Actively contributes to the comprehensive assessment of the children as part of a the multidisciplinary team:

• Observes and records children's behavior and emotional and psychological states.
  
• Observes and records children's behavior and emotional and psychological states.
  
• Communicates observations verbally and in written format per program protocols.
  
• Maintains close communication with other Support Counselors, STAT clinicians, STAT Support Counselor Supervisor, STAT Assistant Program Director, Alameda County Social Service staff, and public health nurse.
  
• Completes all required documentation in a timely manner using professional language.
  
• Participates in program and agency administrative meetings, group supervision, and professional development trainings as required.

  Provides warm, nurturing, empathic support to children, including:

• Sets appropriate limits. Gives feedback as needed which is clear, specific, timely and respectful.
  
• Effectively communicates behavior choices to children, outlining positive and negative consequences of their choices.
  
• Adjusts communication to meet the child's developmental level and style of communication.
  
• Models healthy interaction and respectful communication.
  
• Communicates constructively and problem solves collaboratively and effectively.
  
• In collaboration with other Assessment Center staff, provides crisis intervention and de-escalation intervention when needed.
  
• Conducts intake with children who are brought to the Assessment Center.
  
• Makes sure child understands purpose of being at the Assessment Center and what will happen during child's stay.
  
• Conducts inventory of child's belongings and secures any valuables that the child has with him or her.
  
• Takes picture of child.
  
• Conducts brief health screening in absence of nurse.

  Assures children's basic needs are met including meals, hygiene, and sleep, including:

• Fixing a child's meal
  
• Bathing a child or monitoring a child's shower according to child's age and ability
  
• Changing a baby's diaper
  
• Getting a child up in the morning.
  
• Administers medication in an accurate and timely manner.
  
• Monitors activities and whereabouts of children at all times.
  
• Engages children in age appropriate activities.

  Maintains a clean, attractive, physically safe environment, including:

• Washing a child's clothes when needed
  
• Washing sheets
  
• Putting away folding beds
  
• Vacuuming the carpet
  
• Putting away toys, games, and craft materials used by children.
  
• Maintenance of all living spaces, including kitchen.

Minimum bachelor's degree - preferably in psychology, social work, education, child development, or another social science. Master's degree preferred.

• Prior experience working with children in a residential treatment setting is preferred.
  
• Comfortable working in a multicultural/diverse environment.
  
• Sensitive to issues of race, class, and ethnicity.
  
• Able to work independently and collaboratively as part of a multidisciplinary team.
  
• Communicates effectively both verbally and in writing.
  
• Familiarity with computers and adequate typing ability.
  
• Ability to provide visual and auditory supervision of children.
  
• Ability to effectively and appropriately engage with children of all ages.
  
• Understands the need for and has the ability to maintain appropriate professional boundaries and confidentiality.
  
• History of excellent attendance and punctuality in previous jobs.
  
• Ability to exercise tact, discretion and judgment.
  
• Ability to stay calm and emotionally available when interacting with a child who is upset.
  
• Open to feedback and supervision.
  
• Interested in learning.
  
• Proactively identifies and communicates when issues need to be addressed.
  
• Promotes a positive, healthy work environment in the service of a cohesive team and positive culture.
  
  

• Must pass a criminal history check.
  
• Must obtain and maintain standard First Aid/CPR certification.
  
• Must obtain blood borne pathogens training.
  
• Must take a tuberculosis skin test.
  

• Ability to stand, walk, grasp, sit, bend, squat, kneel, twist, lift reach, push, pull, and climb as needed.
  
• Ability to sit and use computer workstation, including keyboard and visual display terminal
  
• Finger, hand, and wrist dexterity.
  
• Visual and auditory awareness are constantly required
  
• Ability to move throughout the building
  
• Ability to complete tasks in an environment where interruptions are the norm and background noise is present
  
• Ability to occasionally lift, carry and put away equipment and/or parcels weighing up to 20 pounds without assistance.
  
• Ability to lift a child who weighs up to 40 pounds.

  Working Conditions:
  

• Position involves working with children who have been traumatized.
  
• Position involves potential exposure to communicable diseases including the common cold, flu, and tuberculosis.
  
• Position requires the ability to work irregular hours, including evenings, overnight, and weekends
  
• Overnight shifts are awake shifts. Support counselor must be awake and alert and able to intake children or attend to any child needs throughout entire shift.
  
• Position does not involve restraining children.
  
  
  
  
  

• Maintains a caseload of approximately 8-12 youth; meets billable hours goal as set by the agency.
  
• Provides mental health screening to assess cognitive, emotional and social functioning and needs; facilitates the identification and engagement in mental health services.
  
• Provides crisis intervention and stabilization when appropriate.
  
• Integrates psychological, social, cultural, medical, developmental, educational and other relevant information into clinical case management plan for youth.
  
• Coordinates services with other agencies and resources to address youth's needs including: medical/physical health, mental health, education, employment, independent living skills, advocacy, placement stability, and age-appropriate enrichment activities. Assists youth in accessing community resources.
  
• Makes collateral contacts on behalf of clients as needed including Child Welfare Workers, Juvenile Justice personnel, parents and caregivers, and other providers. Attends client's court hearings as appropriate.
  
• Provides services in the community (client's homes, communities, other agencies, and schools); local travel is required.
  
• Complies with WestCoast and California state Boards' requirements pertaining to supervision, consultation and case conference attendance.
  
• Collaborates with other professionals within WCC and partnering agencies.
  
• Complies with WCC policies, procedures, and deadlines related to billing, record keeping, and documentation.
  
• Collaborates with partnering staff to develop and provide trainings to other mental health provides on best practices in working with sexually exploited youth.
  
• Participates in agency and program meetings and professional development trainings as required.
  
• Works proactively with the program director to ensure the strength of the program
  
• Completes additional tasks as requested by the program director.
  
  
  

• Advanced degree (Masters or Doctorate) in clinical psychology, social work or related field required. Current CA Board of Behavioral Science or Board of Psychology license and/or registration.
  
• California License Preferred (LCSW, LMFT, Licensed Psychologist)
  
  
  

• Direct clinical experience working with sexually exploited and high-risk youth.
  
• Demonstrated clinical experience with foster care, DCFS, and community mental health.
  
• Ability to work with clients who have complex, multi-problem histories.
  
• Engaging, flexible style with children and adolescents.
  
• Knowledge of child and adolescent development, trauma, chemical dependency, dual diagnosis, and sexually exploited minors.
  
• Knowledge and self-awareness in issues of race, class, and ethnicity; experience in working with diverse communities.
  
• Knowledge of Medi-Cal reimbursement procedures and billing.
  
• Ability to meet deadlines.
  
• Demonstrates excellent communication skills: written and verbal.
  
• Organized and able to complete high quality and timely documentation.
  
• Ability to be supportive and provide guidance in a non-judgmental manner.
  
• Clean California DMV and insurance; local travel and car required.
  
• Bi-lingual Spanish (spoken and written) preferred.
  
  

• Must pass a criminal history check.
  
• Must take a tuberculosis skin test.
  

• Ability to stand, walk and drive as needed throughout the day.
  
• Ability to sit and use computer workstation, including keyboard and visual display terminal, for extended periods of time.
  
• Finger, hand, and wrist dexterity.
  
• Ability to complete tasks in an environment where interruptions are the norm and background noise is present.
  
• Ability to move throughout buildings commonly including stairs, between buildings, and out in the community.
  
• Ability to occasionally lift, carry and put away equipment and/or parcels weighing up to 8 pounds without assistance.
  
  
  
  
  

• Maintains clinical caseload that meets productivity goals as set by the agency.
  
• Provides individual therapy, family therapy, caregiver guidance, collateral contacts and case management in the clinic and community. Travel within a 50-mile radius from the WCC site is required.
  
• Collaborates with other professionals within WestCoast and partnering agencies to ensure the highest quality of service to clients.
  
• Complies with WestCoast policies, procedures, and deadlines related to billing, clinical record keeping and documentation.
  
• Participates in agency wide trainings, specific program meetings, clinical supervision and case conference as required.
  
• Works proactively with the program director and supervisor to ensure the strength of the program and completes additional tasks as requested.
  
• Completion of specific organizational projects benefitting WestCoast.
  

• Minimum two-years clinical experience in community mental health with emphasis on underserved and at-risk children and adolescents. Preferred experience working with foster care, child welfare, court system, poor and immigrant families in community mental health settings.
  
• Clinical training and experience providing trauma informed treatments to clients and families with complex trauma and attachment difficulties related to abuse, neglect, interpersonal ad community violence, and foster care placement.
  
• Experience working with multi-cultural populations, particularly African American and Latino. Knowledge and awareness of issues of race, class, ethnicity, sexual orientation, and gender identity is important.
  
• Able to work independently and collaboratively as part of a multidisciplinary team.
  
• Ability and experience navigating through a complex social service system.
  
• Excellent interpersonal, communication and writing skills.
  
• Ability to be well-organized and complete high quality and timely documentation.
  
• Competent with Microsoft Word and proficiency in typing.
  
• Knowledge of or ability to learn Medi-Cal reimbursement procedures and billing.
  
• Clean CA DMV record and current car insurance and car; travel is required.
  

• Ability to stand and walk as needed.
  
• Ability to sit and use computer workstation, including keyboard and visual display terminal, possibly for extended periods of time.
  
• Finger, hand, and wrist dexterity.
  
• Ability to complete tasks in an environment where interruptions are the norm and background noise is present.
  
• Ability to move throughout buildings commonly including stairs, between buildings, and out in the community.
  
• Ability to occasionally lift, carry and put away equipment and/or parcels weighing up to 25 pounds without assistance.
  
  
  

LEADERSHIP & PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT
• In collaboration with staff, assists Program Director in identifying program needs, goals, priorities and gaps
  
• Works with Program Director to ensure organizational structure, policies and procedures are aligned to support efficiency and productivity of the program and in meeting project goals.
  
• Collaborates with Program Director in developing the YAP Program and identifying training needs and skill development areas for staff
  
  ADMINISTRATION & MANAGEMENT

• Oversees and manages YAP projects; oversees the implementation of DCFS projects.
  
• Directly manages YAP staff on DCFS project deliverables
  
• Tracks all data and completes necessary reports for DCFS projects
  
• Works with Program Director to identify staffing needs relative to projects and ensures that the program is appropriately staffed. This includes but is not limited to providing input and support on hiring, development of performance improvement plans, and recommending termination of staff if appropriate
  
• Responsible for insuring that the projects meet all professional and regulatory requirements
  
• Attends applicable meetings with DCFS and others representing YAP and WestCoast, including meeting with DCFS liaison, project-focused meetings
  
• Participates in WestCoast meetings, administrative program meetings and trainings as applicable
  
• Carries out other duties or projects as assigned by the Program Director
  

  OVERSIGHT & SUPPORT

• Provides ongoing, regular feedback and evaluation to Youth Advocate Fellows on the quality of their work
  
• Facilitates weekly project team meetings and individual supervision for Youth Advocate Fellows
  
• Communicates any concerns about quality of Youth Advocate Fellows' work to Program Director in a timely manner
  
• Provides adequate preparation and training, ensures the quality of work and professionalism of YAP staff when participating in county projects and events
  
• Provides support and training where needed to assist YAP program members in meeting project requirements.
  
• Position performs other duties as assigned
  

• Bachelor's degree, with human services/social services experience; Master's degree in a related field preferred.
  
• Demonstrated experience in administration and management of programs serving transition age foster youth and former foster youth.
  
• Demonstrated successes in project management.
  
• Experience working with social service systems and foster care.
  
• Experience in providing direct supervision to transition age youth, or experience with transition age youth in an educational or employment setting.
  
• Knowledge of youth development models
  
• Experience working with diverse communities. Knowledge of issues of race, class, and ethnicity
  
• Able to work effectively in complex organizational settings; understands how to resolve problems utilizing appropriate channels and communication, and bring program development ideas forward.
  
• Excellent organizational, analytic, and leadership skills.
  
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, and writing skills.
  
• Excellent computer skills including proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel and PowerPoint)
  
• Effective Public speaking skills and experience. Ability to train/coach others in this skill.
  

• Ability to stand, walk and drive as needed throughout the day.
  
• Ability to sit and use computer workstation, including keyboard and visual display terminal, for extended periods of time.
  
• Finger, hand, and wrist dexterity.
  
• Ability to complete tasks in an environment where interruptions are the norm and background noise is present.
  
• Ability to move throughout buildings commonly including stairs, between buildings, and out in the community.
  
• Ability to occasionally lift, carry and put away equipment and/or parcels weighing up to 10 pounds without assistance.
  
  
  

Actively contributes to the comprehensive assessment of the children as part of a the multidisciplinary team:

• Observes and records children's behavior and emotional and psychological states.
  
• Observes and records children's behavior and emotional and psychological states.
  
• Communicates observations verbally and in written format per program protocols.
  
• Maintains close communication with other Support Counselors, STAT clinicians, STAT Support Counselor Supervisor, STAT Assistant Program Director, Alameda County Social Service staff, and public health nurse.
  
• Completes all required documentation in a timely manner using professional language.
  
• Participates in program and agency administrative meetings, group supervision, and professional development trainings as required.

  Provides warm, nurturing, empathic support to children, including:

• Sets appropriate limits. Gives feedback as needed which is clear, specific, timely and respectful.
  
• Effectively communicates behavior choices to children, outlining positive and negative consequences of their choices.
  
• Adjusts communication to meet the child's developmental level and style of communication.
  
• Models healthy interaction and respectful communication.
  
• Communicates constructively and problem solves collaboratively and effectively.
  
• In collaboration with other Assessment Center staff, provides crisis intervention and de-escalation intervention when needed.
  
• Conducts intake with children who are brought to the Assessment Center.
  
• Makes sure child understands purpose of being at the Assessment Center and what will happen during child's stay.
  
• Conducts inventory of child's belongings and secures any valuables that the child has with him or her.
  
• Takes picture of child.
  
• Conducts brief health screening in absence of nurse.

  Assures children's basic needs are met including meals, hygiene, and sleep, including:

• Fixing a child's meal
  
• Bathing a child or monitoring a child's shower according to child's age and ability
  
• Changing a baby's diaper
  
• Getting a child up in the morning.
  
• Administers medication in an accurate and timely manner.
  
• Monitors activities and whereabouts of children at all times.
  
• Engages children in age appropriate activities.

  Maintains a clean, attractive, physically safe environment, including:

• Washing a child's clothes when needed
  
• Washing sheets
  
• Putting away folding beds
  
• Vacuuming the carpet
  
• Putting away toys, games, and craft materials used by children.
  
• Maintenance of all living spaces, including kitchen.

Minimum bachelor's degree - preferably in psychology, social work, education, child development, or another social science. Master's degree preferred.

• Prior experience working with children in a residential treatment setting is preferred.
  
• Comfortable working in a multicultural/diverse environment.
  
• Sensitive to issues of race, class, and ethnicity.
  
• Able to work independently and collaboratively as part of a multidisciplinary team.
  
• Communicates effectively both verbally and in writing.
  
• Familiarity with computers and adequate typing ability.
  
• Ability to provide visual and auditory supervision of children.
  
• Ability to effectively and appropriately engage with children of all ages.
  
• Understands the need for and has the ability to maintain appropriate professional boundaries and confidentiality.
  
• History of excellent attendance and punctuality in previous jobs.
  
• Ability to exercise tact, discretion and judgment.
  
• Ability to stay calm and emotionally available when interacting with a child who is upset.
  
• Open to feedback and supervision.
  
• Interested in learning.
  
• Proactively identifies and communicates when issues need to be addressed.
  
• Promotes a positive, healthy work environment in the service of a cohesive team and positive culture.
  
  

• Must pass a criminal history check.
  
• Must obtain and maintain standard First Aid/CPR certification.
  
• Must obtain blood borne pathogens training.
  
• Must take a tuberculosis skin test.
  

• Ability to stand, walk, grasp, sit, bend, squat, kneel, twist, lift reach, push, pull, and climb as needed.
  
• Ability to sit and use computer workstation, including keyboard and visual display terminal
  
• Finger, hand, and wrist dexterity.
  
• Visual and auditory awareness are constantly required
  
• Ability to move throughout the building
  
• Ability to complete tasks in an environment where interruptions are the norm and background noise is present
  
• Ability to occasionally lift, carry and put away equipment and/or parcels weighing up to 20 pounds without assistance.
  
• Ability to lift a child who weighs up to 40 pounds.

  Working Conditions:
  

• Position involves working with children who have been traumatized.
  
• Position involves potential exposure to communicable diseases including the common cold, flu, and tuberculosis.
  
• Position requires the ability to work irregular hours, including evenings, overnight, and weekends
  
• Overnight shifts are awake shifts. Support counselor must be awake and alert and able to intake children or attend to any child needs throughout entire shift.
  
• Position does not involve restraining children.
  
  
  
  
  

Full-Time (1.0 FTE), one-year temporary employment position.

• Oversees and manages all aspects of the project, including meetings, tasks, and products.
  
• Works with Assistant Director of Training to identify staffing needs relative to project and ensures that the program is appropriately staffed.
  
• In collaboration with the staff, assists in identifying project needs, goals, priorities and gaps.
  
• Works with and oversees project team to ensure project task assignments, processes, and timeline are aligned to support efficiency and productivity of the project and in meeting project goals.
  
• Organizes and implements plans for half-day convenings and full-day summit to achieve project goals.
  
• Directly manages project team on BHCS project deliverables, including reports.
  
• Oversees and tracks the activities of the project to the budget.
  
• Responsible for insuring that the project meets all professional and regulatory requirements.
  
• Attends applicable meetings with BHCS and others representing WestCoast, including meeting with BHCS liaison, project-focused meetings.
  
• Participates in WestCoast meetings, administrative program meetings and trainings as applicable.
  
• Carries out other duties or projects as assigned by the Assistant Director of Training.
  
  
  
  
  

• Bachelor's degree, with human services/social services experience; Master's degree in a related field preferred.
  
• Demonstrated successes in project management.
  
• Experience working with social service systems and foster care.
  
• Knowledge of trauma informed care.
  
• Experience working with diverse communities. Knowledge of issues of race, class, and ethnicity.
  
• Able to work effectively in complex organizational settings; understands how to resolve problems utilizing appropriate channels and communication, and bring program development ideas forward.
  
• Excellent organizational, analytic, and leadership skills.
  
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, and writing skills.
  
• Excellent computer skills including proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel and PowerPoint).
  
• Effective Public speaking skills and experience. Ability to train/coach others in this skill.
  
  
  

• Ability to stand, walk and drive as needed throughout the day.
  
• Ability to sit and use computer workstation, including keyboard and visual display terminal, for extended periods of time.
  
• Finger, hand, and wrist dexterity.
  
• Ability to complete tasks in an environment where interruptions are the norm and background noise is present.
  
• Ability to move throughout buildings commonly including stairs, between buildings, and out in the community.
  
• Ability to occasionally lift, carry and put away equipment and/or parcels weighing up to 10 pounds without assistance.
  
  
  

Part-time, 20-30 hours/week, Monday through Friday. This temporary position is available from approximately mid-June through mid-August 2012. Pay rate: $12.50 per hour. Does not include benefits.

• Complete furniture inventory project with Office & Facilities Manager.
  
• Assist Office and Facilities Manager with playroom inventory, ordering supplies, etc.
  
• Provide relief reception duties, clean kitchen, waiting room and other common areas, as necessary.
  
• Assist HR department with various projects, filing and record keeping.
  
• Assist the IT department with various administrative duties.
  
• Assist with other general office, IT and HR projects and tasks as assigned.
  
  
  
  
  

• Must be at least 18 years old and possess either a High School Diploma or GED
  
• General office skills - typing, filing, office machines, knowledge of proper phone etiquette
  
• Familiarity with Word, Excel and Mac OS
  
• Ability to lift up to 25 lbs.
  
  
  

Full-Time (1.0 FTE), Non-Exempt

Research Development
• Types and proofs a variety of technical manuscripts, correspondence, memos, reports, charts, grants utilizing medical or field related terminology; edits; makes copies; collates, assembles and distributes reports, documents and/or grants.
  
• Identifies eligible subjects for research studies.
  
• Obtains informed consent and collects data from participants for research studies.
  
• Develops, inputs and checks data/data files (Excel or SPSS).
  
  Active Research Activities
• Performs literature searches via MEDLINE, PubMed, PsychInfo (on internet).
  
• Reviews, sorts, and files a variety of material; sets up filing systems as needed, prepares file folders and categories for new files.
  
• Runs descriptive statistics and cross tabulations and other statistical procedures as required; sorts data files by variable(s); generates graphs and tables.
  
• Maintains table of contents of current psychological or behavioral health research journals.
  
• Identifies articles pertinent to WCC research and evaluation activities and distributes as appropriate.
  
  Data Management
  
• Manages files for research projects/studies.
  
• Develops process charts.
  
• Identifies pertinent literature from literature search and requests or obtains articles from libraries.
  
• Manages instrument file and adds instruments as pertinent.
  
• Manages and keeps current funding source file from federal, foundation or other financial resources.
  
• Checks NIH listings on the internet for funding pertinent to projects at WestCoast.
  
• Photocopies materials following general instruction within specified time frame.
  
  Other
  
• Maintains procedure manuals and protocols for all research and evaluation projects.
  
• Demonstrates behaviors in concert with the Clinic's mission, values, policies and procedures.
  
• Demonstrates behaviors that support performance improvement activities.
  
• Maintains competence and professional development.
  
• Performs other duties as requested.
  
  
  

• Bachelor's degree in psychology, sociology or other related social science fields preferred.
  
• Experience with clinical research, preferred.
  
• Familiarity working with children, adolescents and their families, preferred.
  
• Knowledge of computers & experience with Mac and PC-based platforms.
  
• Proficiency with software such as SPSS, FileMaker Pro, Microsoft Office for statistical analyses, charts, graphs, spreadsheets, presentation, e-mail, and database management.
  
• Experience with database development, entry, and quality control procedures.
  
• Ability to organize and effectively process and maintain records and files.
  
• Ability to plan and organize detailed projects with multiple tasks and deadlines.
  
• Experience in working with multidisciplinary teams.
  
• Consistent & reliable with strong interpersonal skills.
  
  

• Ability to stand, walk and drive as needed throughout the day.
  
• Ability to sit and use computer workstation, including keyboard and visual display terminal, for extended periods of time.
  
• Finger, hand, and wrist dexterity.
  
• Ability to complete tasks in an environment where interruptions are the norm and background noise is present.
  
• Ability to move throughout buildings commonly including stairs, between buildings, and out in the community.
  
• Ability to occasionally lift, carry and put away equipment and/or parcels weighing up to 10 pounds without assistance.
  
  
  
  

Part-time to full-time, 20-40 hours/week, Monday through Friday. This temporary position is available from approximately mid-June through mid-August 2012, or based on the student's school schedule. Pay rate: $12.50 per hour. Does not include benefits.

• Provide assistance with new contract on Trauma Informed Care, working with Assistant Director of Training.
  
• Provide backup to Research Assistant and assist Research department with various tasks and projects, working with the Director of Research & Evaluation.
  
• Assist Communications department with various projects, agency Facebook updates, website and intranet upgrades, working with the Policy & Communications Associate.
  
• Work with Director, Policy and Communications to analyze and recap policy documents as they relate to our agency's work.
  
  
  
  
  

• Must be at least 18 years old and possess either a High School Diploma or GED
  
• Strong written and verbal communication and analytic skills
  
• Familiarity with Word, Excel and Mac OS