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Location: Skid Row, Los Angeles, CA 90013

Position Purpose:

The ASW/AMFT Supervisor will provide clinical guidance, and direct mental health services within the interdisciplinary Housing Supportive Services Program (HSSP) for Wesley Health Center/JWCH Institute Inc. The supervisor will serve residents experiencing serious mental illness, co-occurring disorders, and medical challenges in a Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH) setting. This role ensures high-quality, collaboration driven, trauma-informed, and housing-first service delivery while ensuing program compliance, staff oversight and adherence to DMH contract requirements which include comprehensive mental health services, targeted case management, medication management, and crisis intervention in a residential and field-based setting

Principal Responsibilities:

1. Provide clinical guidance to an interdisciplinary team to ensure that the program treatment goals, and clients’ symptoms and behavioral needs are met
2. Facilitate case conferences, consultations, and individual staff meetings to foster integrated and high quality of care
3. Conduct comprehensive biopsychosocial assessments and diagnostic evaluations
4. Develop client care plans that are coordinated and integrated with a comprehensive range of medical and psychosocial services to address social, emotional, mental, physical, and practical needs
5. Provide evidence-based psychotherapy, rehabilitation and case management services through individual, family, and group modalities for clients and their significant others. Focus on building life skills to reduce symptoms and harm, fostering connection, joy, and meaning, and offering access to necessary resources to improve function and positive health outcomes
6. Utilize short and long-term interventions, as approved by funding source, that target trauma, mental health symptoms, and reduction of substance use
7. Consult with medical care providers, psychiatrist, ICMS providers, Substance Counselors, and support persons to enhance understanding of the client and provide a person centered care
8. Build relationships with local service providers to better advocate for clients and ensure access to appropriate care
9. Support clinical, ICMS, substance use providers, and property management staff during working hours with crisis intervention and de-escalation efforts for high-acuity clients.
10. Participate in after hours on call rotation to provide emergency psychiatric assistance as needed and assigned by the Program Manager.
11. Complete all charting as required by funding sources, including assessments, progress notes, care plans, and billing documentation
12. Participate in structured and “as-needed” case conferences
13. Assist with provider education for integrated behavioral, substance, and primary care services
14. Participate in behavioral health quality assurance/improvement activities to maintain and strengthen standards of care, in accordance with the organization CQI Plan, in accordance with DMH requirements
15. Participate in professional development activities
16. Support client involvement in planning, implementing, and evaluating services
17. Provide programmatic leadership to the HSSP team, including ensuring individual and team productivity targets are achieved so as to maximize client access to care
18. Adhere to all organizational safety policies, procedures, and regulatory requirements to ensure a safe environment for patients, staff, and visitors.
19. Participate in required safety and compliance trainings and apply learned practices in daily work activities.
20. Identify, report, and help mitigate unsafe conditions, incidents, or hazards in the workplace.
21. Use equipment, tools, and supplies safely and responsibly in accordance with organizational and regulatory standards.
22. Maintain awareness of infection control, occupational health, and emergency preparedness procedures appropriate to the role.
23. Other duties as assigned

Requirements:

1. Clinical Social Work License, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, or Registered or Licensed Clinical Psychologist PsyD or PhD preferred.
2. Master’s degree in social work, social welfare, psychology, marriage, family and child counseling, and or marriage and family therapy from an accredited college or university
3. Active registration as an Associate Social Worker (ASW) or as an Associate Marriage and Family Therapist (AMFT)
4. Experience working in the Skid Row community or similar high-need, unhoused, low income, underserved environments
5. Experience with Electronic Health Records (EHR) in DMH setting preferred
6. Knowledge and understanding of the impact of intersectionality and trauma on marginalized communities, and subsequent behavioral, substance and medical conditions
7. Experience working in collaborative models
8. Ability to navigate complex systems of care and housing resources
9. Strong documentation, organization and time management skills
10. Cultural humility and commitment to serving diverse populations
11. Bilingual (English/Spanish) ability preferred.

*All JWCH, Wesley Health Centers workforce members are recommended to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19.

Employee Benefits:

At JWCH Institute, Inc., we believe in taking care of those who take care of others. If you work 30+ hours per week, you’ll enjoy competitive pay and a robust benefits package that includes:

• Medical, Dental, Vision
• Monthly employer-sponsored allowance for assistance with health premiums.
• Funded Health Savings Account (up to deductible) to assist with carrier-approved medical expenses.
• Paid time off (vacation, sick leave) and 13 paid holidays.
• 401(k) Safe Harbor Profit Sharing plan.
• Mileage reimbursement.
• Short- and long-term disability plans (LTD/STD).
• Life insurance policy & AD&D, and more!

Become part of a team where your work matters. Apply today and help us change lives, one patient at a time.

JWCH Institute, Inc + Wesley Health Centers is an Equal Opportunity and Fair Chance Employer.