Associate Director of Spanish Counseling Training Program

Petaluma Health Center's mission is to provide high quality health care with access for all in Southern Sonoma County & West Marin. We pride ourselves on our Patient-Centered care while maintaining an engaging environment for our staff. The Center accomplishes this mission through collaborative, innovative programs, services and referral resources that meet the economic needs of the entire community.    

FULL TIME EMPLOYEE BENEFITS:    

• 21 Days of Paid Time Off
• 10 Observed Holidays
• Medical Insurance (Entire deductible paid by us!)
• 30 Chiropractor and Acupuncture visits per year included with enrollment in our health insurance plans (Kaiser and WHA)
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Gym Membership Discounts at Active Wellness Center and 24-Hour Fitness!
• 401K Matching after 1 year of employment
• Flexible Spending Account, Dependent Care FSA
• Life Insurance (included at no cost to the employee)
• Long Term Disability (included at no cost to the employee)
• Employee Assistance Program (included at no cost to the employee)

• Provides care, within the scope of licensure, as a Psychiatric Social Worker (LCSW) or a Marriage Family Therapist (LMFT)
• Maintains a clinical caseload of patients

Spanish Counseling Training Program Management:    

• Develop and implement Spanish-language, culturally-sensitive counseling curriculum and training modules
• Clinically supervise and train approximately 6 Spanish-speaking Trainees and counselors (ACSW, MFTI, MSW, etc.), including trainees who may be conducting behavioral health case management, schools-based services, agricultural worker services, special populations services, etc.
• Engage in the performance review and professional development of the professional staff involved in the training program.
• Day-to-day operations of mental health treatment services delivered by clinical trainees and interns.
• Annual recruitment, interviewing, and selection of clinical trainees and interns for the coming placement year; directing and training other staff in the interviewing and selection process.
• Maintain training and clinical supervision standards consistent with those of trainees and interns graduate departments/schools, CAPIC (The California Psychology Internship Council, with relevant professional organizations, and the relevant regulatory boards (Board of Psychology and the Board of Behavioral Sciences).
• Address quality improvement matters in individual clinical supervisors’ clinical supervision of interns and trainees (quality/style).
• Ad hoc clinical supervision to clinical trainees and interns as needs arise or when their assigned individual clinical supervisor is not directly available.
• Collaborate with Clinical Director on evaluating the performance management of all clinical staff involved in supervision and the Clinical training program.
• Supervision, direction and support to clinical trainees and interns.
• Other duties as assigned.

• A Master’s in Social Work or Marriage and Family Therapy required
• Academic teaching experience at an accredited counseling program highly preferred
• Minimum of 5 Years of clinical experience as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker or Licensed Marriage Family Therapist working directly with clients required
• A minimum of 3 years of Training and Supervision experience required
• Demonstrated experience in providing culturally-sensitive, linguistically-competent counseling services to medically-underserved Spanish-speaking/Latinx populations highly preferred
• Passion for training the next generation of Spanish-speaking /Latinx behavioral health providers

• Demonstrated abilities in incorporating diverse cultures, ethnicity and abilities in clinical work.
• Ability to communicate effectively orally, auditorily, visually, in writing and via computer.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality.
• Knowledge and skill in working with county and state children’s services bureaucracies (e.g., Social Services, Mental Health, Probation, schools and school districts, psychiatric hospitalization protocols and procedures, alcohol and drug treatment services, etc.).

• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public. 
• Bilingual in English and Spanish, both in written and verbal Required.