. This role involves providing trauma-informed, evidence-based mental health services tailored to the unique needs of mothers and their children.

Role Responsibilities

** This position carries a manageable caseload of 7-16 clients.**

• Provide time-limited individual, group, and family therapy to clients and their families.
• Completes a strengths-based, biopsychosocial mental health assessment and Child and Adolescent Needs and Strengths Assessment (CANS) for youth admitted to the STRTP.
• Partners with youth to complete a mental health treatment plan that includes the youth's goals and preferences for services and mental health services appropriate to meet the needs of the youth.
• Meet with youth at least weekly to work on identified goals.
• Completes monthly treatment plan reviews.
• Partner with youth in promoting the involvement of family and other informal and formal supports.
• Partner with youth in maintaining relationships with permanent support people and identifying opportunities to strengthen these relationships.
• Provide collateral services to youth's significant support people.
• Provide group therapy and rehabilitation services within the STRTP milieu.
• Partner with youth in identifying community resources.
• Coordinate and partner with other STRTP staff to achieve treatment and independent living goals.
• Partner with youth in identifying obstacles to meeting educational, vocational, social, and independent living goals. Develop strategies to overcome these barriers.
• Completes documentation in line with all applicable agency, county, state, and regulatory requirements and timelines.
• Complete transition determination plans and partner with youth in acquiring access to resources including, but not limited to, health care, employment, housing, social security benefits, etc., as needed.
• Participates in regular team meetings.
• Provides consultation to maternal mental health counselor and child development staff.
• Provides evidence-based specialty mental health services, including individual and group therapy, directly to youth placed at the STRTP.
• Facilitates clinical training to STRTP employees and provides clinical consultation to the team as needed.
• Facilitates family therapy and skills, including strengthening parenting skills, as needed.
• Participates in crisis services and emergency intervention protocols as needed.
• Serves as a community liaison with county workers, medical providers, and legal representatives.
• Develops interagency and community network relationships that improve access to relevant community services and benefits.
• Participates in continuous quality improvement processes.
• Work with the treatment team to provide individualized service plans, such as counseling and case management services, to ensure the stability of clients and families in the community.
• Coach milieu/counselor staff on mental health interventions and skill-building activities.
• Assist in the design of group rehabilitation curricula.
• Provide case management services to clients on the caseload.
• Participate in, and when necessary, facilitate, the Child and Family Team meetings, treatment reviews, program staff meetings, and IEP meetings.
• Provide clinical services to clients on the caseload.
• Complete assessments, treatment plans, functional behavioral assessments, progress notes, monthly reports, discharge summaries, and other CCL or Medi-Cal required paperwork in a timely manner.
• Maintain client charts and records to Utilization Review standards.
• Maintain close communication with all treatment team members.
• Participate in weekly individual and/or group supervision as required.
• Attend and participate in all training as assigned.
• Coordinate treatment team meetings within the facility.
• Always maintain professional behavior, appropriately representing the agency's mission and philosophy.

All other duties assigned by the supervisor or other leadership team members.

Qualifications and Experience

• Master's degree in Social Work/Psychology/Counseling
• Minimum of ASW, APCC or AMFT registration required
• Experience working with children in out-of-home care, crisis assessment, management, and interventions, preferred
• Able to work independently in the office and in the community, maintaining a high sense of accountability and self-management
• Able to work with a diverse population, build trust, possess interpersonal savvy and demonstrate cultural competency
• Deep experience in working collaboratively, and effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team
• Adept at managing through conflict and complexity, and working proactively
• Good organizational and writing skills
• Flexible schedule with ability to work evenings and weekends
• Demonstrated strength in exhibiting the following competencies: collaboration, empathy, resilience, situational adaptability and valuing the differences across diverse populations
• Fingerprint clearances
• Own vehicle, valid California Driver's License and insurance
• Strong preference for individuals with Medi-Cal documentation/billing experience
• Experience working with probation youth strongly preferred
• Bilingual skills are preferred

Physical Requirements and Environmental Conditions

The conditions and requirements below are representative of those required for an employee to successfully meet the essential requirements of the role. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable employees to meet these requirements.

• Regularly required by the duties of this job to move, ascend and descend, remain stationary, position oneself to access equipment and supplies, communicate, exchange information and observe details at close and medium range within work surroundings
• Wear PPE and follow universal precautions as needed
• Must be able to move, transport up to 20lbs, and possess mobility required to work within varied home environments
• Mary’s Path is a non-smoking environment

Work Location/Travel Requirements

This role will travel relevant to fieldwork-related job duties, within a 30-mile radius

Disclaimer: The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by incumbents assigned to this job. This is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all the responsibilities, duties and skills required. The incumbent may be expected to perform other duties as assigned. This job may be reviewed as duties and responsibilities change with business necessity. Nothing described within this job description changes the at-will nature of employment for this role.

Benefits

• 403(b) Retirement Plan: 100% employer match of employee contributions up to 6% of salary.
• Paid Time Off (PTO): Generous PTO to support work-life balance.
• Paid Holidays: Enjoy paid time off for recognized holidays.
• Medical Insurance: Comprehensive coverage options.
• Dental Insurance: Coverage for preventive, basic, and major services.
• Vision Insurance: Coverage for exams, glasses, and contacts.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP): 100% employer-sponsored, offering confidential support for personal and work-related issues.
• Life Insurance: 100% employer-sponsored coverage.
• Professional Development: Opportunities for career growth and continuous learning.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $63,000.00 - $73,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person