$2,000 sign-on bonus for new Seneca employees in this position!

If you are passionate about community-based mental health care and committed to empowering families, this role offers a meaningful opportunity to make a real impact.

As Social Worker / Therapist on the team, you will provide community-based services primarily in homes, schools, and other local settings within Oakland and Richmond. Your role will involve engaging youth and families, contributing to case planning, providing therapy, and offering crisis intervention. You will also serve as a clinical leader for your caseload, ensuring high-quality care aligned with wraparound principles.

Seneca offers weekly individual and group supervision toward licensure hours, free CEUs, free trainings to improve clinical skills, and yearly scholarship opportunities for professional development.

About Kaiser Wraparound

This Kaiser Wraparound program is a partnership between Kaiser Permanente and Seneca Family of Agencies, providing behaviorally focused mental health services to children and families. The program aims to provide children and their families with the support and services they need for children to maintain the lowest level of care possible and avoid out of home placements (group homes, juvenile hall, and hospitalization). Team members work with children and families providing services almost exclusively in the community: in families’ homes, schools, other community locations.

About Seneca

Seneca Family of Agencies has been nominated among the Bay Area’s Top Workplaces for several consecutive years. We’re committed to providing traditionally marginalized communities with a network of excellent mental health, community-based, and educational services. We are committed to building a diverse staff. Our programs are deeply engaged in conversations and training on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion to bring equity and justice to the youth and families we serve.

Responsibilities

• Identify engagement needs for each youth and family as needed and work with Wraparound team members to build connections for family
• Provide assistance in case planning and consultation to team members on clinical issues, as well as casework issues, as appropriate
• Complete mental health notes, assessments, treatment plans, outcome measures, incident reports, and other documentation accurately and in a timely manner
• Provide individual or family therapy when indicated
• Participate in 24 hours on call support line system
• Function as team clinical leader for respective caseload, and uphold the principles of the wraparound program
• Maintain availability for crisis intervention services
• Participate in individual and/or group supervision
  
  

Qualifications

REQUIRED:

• Master’s degree in social work/psychology/counseling
• Registered with California BBS: ASW, AMFT, APCC, or full licensed
• Flexible schedule with the ability to work some evenings and weekend hours as needed
• Be part of a rotating emergency on-call system, scheduled ahead of time
• At least 21 years of age
• TB test clearance, fingerprinting clearance, and any other state/federal licensing or certification requirements
• Valid driver's license, clean driving record, and insurability through Seneca Family of Agencies’ insurance policy
  
  

Preffered

• Bilingual Spanish skill set
• Experience working with children in out-of-home care
• Clinical expertise in behavioral and mental health interventions
  
  

SCHEDULE

• Full-time
• Option 1: 5-day, 8 hour shifts
• Monday - Friday, 9am - 5pm OR
• Option 2: 4-day, 10 hour shifts
• Tuesday - Friday; 9am - 7pm
• Exact schedule can be determined with the program supervisor
• Hybrid; provide in-person services & complete documentation remotely
• On-call, scheduled ahead of time with program supervisor
  

Benefits

• Starting at $77,250 - $91,250 per year, commensurate with experience
• Additional $4000 salary increase for BBS licensure
• Additional compensation provided upon passing bilingual language proficiency exam
• Salary increases each year
• $2,000 sign-on bonus!
• Mileage reimbursement
• Relocation assistance may be available
• Stipends provided to staff members participating in the emergency on-call shifts
• 5 weeks of Paid Time off and 11 Paid Holidays
• Comprehensive benefits package:
• Medical, dental, vision, chiropractic, acupuncture, fertility coverage
• Long-term disability, family leave, and life insurance
• 50% paid premiums for dependents
• 403b Retirement Plan
• Employer-paid Employee Assistance Plan
• Seneca is a Public Service Loan Forgiveness certified employer
• Seneca supports clinicians towards licensure and beyond:
• We provide individual and group supervision, regular clinical case conferences, and licensure and renewal courses led by field experts
• Expenses such as outside trainings or licensure fees can be mitigated through your clinical training stipend
• Promotional opportunities across the agency in California and Washington