My Friend's Place Opportunity

Application Closing Date: When filled                             Position Start Date:  May 11, 2015 (or until filled)

Job Hours:  40 hours weekly M-F                                      Benefits: Paid holidays, paid vacation and sick leave,

                                                                                    group medical, dental, retirement, life insurance and                                                                                                      ASW supervision. 

Compensation:  Entry Level MSW

Organizational Background:  My Friend’s Place is a nonprofit organization working to assist and inspire homeless youth to build self-sufficient lives.  Over the past twenty seven years, My Friend's Place has grown to become one of the most visited drop-in crisis resource centers for homeless and runaway youth ages 12-24 and their children in Southern California and provides emergency, health, mental health, creative arts, and education & employment services to more than 1,600 homeless youth annually. 

Job Description:  Working from a trauma informed, strengths based, and harm reduction approach, the Clinical Social Worker will address urgent basic need and psychosocial issues facing homeless and runaway youth.  Under the direct supervision of the Health and Well-Being Manager, the Clinical Social Worker’s primary responsibilities include short and long-term case management with diverse youth, milieu mental health support, wellness group facilitation, and extensive crisis intervention. The Clinical Social Worker will have extensive daily milieu interactions with all youth and will assist multidisciplinary program staff in meeting all Safe Haven needs.

Duties include but are not limited to the following:

Assessments and Referrals:

• Conduct biopsychosocial assessments in order to identify the presenting issues of the youth including: substance abuse, individual and family dynamics, medical and mental health issues, educational issues, legal issues, and other needs
• Determine what services are immediately needed to resolve presenting situation

• Provide appropriate referrals arising from the assessment process and advocacy as needed to meet needs
• Provide referrals requested from community members and other service providers
• Explore possible referral resources as needed
• Maintain communication with referral agency so as to monitor progress, provide, and obtain necessary information

Case Planning and Crisis Intervention:

• Establish short- term and long-term intervention/life planning goals with each youth
• Establish agreements (contracts) with the youth clearly outlining behavioral expectations when necessary for success
• Provide intensive  case coordination of services to each case managed youth

• Provide case plan based incentives and financial support as needed and appropriate
• Provide crisis intervention, including suicide, homicide, and child abuse assessments using tenants of Psychological First Aide

Group Facilitation:

• Plan, recruit, and facilitate wellness groups (parenting/bonding skills, stress management, housing readiness, mindfulness training, Seeking Safety, etc.)
• Maintain records on group content, activity and participation

Safe Haven Function Assistance:

• In partnership with all program staff, provide hospitality  and ensure consistent supervision of youth in the Safe Haven
• Ensure a safe, clean, and productive Safe Haven environment

Meeting Participation:

• Participate in weekly individual supervision with Director of Programs
• Participate in weekly cross-domain staff meetings and domain team meetings and agency-wide trainings
• Participate in applicable community meetings

Qualifications:  The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill,  and ability desired. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position.

1.      Education and Experience:  Master’s in Social Work required with a minimum of one year of professional experience working with homeless or high-risk youth. 

2. Computer/Office Equipment Skills:  Proficient in PC computer environment (MS Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint). 

3. Language Skills: Fluency in spoken and written English is required; bilingual fluency in English/Spanish strongly preferred.

4. Other skills/requirements:

• Keen assessment and crisis intervention skills are critical
• Solid understanding of adolescent development and the impact of trauma on high-risk behavior
• Excellent interpersonal and collaborative skills and ability to work with people of diverse social and cultural backgrounds
• Strong written and oral communication skills and attention to internal and external documentation standards including thorough, accurate, and timely
• Participation in agency fundraising events and efforts to educate about youth homelessness

To apply send your cover letter and resume to:

Erin Casey, LCSW, Director of Programs My Friend’s Place PO Box 3867 Los Angeles, CA  90078 ecasey@myfriendsplace.org

PDF submissions via e-mail are encouraged.  We are unable to accept phone inquiries regarding this position.

My Friend’s Place is an Equal Opportunity Employer and values diversity.

Please visit www.myfriendsplace.org for more information.

First Place for Youth

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WERC Opportunity for traning Community Health Workers

Instructor and Curriculum Developer

The Worker Education and Resource Center Inc. is a non-profit organization located on the fifth floor of the Service Employees International Union Local 721’s office building just west of downtown Los Angeles works in partnership with the Los Angeles County health-related departments and community health clinics. 

The Worker Education and Resource Center provides educational and training opportunities for workers in the healthcare safety net sector.  As Los Angeles County prepares to serve the thousands of newly medically insured residents under Obamacare, workers need skills to improve health services, innovate new care delivery models, and enhance culturally competent care.

WERC has a staff of 20, and is committed to providing dynamic, innovative education and training opportunities in a pro-worker, learner-centered, supportive environment.  It is a high performance program that produces dramatic results – pioneering a large-scale health care workforce development program, including preparing Community Health Workers, improving the patient experience, and training workers for opportunities for employment in the healthcare safety net sector.

POSITION DESCRIPTION:  This is a full-time position reporting to the Director.  Instructors work closely as a team to conduct and develop learner-centered, action-oriented, participatory courses for healthcare workers.  For this position applicants should have a background in healthcare quality improvement as a clinician or educator.  The position requires the ability to develop and adapt curricula, use innovative teaching methods, and provide support and feedback to instructors and students.  Candidates who are bi-lingual in Spanish language and can teach and create curriculum in Spanish are preferred.

Sample duties will include:

·      Meeting with clinical teams and leadership to design the educational programs that are strategic to the desired change in delivery models. 

·      Developing and teaching worker-centered curricula, customized for the particular workplace. 

·      Support students with ongoing education to strengthen their health coaching, customer service, team participation skills, etc.

Qualified individuals will have at least two years of experience in teaching or facilitating healthcare educational programs; be knowledgeable of practices and techniques used in adult and worker education; be able to work using a team approach in a joint labor/management setting; ability to travel to sites within Los Angeles County, and work within flexible hours which may at times include weekends and evenings.

SALARY AND BENEFITS:  Excellent salary, and a comprehensive benefits package for full-time position.  Interested parties should submit a letter of interest and resume to Diane Factor: dfactor@we-rc.org, or FAX: 213-483-1460.  

Clinical Supervisor, Part Time, United Friends of the Children

Job Title: Clinical Supervisor

About the Organization

United Friends of the Children empowers current and former foster youth on their journey to self-sufficiency through service-enriched education and housing programs, advocacy, and consistent relationships with a community of people who care. By building relationships with youth over an extended period, UFC’s programs focus on commitment and consistency.  UFC has two programmatic departments: Transitional Housing and Education.  Our Pathways Housing Program provides students with housing and support services as they seek to obtain permanent housing and employment.  Our Education Programs consist of the College Readiness Program and the College Sponsorship Program. 

About the Education Programs

The College Readiness Program (CRP) helps 7^th-12^th grade foster youth throughout Los Angeles County become competitive applicants to four-year colleges/universities.  This service-enriched program offers: individual college counseling, tutoring, workshops, college tours, special events, and summer programs.  CRP’s goal is to instill our foster youth scholars with the belief that they are college bound and then provide the necessary support to help them get to college.

The College Sponsorship Program (CSP) helps LA County former foster youth who are attending four-year colleges obtain their bachelor’s degree.  This service-enriched program offers: financial assistance, academic monitoring and support, career planning, community events, post-graduate planning, summer internships, and enrichment opportunities.  CSP’s goal is to provide the support and encouragement necessary to help former foster youth reach greater levels of self-sufficiency through earning a four-year college degree.

Overview

Reporting to the Director of Education Programs, the Clinical Supervisor provides clinical supervision to the Education Department staff.

Work Location and Schedule

As an independent contractor, the Clinical Supervisor will be based out of the downtown UFC office on a part-time basis between the hours of 9:00am–5:00pm during the Monday-Friday workweek.  While work is primarily based in the UFC office, the Clinical Supervisor may work remotely on projects as needed.  Typical schedule will require between 10-20 hours per week. Clinical Supervisor should be available between the hours of 9:00am – 8:00pm should their support be required during a student crisis.

Duties and Responsibilities

Clinical Supervision

·       Provide bi-weekly group supervision to three teams of College Counselors (with groups averaging between 3-8 people).

·       Provide individual clinical supervision as needed to the Education Department.

·       Provide expertise and support to staff when students are in crisis.

·       Inform staff of possible external resources to support students.

·       Assist with the training of the Education Department.

Other

·       Attend management meetings on a bi-monthly basis.

·       Additional duties as assigned.

General UFC Responsibilities

·       Act as a role model within the organization to uphold and implement UFC’s organizational values:

o   Embrace program evaluation that leads to excellence and impact

o   Build effective and empowering partnerships with the youth, community and each other

o   Create a fun and exciting environment that inspires learning and innovation

o   Communicate openly, honestly and with humility across all groups

o   Work together as one organization

Experience and Skills

Required/Preferred Experience

·       Must be a LCSW/LMFT or other related licensed professional with three or more years post-graduate experience in appropriate and relevant setting.

·       Knowledge of and experience with motivational interviewing in practice preferred.

·       Extensive knowledge of substance abuse and mental health issues preferred.

·       Experience working with transition-aged foster youth population preferred.

Required Skills

·       Manages complex projects and balances multiple competing priorities.

·       Establishes and cultivates respectful relationships with people from diverse backgrounds.

·       Holds self accountable, sets high expectations for self and others, works both independently and collaboratively and relates tasks to organizational values.

·       Conveys thoughts and ideas clearly, listens well, communicates in a solution-oriented manner and incorporates others’ views into work.

·       Ability to maintain professional competency and skills required for professional practice.

·       Ability to organize work effectively, conceptualize and prioritize objectives and exercise independent judgment based on an understanding of organizational policies and activities.

·       Ability to integrate resources, policies, and information for the determination of procedures, solutions, and other outcomes.

Email to: jobs@unitedfriends.org