Who We Are:

Hillsides is a premier provider dedicated to healing children and young adults, strengthening families, and transforming communities through quality comprehensive services and advocacy. We have provided services to surrounding communities since 1913. We promote a client-driven, strengths-based organization of excellence that embraces communities using Trauma Informed Care (TIC) principles that builds trusting, collaborative relationships.

Job Type: Full-time with Opportunity with Flexible Scheduling
Starting Salary Range: $66,560.00 - $75,560.00 per year

• Therapist BBS $66,560
• Therapist BBS plus Bilingual $70,560
• Therapist BBS, Bilingual, plus Licensed $75,560

What We Offer:

An outstanding benefits package and numerous opportunities for career growth and advancement within our organization.

• Employee Sign-on Bonus of $4,000
• Bilingual stipend of $4,000 for applicable positions
• 13 Paid Holiday per year including Cesar Chavez & Juneteenth, earn up to 22 days of PTO
• Flexible work schedule
• Opportunity to gain extensive work experience as a clinician working with children & families
• Robust training opportunities: Evidence Based Practices, Shared Core Practice Model & Trauma Informed Care.
• Working with multi-disciplinary teams.
• This role is eligible for Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)
• Supervision available for Licensure.
• Working with multi-disciplinary teams.
• Medical insurance offering 3 HMO with Kaiser and Health Net, and also a PPO Plan
• Dental insurance both HMO & PPO options, with 100% employer paid for HMO employee only coverage plan
• Life and AD&D insurance 100% employer paid up to two times the annual salary
• Long Term Disability
• Flexible Spending Account for Medical and Dependent Care
• 401(k) with no wait period and no vesting schedule
• 401(k) employer match up to 5%
• Employee Assistance Program

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Responsible for conducting intake/assessments for all community-based clients including, in schools, in home, in office or in other community settings.
• Responsible for assisting with walk in clinics for the Baldwin Park, Echo Park, South Pasadena FRC's and any other Hillsides sites.
• Responsible for assessment, treatment referral and consultation session with assigned provider.
• Attends training sessions & staff meetings with program/clinical supervisors.
• Directly implements program protocols & guarantees that procedures are consistent with protocols.
• Conducts home-based & on-site individual, conjoint, group family therapy sessions under supervision of the clinical supervisor.
• Documents therapy sessions based upon DMH regulations.
• Is available on-call to respond to emergency calls after hours and on weekends to program families.
• Responsible for meeting current agency productivity standards and meeting agency deadlines in regard to paperwork timelines.
• Responsible for attending outreach events and engaging clients and the community.
• Other duties as required.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• Master's Degree in a Social Service-related field
• Registered with the California Board of Behavioral Sciences (BBS) and valid BBS number in good standing required.
• Bilingual in Spanish required.
• Previous experience working with severely and emotionally disturbed children.
• Valid California driver's license, driving record, and personal vehicle insurance acceptable to Hillsides' insurance carrier.

TRAUMA INFORMED CARE (TIC)
Hillsides practices Trauma Informed Care (TIC) principles which recognizes the signs, symptoms, and widespread impact of trauma; Employees are asked to comprehensively integrate knowledge of Trauma Informed Care into policies, procedures, and practices with the goal to prevent re-traumatization which promotes healing of families, youth, individuals, and communities.