McKinley: Youth, Family, and Community are what we are all about! We offer a great working environment and benefits package! McKinley encourages growth so that you can Be your Best H.U.M.A.N.

At Mckinley employees share a set of guiding principles: We embrace a culture that is Hopeful, Understanding, Moral, Awesome, Nurturing. - H.U.M.A.N.

The Company: McKinley is a highly respected welfare organization with a comprehensive array of programs and services – which touch nearly 1,800 lives annually – include short term residential treatment program (STRTP), Foster Care, Adoptions, Mental Health Services, and Special Education. Mckinley has 5 locations throughout southern California with our main campus located in San Dimas. We embrace a culture that is H.U.M.A.N.- Hopeful, Understanding, Moral, Awesome, Nurturing. Mckinley has created a Hopeful environment, in which we choose optimism in finding the motivation to achieve our greatest dreams. We are a team dedicated to Understanding individual needs and do so by listening and embracing each individual’s stories. We strongly embrace our agency’s Morals by treating everyone with kindness and respect. At McKinley, we acknowledge our team member’s and clients’ Awesome qualities by celebrating what makes each individual unique. We are dedicated to Nurturing a Trauma-Informed Integrated Care approach that has created a unique culture within the organization. We celebrate diversity by our commitment to cultivating an inclusive and affirming environment for all.

The Position: We are looking for a ISFC Clinician, focuses on the provision of intensive mental health treatment services to referred and assigned clients and their families within McKinley’s foster care program. These individuals are experiencing behavioral and/or mental health issues in the school, home, and community settings and currently live in out of home care. The clinician provides direct services, serves as a clinical advocate for clients (and their families) and makes recommendations for mental health support services needed, while actively working collaboratively with foster care workers, resource parents, family supports, and county social workers.

Compensation and Benefits:

The pay range we’re offering is $69,641 - $77,301 annually depending (Based) on experience.

Our people are the heart of our organization, which is why we offer robust benefits to support your health and wellness as well as your personal and financial well-being.

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance- we offer a company defined contribution of $540/month
• Life Insurance
• Flexible Spending Account
• Paid Time Off
• Sick Time
• Paid Holidays
• 403(b) retirement plan with company match up to 3%
• Employee Assistance Program
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Employee Referral Bonus
• Credit Union Membership
• Training Opportunities to Further Personal and Professional Growth

Qualifications:

• Valid registration or licensed with the Board of Behavioral Sciences (ACSW, AMFT, LCSW, LMFT, APCC, LPCC)
• Prior mental health service experience strongly preferred
• Prior Los Angeles County and/or Riverside County mental health experience preferred
• Word Processing; Excellent Writing Skills, General Office Skills; Typing of 50 WPM
• Bi-Lingual (Spanish) required
• Must pass a pre-employment physical exam, TB and drug screening
• Ability to commute to various sites on campus
• Ability to bend, stoop, kneel and lift 10 pounds

Key Responsibilities:

• Initiate and conduct individual, couples, family, and group counseling/psychotherapy sessions;
• Provide crisis intervention to mentally ill/emotionally disabled individuals, groups, and families
• Assist clients and family members to understand behavioral health problems and their reaction to them, guide clients in understanding their illness and contributing personal, social, and economic factors;
• Assist clients in developing realistic plans; work toward the solution of stresses and barriers interfering with treatment and/or social functioning; identify and focus on client strengths and personal resources to effectively move client toward satisfactory adjustments; and advise clients on community resources.
• Maintain records of all activities relating to clients’ care
• Attend and participate in meetings, interdisciplinary team treatment planning, staff training functions, utilization and peer review activities, clinical supervision and case consultation, and public information and educational functions.
• Participate as a member of a multidisciplinary clinical team and interpret the psychosocial aspects of the patient’s illness to the team for use in diagnosis and designing appropriate treatment plan.
• Maintain and disseminate medical records and reports in compliance with local, county, federal, State, and Center regulations including Health Insurance Portability
• Maintain direct services productivity level according to policy.
• Work effectively with adults on a wide variety of diagnoses, low economic status, and diverse cultural backgrounds.
• Apply and interpret the principles and techniques of marriage and family therapy or clinical social work and integrated behavioral healthcare methods.
• Analyze client behavior and apply treatment techniques in a coordinated care, social rehabilitation, recovery model focused environment.
• Communicate effectively and interact with clients, staff, agencies, and community representatives in situations requiring instruction, persuading, consulting, counseling, and motivating people; and prepare and present clear and concise verbal and written reports.
• Establish and maintain effective relationships with clients, their families, other Agency staff members and the behavioral health community.
• Understand, explain, and apply laws, regulations, policies and procedures
• Handle confidential matters with discretion.
• Meet regularly with an interdisciplinary team to discuss treatment objectives
• Provide crisis intervention
• Remain on call for clinical emergencies
• Regularly take responsibility for the agency’s clinical on-call phone over the weekends.
• Participate in chart reviews and other QA functions
• Maintain all required documentation on a timely basis and in accordance with contractual and regulatory standards.
• Attend all required supervision, department and agency meetings.
• Take responsibility for on-going development of professional skills.
• Attend all required agency training
• Participate in the agency’s Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) plan as assigned.
• Other related duties as assigned.

Why Should You Apply?

• Our Mission- work for an organization that makes a real difference in people’s lives
• Competitive pay
• Several benefit options
• Employee tuition reimbursement
• Great training for staff

Join McKinley to Be Your Best H.U.M.A.N.

McKinley’s response to COVID-19: The safety of the families, children, clients we serve as well as our valued team members is our priority. We want to make sure everyone at McKinley feels safe and welcomed. We are taking all the necessary precautions and safety measures to maintain a safe environment throughout our different locations. We are providing PPE to our team members and visitors along with practicing social distancing measures.