Full-Time (20 hours/week), Hourly, Non-Exempt.

Base Hourly Pay: $37.81

Location: YWCA Golden Gate Silicon Valley, San Jose, CA 95112
Website: www.yourywca.org
Department/Program: Healing Center( Pending name change to Healing and Justice)/ Clinical Services

Join a passionate, dynamic team dedicated to eliminating racism, empowering women, and promoting peace, justice, freedom, and dignity for all.

For over 100 years, YWCA Golden Gate Silicon Valley has provided programs and services that form a critical continuum of response, healing, and prevention. Our dedication to the people we serve is unparalleled. We have an exciting future, and the team to deliver on that lasting change for the people we serve. To encourage survivor self-determination, services are delivered through a strengths-based, non-judgmental and trauma-informed lens that aligns with our mission. Be a key part of shaping this future as our new Staff Clinician in our Healing Center Department.

Reporting to the ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF CLINICAL SERVICES, the STAFF CLINICIAN delivers high-quality, culturally competent, trauma informed clinical services to individuals and families impacted by domestic violence, sexual assault and human trafficking. Adhere to client service schedule set with management: Deliver service to a maximum of 20 hours weekly, in addition to team meetings and training. Actively participate in and attend supervision on a weekly basis. Attend all professional development, orientation, and training sessions, and demonstrate the application of knowledge in service delivery. Deliver, and be able to demonstrate delivery of services in a clinically, ethically, legally, and professionally appropriate manner and in supporting the overall program to meet and exceed these standards. Ensures compliance with agency and program standards, policies, and procedures, including but not limited to information management and confidentiality. Ensures entry of all ETO data within 48 hours of service. Reads and responds to all program related e-mails.

We are seeking a compassionate, organized, and reliable individual with a high level of self-awareness and emotional intelligence. Essential to this role is a demonstrated ability working with culturally and economically diverse individuals and families and ability to work with those impacted by trauma; a demonstrated ability to function effectively in a fast-paced environment and to respond appropriately to unexpected situations.

Candidates must have excellent interpersonal skills to work independently and as part of a team. You must have an understanding of feminism and a strong commitment to social justice. Additionally, an ideal candidate will possess knowledge of and sensitivity to domestic violence and sexual assault issues, trauma, gender equity, and client-centered service provision.

Candidates must have a Master’s degree in Social Work, Counseling Psychology, or a related degree. Candidates must by registered with the Board of Behavioral Science as a Marriage and Family Therapist or Social Work Associate. Key to success is the ability to be present in a changing work environment; the ability to work independently and as a member of a diverse team with flexibility, initiative, and a sense of humor; and the ability to prioritize effectively and model healthy boundaries with empathy and compassion. Candidates should be competent in using Microsoft Office (Word, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint) and have experience in confidential data management and record keeping.

The ideal candidate is a warm, self-starter deeply committed to providing services from a strengths-based, social justice and anti-oppression framework. Prior knowledge of clinical, ethical, and legal aspects of mental health is a plus.

Work hours schedule is TBD. Delivery of service may include overtime to accomplish the task at hand. Work includes lifting up to 25 pounds. Susceptible to compassion fatigue and/or vicarious trauma.

Required: Cleared background check (fingerprinting) and valid TB test. This position requires a Covid-19 vaccination due to the in-person interfacing required to promote the health and safety of others in the workplace and our community. Valid California driver’s license, reliable transportation, cleaning driver record, and auto insurance. Candidates must be registered with the Board of Behavioral Science as a Marriage and Family Therapist or Social Work Associate.

YWCA BENEFITS:

• A competitive benefits plan: Employer-paid plans covering employee’s premiums for health, dental, vision, and life insurance, and EAP.
• A high deductible medical plan available including employer contributions and optional employee contributions and a limited Flexible Spending Account available
• 15 paid holidays are made available each year: New Year’s Eve, New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King Day, President’s Day, Women’s International Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Indigenous Peoples Day, Veteran Day, Thanksgiving, and the day after Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.
• 10 days of annual accrued PTO to start as part-time
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and Talkspace for employees and their household members
• Immediate Employee contributed 403b, and an Employer Contributed 401a Retirement Plan with optional employee contributions after eligibility is met
• Parental leave with supplemental pay for eligible employees for up to eight weeks
• Infertility benefits through Kaiser
• Chiropractic, acupuncture, and herbal benefits

• Annual Retention Bonus
• Employee Discounts with TicketsatWork
• Optional employee contributed pet insurance through United Pet Care
• Free Access to the Calm App
• With access through Kaiser for the Ginger App and Class Pass
• Free Access to an employee financial wellness program called FinFit offered in partnership with Paychex

TO APPLY: Submit Resume & Cover Letter to hr@yourywca.org with “Staff Clinician” in subject line. Posting will continue until position is filled. The YWCA Golden Gate Silicon Valley is an Equal Opportunity Employer.