CLINICAL THERAPIST I/II - PER DIEM - Harmony Haven

Clinical Therapist I/II - Per Diem

Harmony Haven Youth Emergency Shelter

Beaumont, CA

Applications will be reviewed in the order in which it was received

MUST BE CURRENTLY REGISTERED WITH THE BOARD OF BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES

TO BE CONSIDERED.

The Riverside University Health System - Behavioral Health Department has open Clinical Therapist I/II - Per Diem positions at Harmony Haven youth emergency shelter in Beaumont, CA.
For this recruitment, positions are eligible for a 10% DTR differential that is applied to hours worked.

At any time, this differential can be removed.

Hours: TBD
Location: Harmony Haven, Beaumont, CA

Bilingual may be required.

At Harmony Haven, we use a trauma-informed approach to create a structured and supportive system that empowers staff to confidently deliver high-quality behavioral health services tailored to the unique needs of youth and families.

This position provides mental health services to foster youth temporarily residing at the Harmony Haven Emergency Shelter in Beaumont, as well as youth placed in off-site locations as identified by DPSS.

Unlike a traditional clinic setting, this role is based at an emergency shelter and focuses on youth in foster care who are awaiting placement.

Ideal candidates will have experience working with foster youth and a background in similar residential or shelter-based environments.• Interview consumers, relatives, and other involved persons to gather personal and social data relevant to assessing mental or emotional disorders.

• Develop service plans with consumers; evaluate psychological, economic, vocational, educational, physical, health, socialization, and housing needs.

• Coordinate with other staff members (psychiatrists, psychologists, and other program staff) and community agencies in carrying out and designing treatment or rehabilitation plans.

• Assist consumers and other concerned individuals in understanding the nature of major psychological illnesses and their psychosocial effects.

• Assist consumers and their families in understanding and choosing options of mental health treatment.

• Initiate and conduct individual, collateral, group, and family therapy sessions.

• Establish and maintain effective contact with local area mental health resources, including community members, parents, schools, residential facilities, and other agencies/organizations.

• Perform specialized tasks including involuntary hospitalization procedures (5150) and Tarasoff assessments.

• Participate in mental health conferences and local area committees.

• Prepare reports and write correspondence.

• Provide guidance to volunteers and staff.

• Act as a casework consultant to other clinical therapists and other departmental staff.

• Licensed level, within the scope of licensure, may provide clinical supervision to unlicensed clinicians.

• Coordinate clinical decisions in response to operational demands.

• Conduct clinical discussions regarding com...