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Mental Health Counselor
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Job Title: Counselor/Therapist (Master’s Level) Full-time
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Department: Mental Health
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Reports To: Director of Mental Health
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Yearly Salary Range: $96,000 – $116,000. Commensurate with experience and licensing status.
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FLSA Status: Exempt
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Prepared By: Human Resources
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Prepared Date: January 2025
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Benefits: Health insurance, 401k, and a professional development stipend
Main Information
About ALAS
Ayudando Latinos A Soñar (ALAS) is a Latino centered nonprofit organization that began as a grassroots program in 2011. We are a recognized California Nonprofit, 501c3. The organization was born from the desire to help children and their families to feel proud of their identity and culture and amplify their voices. ALAS Founding Board of Directors continues to work tirelessly to pursue this vision in what has become a communal space of support, honoring the cultural strengths that thrive in our Latino coastal community. We envision a strong and engaged Latino coastal community, in which its people celebrate their identity and culture with pride and believe in their capacities to pursue their own dreams.
Position Summary
The counselor/therapist at ALAS will serve in the Mobile Behavioral Health Services program at ALAS providing culturally responsive mental health services to farmworkers and their families in the coastal community. Therapy services will be provided via individual, group, and/or family sessions either in the ALAS office, in the mobile ALAS unit, or in client’s home. The role involves working closely with other departments at ALAS including the farmworker department, social services, arts department, research department and education department. Given the needs of the community, this full-time position requires afternoon and evening availability as well as an occasional weekend. This full-time position is 80% in-person (32 hours) and 20% remote (8 hours).
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
• Provide culturally-responsive and evidence-based individual, group, or family therapy, counseling, and supportive services to ALAS clients
• Conduct intake assessments for new clients
• Provide appropriate referrals to ALAS clients within or outside the organization • Provide ongoing follow-up care for all clients assigned to caseload
• Collaborate with all of the relevant ALAS departments to ensure appropriate level of support is provided efficiently
• Adhere to documentation, policies, & procedures set forth by our funding mechanisms. • Complete and maintain timely documentation of client interactions.
• Participate in the weekly mental health clinical and didactic meetings.
• Conduct phone screenings as assigned for prospective new or returning mental health clients at ALAS.
• Support the ALAS drop-in mental health clinic, as assigned.
• Participate in community-wide events set forth by ALAS.
• Provide outreach to and assess needs of the community
Other duties may be assigned.
Required Skills
• Fluency in English and Spanish: clinical interventions, oral, and written
• Knowledge of culturally responsive and evidence-based interventions
• Empathetic, courteous, and professional
• Active listening skills to establish effective working relationships with current and prospective clients
• Excellent communication and writing skills
• Ability to maintain a professional demeanor when handling challenging situations • Ability to be flexible and adaptable to respond to the needs of the community • Willingness to be a part of a dynamic, cohesive, and diverse team.
• Ability to use electronic communication tools (text, chat, email) and computer software (Therapy Notes, Microsoft office, google suite, and other electronic record systems)
Qualifications
• Master’s degree in counseling, clinical psychology, social work or related field. • Licensed or license eligible to practice behavioral health in the state of California as required by the California Board of Psychology or California Board of Behavioral Sciences. • Experience working with Latino populations in the behavioral health field
• Bilingual English and Spanish
• Understanding challenges faced by the Latino community.
How to apply
Interested applicants should contact our Director of Mental Health, Dr. David Martinez, at dr.davidmartinez@alasdreams.com with the subject line Counselor/Therapist position and submit a cover letter and a CV.
Additional information
Physical and Emotional Demands
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. The inability to cope with a stressful work environment does not constitute a protected disability.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit. The employee is
occasionally required to stand; walk. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to twenty five pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, and ability to adjust focus.
Work Environment
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet.
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