About the Role
Seneca’s School Partnership Programs is hiring a School Therapist - Floater to help students thrive within the San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD). Provide healing-centered individual and family therapy, case management, mental health assessments, and ERMHS to students receiving Special Education support. Support multiple SFUSD school sites, requiring travel throughout the city. Serve a diverse caseload of youth ages 5–18 and collaborate with caregivers, teachers, counselors, and school leadership.
Responsibilities
- Work collaboratively within a transdisciplinary team, including teachers, counselors, specialists, and program leadership.
- Provide individual, group, and family therapy, as well as case management for a caseload of school-referred students.
- Engage caregivers and school staff in the treatment process with regular discussions on student progress and needs.
- Provide crisis intervention, including risk screening, assessment, triage, and service linkage.
- Provide consultation and/or coaching to school staff around student needs and risk management rooted in a healing centered approach.
- Complete required data collection and service documentation to measure the effectiveness of services, inform team decision making, and/or engage in service billing.
- Communicate effectively with families and all others involved in the daily life of the student, including other Seneca programs or outside agencies.
- Utilize crisis communication and de-escalation techniques as per Seneca's crisis response training.
- Intervene with the students’ behavioral program through physical management.
Requirements
- Master's degree in social work, marriage and family therapy, professional clinical counseling, or psychology.
- Registered or eligible to register with the California BBS required.
- Experience working with youth in a mental health or education setting is preferred.
- Own vehicle, valid driver's license, clean driving record required.
- TB test clearance, fingerprinting clearance, and any other state/federal licensing or certification requirements.
- Bilingual in Spanish/English preferred.
Skills
- Therapy
- Case management
- Mental health assessments
- ERMHS
- Crisis intervention
- Risk screening
- Assessment
- Triage
- Service linkage
- Consultation
- Coaching
- Data collection
- Service documentation
- Crisis communication
- De-escalation techniques
- Physical management
Location
- San Francisco, CA
Work Type
- School-based
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Preferred experience working with youth in a mental health or education setting
Education Level
- Master's degree in social work, marriage and family therapy, professional clinical counseling, or psychology
- Registered or eligible to register with the California BBS
Salary/Compensations
- $78,666 - $92,666 per year
- $2000 sign-on bonus
- $4000 salary increase upon licensure
- Additional compensation provided upon passing a bilingual language proficiency exam
Benefits
- Medical, dental, vision, chiropractic, acupuncture, and fertility coverage
- Short and long-term disability, family leave, and life insurance
- Partially paid premiums for dependents
- 403b retirement plan
- Employer-Paid Assistance Plan
- 5 weeks of flexible paid time off
- 11 paid holidays
- 14 paid school break days
- Public Service Loan Forgiveness certified employer
- Relocation assistance may be available
- Abundant promotional opportunities across California
- Specialized training and development opportunities
- Individual and group supervision
- Regular clinical case conferences
- Licensure and renewal courses led by field experts
- Clinical training stipend
About the Company
- Seneca Family of Agencies has been nominated among the Bay Area’s Top Workplaces for nearly a decade.
- Committed to providing traditionally marginalized communities with a network of outstanding mental health, community-based, and educational services.
- Committed to building a diverse staff, and our programs actively engage in conversations and training on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion to promote equity and justice for the youth and families we serve.
