Lead Clinician-Lompoc

Description

Position Title:             LEAD CLINICIAN

Program:                        LOMPOC Full Service Partnership

Position Summary

The Lead Clinician will be responsible for crisis care, case management service delivery, individual rehabilitation activities, day-to-day skills building, transportation to shopping and appointments and all other aspects required to help the consumer succeed. The Lead Clinician will be part of an on-call coverage rotation for after-hours calls and may be required to transport consumers in his or her privately owned vehicle. Under direction of the Team Leader, the Lead Clinician provides trauma informed staff training, assessment, diagnoses, counseling, and provides social-psychotherapeutic treatment, rehabilitation, and care coordination for Adults and Older Adults; and performs related duties as part of the Supportive Community Services Leadership Team as required.

Hours/ Salary

Full-time, exempt position. Anticipated hiring range is $95,000-$,101,000 annually.  Includes a generous individual benefits package that includes health, dental, vision, life, 403b retirement (with up to a 5% employer match) paid vacation/holiday time, paid sick time and a variety of helpful employee perks as well.   (*Full Salary Schedule $93,600-$108,160)

Employee Perks/ Work Culture

A few of our helpful employee benefits include membership discounts to various local fitness centers, as well as a voucher to Sycamore Mineral Springs for discounts. We offer years of service gift cards to businesses of your choice. We offer gift cards for walking, biking, or carpooling to work as well as 20% discount for shopping at our Growing Grounds Downtown Store/Nursey/ Farm. We host two employee appreciation events for employees and their families yearly. We practice Trauma Informed Care Principles, Guidelines for Collaborative Conversations, and encourage the use of pronouns. We mindfully promote equality, respect and diversity of race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, national origin, and all the fascinating characteristics that make us different! TMHA is also a pet friendly workplace (upon approval)!

Mission Statement:

Transitions Mental Health Association is a nonprofit organization dedicated to eliminating stigma and promoting recovery and wellness for people with mental illness through work, housing, community and family support services. 

Organization Description

Transitions – Mental Health Association is a leading non-profit agency committed to providing comprehensive mental health services and support to individuals and families by inspiring hope, growth, recovery and wellness in our communities. TMHA has decades of experience with teams of compassionate staff. TMHA is a driving force in improving mental health and wellness in our communities and a supportive and inclusive work environment that values diversity and individual contributions. 

Responsibilities and Duties:

1. Adhere to MHSA provisions which include bringing individual competencies to the team in order to enhance the team’s ability to connect with consumers of all types. The Lead Clinician will bring their clinical background and experience to enhance and help lead the team.

2. Provide a wellness-centered approach to providing services such as; holding and providing hope for recovery, even when the consumer has lost his/her ability to do so. Human centered services that require listening and responding in a therapeutic, educational, and often personal manner. Delivering services with a “whatever it takes” approach, working with team members to be creative in delivering services and working with consumers in all aspects of their recovery.

3. Promote, encourage and maintain trauma-informed practices in all services and activities. Practice and promote, both individually and in team meetings, TMHA’s Collaborative Communication Guidelines in order to facilitate clear, empathetic and person-centered communication. 

4. Participate in and lead trainings in proven systems of service delivery including co-occurring disorders, Dialectic Behavior Therapy, and ongoing discussions with the team that promote a learning environment.

5. Work with and train team members that are consumers of mental health services and/or are recovering from drug or alcohol abuse.

6. Participate in weekly Community Treatment and Services (CTS) meetings. Assess, then interview potential clients to assess requirements for SCS services or referral elsewhere; counsel or provide psychotherapeutic, educational, and rehabilitati