Mental Health Worker II

Compensation We Offer

• The initial compensation for this position ranges from $21.00 - $25.83 per hour.
• Salary is dependent on commensurate experience above the minimum qualifications for the role and internal equity considerations.
• The salary may also vary if you reside in a different location than the location posted. 
• 7.5% Bilingual Differential for qualified positions*
  
  • * Must meet company policy eligibility requirements.

Benefits We Offer 

• Benefits eligibility starts on day ONE! 
• We Offer Comprehensive Medical, Dental & Vision benefits, Voluntary Life Insurance, Flex Spending, Health Savings Account, EAP, and more!   
• Employer Paid Long-Term Disability & Basic Life Insurance
• 401K Employer Match up to 3.5%
• Competitive Time Off Plans (may vary by employment status)
• Employee engagement and advocacy opportunities to advance our justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion agenda across our Agency and throughout the communities we serve.

Who We Are:

Pacific Clinics is California's largest community-based nonprofit provider of behavioral and mental health services and supports. Its team of more than 2,000 employees speak 22 languages and are dedicated to offering hope and unlocking the full potential of individuals and families through culturally-responsive, trauma-informed, research-based services for individuals and families from birth to older adults. The agency offers services in 18 counties including Alameda, Contra Costa, Fresno, Kings, Los Angeles, Madera, Orange, Placer, Riverside, Sacramento, San Bernardino, San Francisco, Santa Clara, Solano, Stanislaus, Stockton, Tulare and Ventura.

Who We Serve:

Pacific Clinics serves children, transitional age youth, families, adults, and older adults. We offer a full range of mental and behavioral health services, foster care and social services, housing, continuing adult education and early childhood education programs to Medi-Cal eligible individuals and families. Our diverse staff provides culturally and linguistically relevant services in over 22 languages to our region’s culturally and ethnically diverse populations. We provide services in 18 counties across California.

Program Type: ICMS
Population Served: Adults 18+

POSITION SUMMARY:

Under the general direction of the Team Leader or Program Director, the Case Manager facilitates the implementation of individualized Service Plans.  This position provides client advocacy services and case management strategies.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Conducts strengths-based, culturally competent and family-centered mental health rehabilitation services and/or case management assessments gathering information from family, consumer, significant others and involved agencies.
• Encourages clients to meet needs through matching strengths with tasks.
• Provides rehabilitative services to clients and/or their families which might include assistance in restoring or maintaining a client’s functional skills, daily living skills, social skills, and linking up to needed community services and support resources.
• Completes Service and Coordination Plans, progress notes, and other DMH required documentation within two to three business days and meets the standards of the Department of Mental Health Short/Doyle Medi-Cal, Pacific Clinics and its funding sources.
• Provides outreach, advocacy, and rehabilitative services needed for ongoing cases and in crisis intervention.
• Provides case management, which might include obtaining client information, identifying needs and problems, linking clients and their families to appropriate community resources.
• Works with the treatment team to provide appropriate coordinated care services to clients and their families and to address the client needs advocating for stabilizing services and connecting the consumer to beneficial resources within the community.
• Works on a multicultural team sensitive to the cultural and linguistic needs of the clients and families served.
• Works in conjunction with community providers to assist clients in meeting goals.
• Connects the client and family to community resources maximizing information from the strengths-based assessment.
• Provides services in the field, at home, in the school and/or in the community to promote stabilization and consistent with program and funding source contractual requirements.
• Under the direct supervision of the Program Director and team