Recruitment #17-6646-01
Date Opened | 2/21/2018 12:00:00 AM |
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Filing Deadline | 4/9/2018 5:00:00 PM |
Salary | $39.85 - $45.92/hour; $77,707.50 - $89,544.00/year |
Employment Type |
Permanent Full-Time Employment
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HR Analyst | Lindsay Christopher |
Department | Alameda County Health |
Work Location |
Oakland
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Type of Recruitment | New, open, assembled |
HEALTH CARE SERVICES AGENCY
Alameda County's Health Services Program is administered by the Health Care Services Agency and includes the following program areas: Behavioral Health Care, Public Health, Environmental Health, and the Office of the Agency Director. The ultimate mission of the Health Care Services Agency is to provide fully integrated health care services through a comprehensive network of public and private partnerships that ensure optimal health and well-being and respect the diversity of all residents.
CENTER FOR HEALTHY SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES
The Center for Healthy Schools and Communities (CHSC) is part of the Alameda County HCSA and provides services to school age youth from pre-kindergarten through community college. The CHSC represents many diverse collaborations of service providers, school and school district leaders, health advocates, community partners, policy makers, and youth working to create equity in education and health for all students. The CHSC fosters the academic success, health and well being of Alameda County youth by building universal access to high quality supports and opportunities in schools and neighborhoods. We value empowering families and youth, growing the capacity of communities to affect change and building strategic partnerships that link health and education institutions to achieve equity. We envision a county where all youth graduate from high school healthy and ready for college and career.
For more information about CHSC click here.
THE POSITION
Senior Clinical Case Managers, CHSC are located in the Health Care Services Agency, Center for Healthy Schools and Communities and report to a Behavioral Health Care Services Manager, CHSC, or a Healthy School Health Services Administrator, CHSC; only licensed staff will provide clinical supervision. Senior Clinical Case Managers, CHSC spend the majority of their time at the school district, schools, or school-linked community youth sites where they are assigned as the lead behavioral health coordinator. Working in close collaboration with the leadership, support staff, and service providers that help to expand services to school sites in these locations, Senior Clinical Case Managers, CHSC divide their time between capacity building activities and direct services to meet critical needs. As part of their capacity building activities, Senior Clinical Case Managers, CHSC provide lead direction to and assist in the management of the CHSC internship program.
For more detailed information about this job classification click here.
THE IDEAL CANDIDATE
In addition to the minimum qualifications, knowledge and skills listed below, the ideal candidate will be well prepared for advancement as a senior clinical case manager by demonstrating strong leadership skills with direct experience serving in a capacity as a lead behavioral health coordinator or as a lead clinical case manager with direct responsibility to provide clinical field supervision to interns, as well as intern recruitment, placement, and training. The ideal candidate will also have a track record of success case managing school-based/linked health care services for youth ages 5-24 and will be highly respected as:
Education:
Possession of a Master's degree from an accredited school in social work, marriage and family therapy, psychology, counseling.
And Either
Experience:
The equivalent of six-months of full-time satisfactory experience in the Clinical Case Manager, CHSC classification in the Alameda County classified service. (Non-classified includes District Attorney's Office, Hospital Authority, and the Consolidated Courts.)
Or
Experience:
The equivalent of three (3) years full-time post graduate case management and/or counseling experience with youth (5-24 years of age) and families in a school or school-linked community setting that serves children, youth, and families and address educational outcomes.
And
License:
Possession of a Marriage and Family Therapy, Clinical Social Work or Clinical Psychology license from the applicable licensing authority: California Board of Behavioral Sciences or California Board of Psychology is required. Must meet the state licensing authority criteria to clinically supervise interns.
Or
Certification:
Certification of Pupil Personnel Services Credential (PPSC) combined with two additional year of postgraduate counseling or case-management experience working in a school, school district, or community setting that serves children, youth, and families and are linked to educational outcomes setting.
And
License:
Possession of a valid California Driver’s license is required.
NOTE: The Civil Service Commission may modify the Minimum Qualifications in the announcement of an examination.
The most suitably qualified candidates will possess the following competencies:
Knowledge of:
• Developmental, academic, social/ emotional and mental health needs of school-age children and youth (5-24 years of age).
• Principles and practices of behavioral health supports in the unique settings of schools and YF Centers.
• Principles and practices of clinical supervision.
• The K-12 educational system, organization, general education principles, special education, and effective practices in linking students with internal and external support resources.
• Theory and principles of mental health consultation, multidisciplinary teams, group and individual therapy/counseling, family support, trauma-informed practice, cultural responsiveness, and positive school/community environments.
• Social justice and systems change theory; and personal and collective healing and transformation.
• Youth culture and needs; and principles of Positive Youth Development.
• Socio-cultural factors impacting children, their families, and the community.
• Culturally competent, bio-psychosocial assessments of children/youth, their families, and their social and school environments.
• Screening, intake, and assessment procedures.
• Basic methods of clinical intervention such as counseling, crisis intervention, casework, group work, advocacy, consultation, case management, family therapy, and strength/asset-based approaches.
• Conflict resolution, violence prevention, and substance abuse treatment and prevention.
• Principles and practices to facilitate linkages to community agencies and community resources and their role in prevention and treatment of at-risk children and youth.
• Applicable federal, state and local laws, rules and regulations.
• Legal and ethical guidelines governing requirements for reporting sexual and physical abuse and other exceptions to rules of confidentiality.
• Basic health insurance systems and operations related to the enrollment process.
• Computer applications related to the work.
Ability to:
• Develop cross-systems partnerships between educators, health providers, and youth and family centers that wok together toward the common goal of strengthening services and the service system for children, youth and their families.
• Develop positive, supportive professional relationships with a variety of individuals and groups that are part of a district, school, or YF Center community such as school district administrators, principals, teachers, staff, students, families, and service providers.
• Work collaboratively with multi-disciplinary teams, community resources and organizations and manage conflict between organizations in positive, productive ways.
• Serve as an effective field supervisor for interns, including providing clinical supervision of interns, supporting intern recruitment, placement, and training, and completing all paperwork required by educational institutions.
• Serve as an effective resource at the assigned sites, while also publicly representing the core mission, strategic directions, and initiatives of the CHSC.
• Relate positively and meaningfully with children and youth in ways that value and validate their experience in the world, hopes and dreams.
• Use culturally relevant outreach strategies for developing positive relationships with parents and families, engaging them in services that support their children, and providing family support as needed.
• Learn and use holistic healing modalities.
• Determine mandated parental consent requirements for the treatment of minors.
• Understand confidentiality in school settings and establish and maintain confidentiality as appropriate and mandated.
• Work in diverse community settings with families from diverse cultural, ethnic, linguistic and economic backgrounds.
• Manage multiple and changing priorities.
• Effectively lead multi-disciplinary teams; and provide clinical field supervision.
• Interpret, explain and apply relevant regulations, policies and procedures.
• Communicate effectively, orally and in writing.
• Prepare clear, accurate and effective reports, correspondence and other written materials.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work including all school or YF Center community members and CHSC staff and management.
• Work with various at-risk populations such as youth not attending school, youth in out-of-home placement, homeless youth, delinquent youth, and youth abusing alcohol or other drugs.
• Understand the critical aspects of conducting home visitations, such as home assessment, triage, and strategies for personal safety, and cultural competence with special consideration for disability, race, and poverty.
Alameda County offers a comprehensive and competitive benefits package that affords wide-ranging health care options to meet the different needs of a diverse workforce and their families. We also sponsor many different employee discount, fitness and health screening programs focused on overall well being. These benefits include but are not limited to*:
For your Health & Well-Being
For your Financial Future
For your Work/Life Balance
*Eligibility is determined by Alameda County and offerings may vary by collective bargaining agreement. This provides a brief summary of the benefits offered and can be subject to change.
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Lindsay Christopher, Human Resources Analyst
Human Resource Services, County of Alameda
510-272-6393 | Lindsay.christopher@acgov.org
Alameda County is an Equal Opportunity Employer