Penny Lane Centers·Lancaster, California
Outpatient Therapists deliver mental health services including individual, group, and family therapy across clinic, school, and client home settings, working collaboratively with case managers and treatment teams. Therapists are responsible for assessing clients, linking families to community services, coordinating care, and meticulously documenting all services according to guidelines.
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The CalWORKs Outpatient Therapist provides mental health services in the clinic, in the community and in the clients’ homes with the goal of removing mental health barriers to employment. Services include, but may not be limited to: assessment, rehabilitation, linkage, crisis, individual, collateral and group therapy. The CalWORKs Outpatient Therapist collaborates as a member of an integrated treatment team and supports fidelity to the Individual Placement and Support (IPS) Evidence-Based Practice, as well as the DMH CalWORKs Service Exhibit. The CalWORKs Outpatient Therapist documents all services according to DMH and Penny Lane guidelines, including the completion of GAIN documentation in accordance with DMH and DPSS requirements.
The CalWORKs Outpatient Therapist possesses excellent verbal and written communication skills when working with clients, outside agencies, members of the community, and co-workers.
When in the community (i.e. a client’s home, school) the CalWORKs Outpatient Therapist will employ a calm demeanor and good ethical and professional boundaries.
Excellent clinical skills are used to assess the appropriate level of care for clients and stabilize clients in crisis.
Teaming, collaborating and coordination of care with all Penny Lane staff, DCFS, DMH, and other outside agencies (Gain, Department of Rehabilitation) is crucial.
This position requires flexibility, excellent time management skills and the ability to manage responsibilities efficiently with little supervision.
Position Location: Lancaster, CA
$77,726 - $98,616 per year
Additional $5,000 per year bilingual Spanish differential.
$2,500 upon date of hire and $2,500 upon successfully completing the six month introductory period).
Flexible schedules are available upon successful completion of introductory period.
Eligible employees may request up to 5 days of Paid Time Off to study for their licensure.
Penny Lane Centers offers competitive salaries and benefits. Please visit www.pennylane.org [http://www.pennylane.org] to see a complete list of perks and benefits. Medical benefits are effective the first of the month upon hire, not to exceed 31 days.
Equal Employment Opportunity.
Penny Lane is committed to equal employment opportunity. We will not discriminate against employees or applicants for employment on any legally recognized basis (Protected class) including, but not limited to race; religious creed; color; national; origin; ancestry; physical disability; mental disability; medical condition, including genetic characteristics; genetic information; marital status; sex; pregnancy’ child birth or related medical conditions; actual or perceived gender; gender identity or expression or sexual orientation. Our management is dedicated to ensuring the fulfillment of this policy with respect to hiring, placement, recruitment advertising, pay and other forms of compensation, training and general treatment during employment.
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