Taking part in community health is rewarding and meaningful. LifeLong Medical Care is searching for a full-time Associate Social Worker (ASW) or Associate Marriage and Family Therapist (AMFT) to work collaboratively with the Behavioral Health staff and operations leadership team to provide effective mental health services to meet the needs of families. The position will require the ability to provide care primarily at our West Berkeley Health Center. This dynamic and flexible position will have a caseload made up of a variety of referral sources providing services round. LCSW licensure hours are provided for ASW/AMFT as well as clinical training opportunities.

About us:

As a Federally Qualified Health Center in Northern California with over 45 years of dedicated service to the community, LifeLong serves over 66,000 patients in the East Bay Area's socio-economically underserved regions. We provide medical, dental, behavioral health, and school-based services at more than 15 primary care sites across Oakland, Berkeley, and West Contra Costa County. From opening a residential respite program for homeless persons discharged from hospitals to offering free COVID testing to the community, we are innovative and responsive to our times' social and medical needs. We provide an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity and with which our patients can identify. To this end, we seek candidates who reflect the diversity of the East Bay communities we serve.

LifeLong Medical Care is an equal opportunity employer. We strongly encourage applications from women, people of color, bilingual and bicultural individuals, and lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender communities. Applicants shall not be discriminated against because of race, religion, sex, national origin, ethnicity, age, disability, political affiliation, sexual orientation, gender identity, color, marital status, or medical condition. Reasonable accommodation will be made so that qualified disabled applicants may participate in the application process. If you seek accommodation, please advise in writing at the time you apply.

This position is represented by UAPD. Salaries and benefits are set by a collective bargaining agreement (CBA), and an employee in this position must remain a member in good standing of UAPD, as defined in the CBA.

Benefits:

We offer a competitive annual salary of $68,000-$72,000 for ASW/AMFT, depending on years since licensed, and excellent benefits: medical, dental, vision, Flexible Spending Accounts, dependent and domestic partner coverage, 403(b) retirement savings plan, and loan repayment programs, and commuter benefits. LifeLong is qualified for federal and state loan repayment programs (HPSA score is 16). Acceptance rates may vary year to year based on funding levels and the number of applicants.

Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccine Policy:

In accordance with LifeLong Medical Care's commitment to provide and maintain a workplace that is free of known hazards, we have adopted a Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccine Policy to safeguard the health of our employees and their families; our patients and visitors; and the community at large from infectious diseases, that vaccinations may reduce. This policy will comply with all applicable laws and is based on guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and the Order of the California State Public Health Officer. Unless a reasonable medical or religious accommodation is approved, all employees must receive COVID-19 vaccinations.

Clinical:  Direct Service

• Assesses clients’ psychosocial service needs, consults with interdisciplinary team members, and assists
• Provides individual counseling/therapy to patients with mild to moderate mental health needs.
• Develops a diagnosis in consultation with Lead LCSW.
• Develops relationships with community agencies and service providers, links clients to these services as needed. Acts as an advocate for the client and liaison with outside agencies.
• Provides some clinical case management to individual clients on ASW/AMFT caseload.
• Learns common health conditions of the clinic population, reinforces medical treatment plans, identifies and treats Behavioral Health conditions impeding implementation of medical treatment plans.
• Maintains clinical charting to meet requirement of legal reporting, billing, Quality Improvement, interdisciplinary care and collaboration.

Clinical: Team Participation

• Participates constructively in both behavioral health team and interdisciplinary team to address the clinical and psychosocial needs of individual clients.
• Attends staff clinical team meetings.
• Collaborates professionally with interdisciplinary team members and partners including other Behavioral Health providers, Primary Care
• Providers, Community Health Workers, Medical Assistants and office support staff. Provides Behavioral Health insights when appropriate.
• Advances the integration of Behavioral Health and Medical approaches to client care through constructive and respectful partnerships.
• Participates in agency and/or grant driven directives and outcomes.

• Master Degree in Social Welfare.
• Registered with California Board of Behavioral Sciences as ASW/AMFT.
• Bi-lingual Spanish.
• Experience working with children and adult.
• Previous experience in a medical/social service setting providing counseling or therapy services.
• Previous experience working with an interdisciplinary team.
• Knowledge of Motivational Interviewing, Harm Reduction, Trauma Informed Care.
• Experienced in Electronic Health Records, Medical and Medicare documentation.

Other Duties

• Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.