Overview

Join Seneca's Catalyst Academy in El Sobrante, CA as a School Therapist for grades 2-12 students. Collaborate with special education teachers and school counselors to meet students' therapeutic, behavioral, and academic needs. As a Therapist, you'll support mental health, provide therapeutic interventions, and promote academic curiosity, a $2000 sign on bonus included!

Seneca is hiring a School Based Therapist to guide grades 2-12 students at Catalyst Academy in El Sobrante, CA. The Therapist provides therapeutic, case management and consultation services for a caseload of children and families. In addition, each Therapist is linked to a classroom as the classroom therapist. Therapist duties include facilitating groups in the classroom, helping to create and implement individualized behavioral plans for each child, and assisting the classroom staff in understanding clinical issues and creating a therapeutic milieu.

Seneca Family of Agencies has been nominated among the Bay Area’s Top Workplaces for several consecutive years. We’re committed to providing traditionally marginalized communities with a network of excellent mental health, community-based, and educational services. We are committed to building a diverse staff and strongly encourage people of color to apply. Our programs deeply engage in conversations and training on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion to bring equity and justice to the youth and families we serve.

Responsibilities

• Conduct weekly individual and family therapy for each student
• Monitor classroom behavioral interventions for each student
• Provide case management and social services for each student
• Monitor psychotropic medications
• Record all contacts in progress notes
• Complete all assessments, treatment plans, daily mental health notes, and other reports required for each student
• Develop initial individual and family therapy contacts for each student
• Assist with crisis intervention and special activities as per schedule
• Provide consultation to classroom staff
• Attend weekly clinical and business meetings; present cases to be discussed as pre-assigned
• Attend weekly classroom team meetings and, if scheduled, prepare and present all necessary therapeutic and treatment information
• Attend all relevant trainings, including in-services
• Meet regularly with supervisor(s) to evaluate each student
• Carries out functions and responsibilities as it pertains to giving orders and conducting evaluations of clients in restraint/seclusion as per Seneca Center Crisis Intervention Policy Section 8
• Perform all other duties as necessary for the good of the agency as instructed by supervisor

Qualifications

• Master's degree in social work, marriage and family therapy, professional clinical counseling, or psychology
  • Eligible to register with the California BBS
• Bilingual Spanish speaking preferred!
• Experience working with youth in a mental health or education setting is strongly preferred
• TB test clearance, fingerprinting clearance, and any other state/federal licensing or certification requirements
• Valid driver's license
• Ability to work collaboratively as a team member and contribute to the growth and development of an engaged program culture
• TB test clearance, fingerprints, and COVID-19 vaccination

Schedule

• School based schedule:
  • Monday to Friday: 8 AM- 4 PM
  • 5 weeks of paid time off, 11 paid holidays, and additional paid school break days

Benefits

• Starting at $65,412 -$79,412 per year, with actual salary dependent on creditable experience above the minimum qualifications for the role
  • $2000 sign-on bonus (for new Seneca employees in this position)
  • $4000 salary increase upon licensure
  • Opportunity for a salary increase upon passing a bilingual language proficiency exam
  • Salary increases each year
• Comprehensive employee benefits package:
  • Medical, dental, vision, chiropractic, acupuncture, and fertility coverage
  • Long-term disability, family leave, and life insurance
  • Partially paid premiums for dependants
  • 403b retirement plan
  • Employer-Paid Assistance Plan
• 5 weeks of flexible paid time off, 11 paid holidays, and additional paid school break days
• Seneca supports clinicians toward licensure and beyond:
  • Individual and group supervision, regular clinical case conferences, and licensure and renewal courses led by field experts
  • Clinical training stipend to mitigate expenses for outside training or licensure fees

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