Job Description

Position Title :

Supervised Clinical Support

Reports To : LCSW Supervisor for Clinicians and Executive Director

Position Type : Intern / 8-10 hours per week

Stipend : $200.00 per month / 1 year commitment

The first of its kind opportunity for the local LGBT+ community to be served by mental health care professionals trained while working with the LGBT+ population of the Central Valley. Our client is looking for visionary mental health care professionals willing to work with a focus on LGBT+ cultural and linguistic competence. In addition to earning supervised hours, candidates will take part in California Reducing Disparities Project, a project funded by the Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) and administered by the California Department of Public Health, Office of Health Equity. The primary goal of this project is to validate community-defined evidence practices focused on reducing mental health disparities for vulnerable populations through rigorous evaluation over the course of five years to determine effectiveness. Position is available to LCSW, MFT and PCC candidates.

Essential Job Functions:

• Conducting face to face psychotherapy to San Joaquin Pride Center clients.
• Conducting group sessions to San Joaquin Pride Center clients.
• Familiarize yourself with San Joaquin Pride Center duties and operations.
• Assist with researching resources for LGBT community.
• Assist with evidenced based research.
• Assist the team members with initial intakes and social histories on new LGBT clients.
• Assist with fund raising.
• Assist with Individual Education Plan (IEP) meetings.
• Attend SJPC team meetings.
• Assist with Administrative Duties.
• Assist in obtaining items needed by identified families.
• Assist LGBT clients in negotiating the application process of obtaining Medicaid, Social Security and the Medicaid Waiver.
• Learn about the special needs, treatment options, behavior approaches for LGBT clients with developmental delays, mental health issues and autism.
• Observe and participate for exposure to LGBT clients with Emotional Behavioral Disorders.
• Tour facilities to learn more about resources in the community.
• Ability to deal with extreme behaviors and crisis.
• Help develop partners in the community.
• Advocate for LGBT community, safety and wellbeing.
• Assist with risk assessments and become familiar with the DSM -IV.

Equal Opportunity 

Our Client is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. People of color, women, persons with disabilities, and persons who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or inter-sex are encouraged to apply. Our client maintains a policy of non-discrimination with respect to employees and applicants for employment. No aspect of employment will be influenced in any matter by race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, marital status, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, physical disability (including HIV or AIDS), medical condition, perceived physical disability or veteran status or any other basis prohibited by statute.