Family Specialist II

Hiring opportunities for Both ACT AND Bright Beginning's program

Who We Are

Pacific Clinics is California's largest community-based nonprofit provider of behavioral and mental health services and supports. Our 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.

 

What We Offer

• Salary Range $21.39 to $24.08 Actual offers will be determined by the candidate’s creditable years of experience in conjunction with internal equity considerations and based on the organization’s current compensation practices
• We Offer Medical, Dental & Vision benefits, retirement options, Flex Spending, EAP, and more!
• Employee engagement and advocacy opportunities to advance our justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion agenda across our Agency and throughout the communities we serve.

The Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) program provides intensive mental health services to youth 10-18 years of age with severe mental health/substance abuse issues. These youth are at risk for greater hospitalization or homelessness and may be experiencing their first onset of a serious mental health condition. Others may have been in traditional mental health treatment services but now require a more extensive program

The Bright Beginnings program is a collaboration between Uplift Family Services, Exceptional Parents Unlimited and Comprehensive Youth Services. The program serves children who have complex behavioral health needs (birth through age 10) and aims to build stronger families. Services include behavioral management and positive parenting strategies, referrals and connections to community services and 24/7 crisis support.

 

Job Summary

Works within the vision, mission and philosophy of the agency. The Family Specialist II
trains or oversees the development of a strength based relationship with youth and
caregivers. Models how to implement positive behavior change through the creation of
behavioral strategies that will support stabilization in the home and community. Does
whatever it takes to meet the needs of the family in a strength based approach while
also preserving the family unit. Assists in transitioning kids to the lowest level of care.
Provides staff with morale building, leadership development, role modeling, and overall
support to the Family Specialist I to ensure that needs are met for families and each
other. Continues to bring creativity and strength-based philosophy to the office and our
families. Works independently in the family’s home and a variety of community and/or
treatment settings. This position works directly with children and adults.
Essential Duties
1. Demonstrates mastery of Family Specialist I job description.
2. Provides direct billable mental health services, documents in alignment with MediCal
regulations and achieves set productivity expectations.
3. Coaches and mentors others in the principles and concepts of functional behavior
analysis and the development of individualized engagement processes.
4. Teaches others how to utilize strengths of children, families, and others to assist in
the implementation and achievement of goals and outcomes.
5. Initiates and leads groups in developing resources within the community to serve
children and families.
6. Mentors, coaches and trains Family Specialists I.
7. Coaches others on how to engage caregivers in building youth specific parenting
responses that support positive behavior change and overall family relationships.
8. Documents interactions and practices and maintain administrative expectations in a
timely manner and provides documentation coaching to others.
9. Provides leadership in developing program responses to needs identified across a
number of youth and families where natural community resources are not available or
appropriate.
10. Engages and builds alignment and relationships with parents, youth, and others in
the normal course of working with the families.
11. Utilizes strengths of youth, families, and others to assist in the implementation and
achievement of goals and outcomes.
12. Works with youth and family teams to support family driven, strength based planning
and interventions.
13. Engages caregiver, family members, and other natural supports in building youth
specific parenting responses that support positive behavior change and overall family
relationships.
14. Supports families in bridging to and or