Bilingual Behavioral Health Therapist

About the organization: Compass Family Services is a 100+ year old nonprofit working on the front lines of San Francisco’s homeless crisis. We provide families experiencing or at risk of homelessness with comprehensive support to address immediate needs and ensure long-term success.

About the Program: Compass Behavioral Health Services (CBHS) provides crisis intervention and trauma informed therapy to families engaged in Compass Family Services programs. Our services reflect our understanding of the complexities of trauma as well as the range of traumatic experiences. Compass Family Services has created systems to train and support the staff on providing these trauma sensitive services to the families. Our approach involves training and education, supervision and support, attention to self-care for both the individual and the organization, attention to creating a welcoming and safe environment, and development of policies and procedures that reflect our understanding of how trauma has impacted the families.

Salary: $37-44 per hour

Schedule: Full time (37.5 hours per week), Monday - Friday, primarily during standard business hours

Location: 37 Grove St. and 1254 Market St, San Francisco

Organizational Core Competencies: Accountable / Adaptable / Client-centered / Collaborative / Committed to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging / Resourceful

Position Description:

The Behavioral Health Therapist will provide individual, parent/child and family therapy to families experiencing or at risk of homelessness. Therapy is provided remotely via video and telephone, at Compass’ office in San Francisco, and in the community, with the therapist meeting with some clients at or near their homes.

Specific responsibilities include:

• Provide weekly individual, parent/child or family therapy to a caseload of approximately 20-25 individuals or families. (part-time caseloads, 12-15)
• Provide individual play therapy and therapeutic shadowing to children who have been exposed to trauma.
• Provide crisis intervention and drop-in counseling.
• Lead support and educational groups.
• Provide mental health consultation to parents, case management and teaching staff.
• Work closely with all staff in providing and/or referring clients for additional supportive services.
• Participate in clinical case consultation, staff meetings and supervision.
• Maintain client records and data collection.

Qualifications:

• Spanish fluency required.
• Graduate of clinical Master’s Program in Psychology, Social Work or related field required.
• LCSW/MFT or license eligible required.
• Experience with trauma informed services, relational or parent and child psychotherapy, and crisis intervention.
• Experience working with homeless or disenfranchised communities.
• Experience working with individuals, families, children and groups.
• Demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging work.

Compensation and Benefits:

• Salary: $37 - $44 per hour, 37.5 hours per week. Non-exempt.
• Paid time off: 4 weeks of vacation in the first year, 5 weeks in following years. Also paid holidays, sick time, family leave, time off for education.
• Insurance: health, dental and vision insurance are fully covered by Compass for employees and dependent children. We also provide long term disability and life insurance.
• Retirement: after one year of work, Compass contributes an amount equal to 5% of your salary into a retirement account; this vests during years 2-6.

Additional Details:

• Work location: 37 Grove St. and 1254 Market St., San Francisco
• After their first 3 months, staff may have the option to work from home one day per week pending supervisor approval
• Membership in OPEIU/Local 29 union.

To Apply:

Please apply through our online application.

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. We are an equal opportunity employer and actively seek to recruit a diverse workforce. Compass embraces the idea that Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging contribute to the success of our underserved communities, and therefore to shared prosperity in our city and region. Compass Family Services is committed to the continuous work of implementing specific actions that will disrupt systemic prejudice and improve equity across programs and departments, to become an example to partners who also believe in a culture of inclusion that leverages diversity.

Consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act and California civil rights law, Compass Family Services will provide reasonable accommodation when requested by a qualified applicant or candidate with a disability, unless such accommodation would cause an undue hardship for the agency. Requests for reasonable accommodation apply to all aspects of the hiring process. If reasonable accommodation is needed, please use the answer box for the final question of the job application to let us know.