Mental Health Therapist (Full Time) - San Diego

OUR STORY.

Harmonium was established in 1975 through an enterprising blend of vision and necessity to respond to Mira Mesa's rapidly growing need for juvenile diversion services. We continue to shape our mission, goals and services by listening to the needs of neighborhoods, individuals and families.

We are a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that reaches more than 30,000 San Diegans a year and offer a wide array of innovative and customized program services to over 5,000 children, youth, and families each day throughout San Diego County. We believe creative planning, collaboration, and strength-based intervention results in high quality services that promote well-being.

Interested in joining our team? Take a look at the position we have available below. If this role speaks to you, let us know by applying! We hope to connect with you soon.

JOB DESCRIPTION.

We are looking for a Mental Health Therapist to provide individual and group services to youth, children, and families.

We highly encourage social workers and anyone in related fields to apply!

The Mental Health Therapist provides clinical assessments, clinical services; individual, family, and group therapy services, clinical training and support to interns, and clinical casework for children, youth and families. This position is also responsible for providing supervision, training, and clinical support to Harmonium staff.

JOB COMPLEXITY.

• Provide staff training on clinical topics including social emotional learning, suicidality, identifying mental health needs, social and emotional well-being, etc.

• Provide support through the Modular Approach to Therapy

• Supervise and coach staff, interns and volunteers in the program adhering to contract requirements and Harmonium policies and practices; work to build their skills and

confidence so that they can mentor, encourage, and motivate all staff using the reflective supervision model

• Work collaboratively with schools, law enforcement, child protective services, alternative sites, mental health practitioners, local psychiatrists, hospital in-patient providers

and other providers as needed in support of client coordinated care

• Provide individual, family, and group clinical services and other direct services to children, youth and families

• Responsible for maintaining clear documentation meeting industry clinical standards, billing and other requirements of referral source(s)

• Participate and complete all Modular Approach to Therapy (MATCH) training curriculum

MINIMUM COMPETENCIES.

• Masters Degree in Social Work, Counseling, Therapy, etc required

• Must be current and active under the CA Department of Consumer Affairs Board of Behavioral Sciences

• Experience or knowledge of Modular Approach to Therapy for Anxiety, Depression, Trauma, or Conduct Problems preferred

• Experience working with children, adolescents, transitional age youth and families/caretakers in outpatient clinical service delivery

• Experience in providing strength-based counseling, individual, family and group therapy using a brief therapy model individualized to the client's needs

• Must have reliable transportation to travel through San Diego County; when using personal vehicle must maintain valid driver's license and current auto insurance

• Bilingual (Spanish/English) preferred

• Knowledge of Medi-Cal billing is preferred

• Clinical supervision trained preferred

COMPENSATION.

• Starting Rate: $81,472.71 annually (all new hires begin at starting salary regardless of experience)
• Full Time benefits include medical, dental, vision, pet, life, and critical illness insurance, a 403b retirement plan plus match, and Vacation & Sick time. In addition, we offer hands-on training, virtual courses, and live presentations for personal and professional development.

Harmonium is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

We seek to cultivate a work environment that encourages fairness, teamwork, and respect among all employees/interns. We are committed to maintaining an atmosphere in which people of diverse backgrounds and lifestyles may grow personally and professionally.

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