Are you passionate about youth mental health? Do you want to help provide children and families with stability and permanency? Join our team at Seneca Family of Agencies in our San Luis Obispo County Wraparound Program as our Clinical Social Worker.

The Wraparound Social Worker, is responsible for both the clinical treatment and case management of six to eight youth and their families who are referred through social service, and probation. The Wraparound Social Worker will act in close partnership and a liaison with Department of Social Services-Child Welfare Services, Juvenile Probation, Behavioral Health, and other service providers providing strengths-based and outcome-oriented alternatives to out of home placements for the youth. Our Social Worker is part of a multidisciplinary team to support the youth in meeting all treatment goals to ensure permanency and stabilization in current placement while increasing lifetime connections with others in the community and family. Treatment and support services are tailored to address behaviors and meet family needs, even as they change over time.

ABOUT WRAPAROUND

Seneca offers intensive "Wraparound" services to children and youth at risk of placement in a high-level residential treatments or juvenile hall, and to their families. The Wraparound programs are strengths-based, family-driven, flexible, and creative, with the goal of helping the family develop the skills and supports to prevent or reduce the possibility of residential placement of their child. A family-based team addresses the needs of the entire family, not just the at-risk child. This family-based team consists of family members, Seneca's Care Coordinators, Youth counselors, Parent Partners, Permanency Specialist and other community members who have an important role in the family,

ABOUT SENECA

Seneca Family of Agencies is a non-profit with a simple but powerful mission: to help children and families through the most difficult times of their lives. Since then, Seneca has expanded to provide a broad continuum of permanency, mental health, education, and juvenile justice services, which today reach over 18,000 youth and families throughout California and Washington State each year. The agency’s growth has been guided by a commitment to our Unconditional Care® model – doing whatever it takes to help children and families thrive, even when faced with tremendous challenges. Seneca is committed to supporting historically underrepresented communities and informing agency policies and practices through its agency-wide DEI Initiative and DEI Advisory Board. Our agency’s values of love and compassion, hope and courage, respect, curiosity, joy, equity and justice anchor our work across all programs, ensuring our staff leverage the cultural strengths of the families and communities we serve. Seneca is committed to fostering an agency culture that is welcoming, cooperative, and inclusive of diverse peoples and worldviews.

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 though your clinical training stipend, and you will receive a $4000 salary increase upon getting licensed. Looking to expand your clinical skills even more? Apply for a Professional Development Scholarship and achieve certifications in areas such as CBT, DBT, EMDR, or Spanish for mental health practitioners. Training and growth opportunities in the agency are abundant, and Seneca is committed to helping you advance in your career!

• Function as the team leader and coordinate all treatment and WRAP activities
• Meet with clients and caregivers on a weekly basis to further treatment goals.
• Develop and facilitate Child and Family teams for the purpose of treatment planning and support.
• Cultivate and maintain relationships with community members and providers.
• Attend all program staff meetings, treatment reviews, IEPs and other agency meetings as necessary
• Provide direction to treatment team on clinical issues, casework issues and written reports for each case
• Coordinate and implement overall treatment and services for assigned clients.
• Provide assistance in case planning and consultation to team members on clinical issues, as well as casework issues, as appropriate.
• Chart weekly progress notes and all other documents needed for treatment services, including assessments, diagnoses and treatment plans
• Intervene with the clients’ behavior management programs as needed.
• Chart mental health notes, treatment plans, outcome measures, incident reports, and other documentation accurately and in a timely manner.
• Part of the Rapid Response Crisis on-call calendar (stipend and over time provided)
• Participate in individual and/or group supervision.

• Master’s degree in psychology/social work/counseling.
• Must be eligible to register with California BBS.
• Experience working with children in out-of-home care a plus.
• Bilingual (Spanish/English) abilities a plus!
• Strong organizational, writing, communication, and multi-tasking skills.
• Ability to work with a diverse population
• Valid CA Driver’s license, and insurable under Seneca Family of Agencies insurance policy.
• TB test clearance, fingerprinting clearance, and any other state/federal licensing or certification requirements.
• Proof of COVID-19 vaccination

• Full-Time
• Flexible schedule with the ability to work evenings and weekend days as needed.

• Salaried at $67,000 to $81,000 per year. Actual salary is dependent on creditable experience above the minimum qualifications for the role.
  • Additional compensation provided upon passing bilingual language proficiency exam
  • $4,000 salary increase for BBS licensure.
  • $2,000 sign-on bonus
• 5 weeks of Paid Time off and 11 Paid Holidays.
• Relocation assistance may be available.
• Comprehensive employee benefits package, including:
  • Medical, dental, vision and chiropractic coverage and partially paid premiums for dependents.
  • Long-term disability, family leave, and life insurance
  • 50% paid premiums for dependents
  • 403b Retirement Plan.
  • Employer-paid Employee Assistance Plan
• Training stipend and professional development opportunities.
• Excellent clinical training, individual and group supervision, and assistance toward licensure.
• Opportunities to develop specialized skills, including clinical supervision and evidence-based practices.
• Abundant promotional opportunities across the agency in California and Washington.