Clinician I Floater - Antelope Valley

JOB SUMMARY: Sycamores provides a spectrum of equitable mental health services through various programs to multicultural populations of all acuities. Although it serves a variety of consumers, the agency focuses primarily on providing care to low-income, high-at- risk youth.

The Floater Clinician is a key member of our behavior services team. They are responsible for meeting clinical benchmarks for quality care and productivity requirements, ensuring proper care is provided in accordance with program contracts, and developing and providing direct behavioral health services to consumers. The Floater Clinician will carry out these objectives by providing a wide variety of time-limited assessments for individual, and/or family therapy, in line with the consumers’ specific therapeutic needs. This is a clinic, school, and community-based position, meaning that the Floater Clinician is expected and required to travel to consumers’ residences, schools, and other places within the community throughout the Antelope Valley (service area 1) to provide services. The Floater Clinician will serve consumers/families in various programs throughout the Service Area they are designated to for brief intervals filling in for caseloads of existing clinicians.

CLINICIAN NEW GRADUATE FLOATER

Starting Pay Range:

$71,000 - $76,325 per year for Full-Time employment (starting pay will be based on previous work experience and educational background.)

JOB QUALIFICATIONS  

 Education:

• Recent Graduate and master’s degree required.

Additional Requirements:

• Must Register with the Board of Behavioral Sciences (BBS) in the State of California as MFT, MSW, APCC, or Psy. D/Ph. D for a registration number and receive number within 4 months of date of hire.

• Attend and satisfactorily complete all trainings required by the Agency, federal, state and/or local regulations.
• DMH experience preferred.
• Fluent in English required.
• As this position requires regular and flexible travel between various client locations, driving is an essential function of this position.   Candidate qualifications therefore include:
• Personal, reliable vehicle for travel to various locations.
• Valid California driver’s license.
• Acceptable driving record as determined Agency policy.
• Proof of auto insurance meeting minimum coverage requirements.

CLINICIAN I FLOATER

Starting Pay Range:

$72,380.95 - $77,900 per year per year for Full-Time employment (starting pay will be based on previous work experience and educational background.) 

JOB QUALIFICATIONS  

Education:

•Masters’ Degree in related field as minimum, required. 

Additional Requirements:

• Licensed eligible in the State of California as Social Worker, Marriage and Family Therapist, or Professional Clinical Counsel or Psychologist required.
• Minimum 2 + years of experience working with high need populations, varied treatment modalities or intensive programs, preferred.
• Attend and satisfactorily complete all trainings required by the Agency, federal, state and/or local regulations.
• DMH/DCFS experience preferred.
• Successfully pass clearances for Residential program (if covered within Floater’s region).
• Valid California Driver’s License and a driving record acceptable to the Agency’s insurance carrier.
• Ability to use a personal car with appropriate insurance for all Agency business and adhering to federal, state, and local motor vehicle safety standards when transporting children.
• Fluent in English required, Spanish fluency preferred.
• Certification in EBP(s) preferred.

All candidates who are presented with a conditional offer of employment must satisfy a pre-employment background check, drug, and health screen.

Sycamores is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.

Further, Sycamores is a Fair Chance employer and complies with California Government Code Section 12952, Employment Discrimination: Conviction History.