Join our amazing Napa Therapist team! If you are looking for a fulfilling career that lets you improve lives and create bright futures with people in our community, consider applying for a position with Aldea. Our staff are the foundation of all we do and creating a work environment that values and respects our staff is our priority.
Why work at Aldea?
• Receive reimbursement for cost of credential renewal fees.
• Experience in a state of the art Council on Accreditation (COA) agency to ensure best practices and provide high quality services.
• Be part of a team of passionate, collaborative, and dedicated professionals where staff input is highly valued.
• Enriching training opportunities including potential for leadership development program participation and promotion.
What does Aldea have to offer?
• $1,000 Sign On Bonus
• $4,000 per year Bilingual Stipend
• 19 paid Holidays
• Vacation accrue 15 days first year
• A flexible work schedule that promotes the importance of work-life balance
• Company cell phone and laptop to promote separation of work and home life
• Commuter Assistance with personal mileage over 20 miles to work office from their home
• Excellent benefits package to meet the needs of staff and their families including medical coverage (Aldea pays your deductible!) and dental, vision, life insurance and EAP at no cost to employees!
• Generous retirement up to 5% employer match contributions after 6 months of service (includes free Financial Planning)
The Bilingual Therapist provides direct assessment, treatment and necessary collateral services to assigned children, youth/young adults, and families.
Essential Duties:
1. Provides screening, assessment and treatment planning services to all assigned children using the preferred language of the client/family.
2. Provides case management, direct treatment and necessary collateral services using the preferred language of the client/family to all assigned children and families.
3. As needed, the therapist may also provide collaborative case conceptualization, and interventions specific to treating individuals with serious to severe impairment/disturbances in mood, behavior and/or psychosocial functioning (i.e. acute risk of harm, psychotic symptoms, cognitive impairments, serious behavioral issues, hospitalization/incapacitation, etc.).
4. Act as an interpreter/translator for their Spanish-speaking clients as they interface and become involved with other mental health or service providers. The therapist may also be called to serve as consultants for other mental health staff in matters of cultural competency and practices.
5. Complete training requirements in order to develop specialized clinical skill sets necessary to serve Aldea’s client populations.
6. Works with various modalities including individual, conjoint, family and group therapy, as appropriate for clients with serious to severe impairment/disturbances in mood, behavior and/or psychosocial functioning.
7. Serves children, as assigned, at the clinic, home, school, and as needed at designated public sites in the area.
8. Completes all case-related and agency documentation in a timely and accurate fashion, including progress note, assessments, treatment plans, Medi-Cal related forms, and administrative paperwork, within Aldea’s electronic health record system and using Microsoft Office suite programs.
Qualifications:
1. A current California license to practice psychotherapy (LCSW, MFT, or PhD) or registration as a pre-licensed intern.
2. Ability to meet contract requirements and relevant regulations, such as fingerprint clearances, TB test, etc.
3. Strong oral and written English and Spanish language skills essential. Demonstrates a bilingual fluency including: the ability to translate mental health terminology, an understanding of different regional dialects, and the cultural competency necessary to provide services in the preferred language of the client/family.
4. Must be able to proficiently speak in Spanish as evidenced by receiving a satisfactory score on an approved Language Proficiency Test or via satisfactory business references.
5. Ability to work independently as well as within a team and to handle pressure.
6. Ability to adhere to confidentiality standards at all times.
7. Ability to meet deadlines and maintain accuracy while working under time constraints.
8. Experience with Medi-Cal/EPSDT documentation preferred.
9. A desire to better the lives of children, adults and families with serious to severe impairment/disturbances in mood, behavior and/or psychosocial functioning. One year experience working with children providing specialty mental health services preferred.
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