Job Description

Bilingual Spanish Clinician I

Application Deadline: 11 November 2026

Department: Clinical

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: Oakland, CA

Compensation: $78,125 / year

Description

Position Title: Bilingual ORCA Clinician I

Employment Type: FT

Pay Rate: $78,125 per year

Eligibility for Remote Work: Hybrid

Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision insurance eligibility. Retirement plan eligibility with 2% employer match. 13 paid holidays. Paid sick time off, paid vacation and paid floating holidays available.

Schedule: Flexible M-F 8-5pm

The Clinician I position will provide clinical services to the youth of Alameda County and their families who are impacted by suicide. This role includes intake activities and providing suicide specific therapy to a small caseload of youth. There will also be opportunities to shape the direction of the program and offer feedback to make meaningful changes in our community.

Supervision/Direction Received:

Clinician I will receive administrative and clinical supervision by the program manager. Group supervision will also be offered through the general clinical training program. Training and consultation in Collaborativeon Assessment, and Management of Suicide risk (CAMS), and evidenced based program, will be offered.

Level of Decision Making:

Clinician is responsible for making clinical decisions, managing their own schedule and personal boundaries, assessing risk, and mandated reporting decisions. Clinician is responsible for communicating decision and receiving feedback. Clinician is responsible for working collaboratively within the team.

Job Responsibilities

• Attend meeting in the community with partners and stakeholders, agency meetings, supervisions, group supervision, and trainings as directed
• Manage a case load of 5-6 youth per week, estimated 15-20 hours per week.
• Responding to referrals from the Caring Contacts Supervisor within 3-5 business days
• Maintain accurate and timely documentation and tracking
• Provide Intake activities including outreach, screening, safety assessment, safety planning, caring contacts and information/ referral to referred youth and referring parties.
• Respond to referral inquires within 3 business days
• Document all communication with referral sources, youth and families.
• Follow mandated reporting duties related to CPS and APS reports
• Provide input and feedback into program development

Other duties as needed

Minimal Qualifications

• Possession of a Master’s level or higher degree in mental health services (MSW, MFT, PsyD/PhD) and registered with the BBS
• Passion and enthusiasm for working with youth and families experiencing mental health crises
• Driver’s license or ability to consistently transport self
• Proof of Covid-19 vaccination
• Must complete Background Check (DoJ) and LiveScan
• Ability to utilize supervision
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Values working cooperatively with others
• Ability to manage deadlines / handle confidential information in professional manner
• Sensitive to the cultural and ethnic diversity of Alameda County
• Experience applying a diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging lens to Clinician I
• Ability to work independently, develop and implement strategies, and set and carry out objectives with minimal supervision
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Strong relational skills
• Fluent in Spanish Language

Minimum Qualifications

• Must complete Background Check (DoJ) and LiveScan
• Must live within a 100 mile radius of Oakland, CA 94609
• Must be able to commute onsite to fulfill the role's onsite requirements
• Must have access to a secure internet connection (If secure, you should see a padlock next to the wifi symbol), a computer with camera (for remote meetings), a mobile phone (for multi-factor authentication), and a private space for completing confidential work, making calls, and attending meetings. Or be able to work fully onsite to accommodate any of these needs.

Agency Mission & Values

Agency Mission

To reach out and offer support to people of all ages and backgrounds during times of crisis, to work to prevent the suicide of those who are actively suicidal, and to offer hope and caring during times of hopelessness.

Agency Values

We care, from the inside out. With open hearts and minds, we build connections and remain committed to growth to be the best for the people we serve.

Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Statement

CSS works toward the elimination of the tragic experience of suicide in Alameda County and this cannot be accomplished without the elimination of racism, sexism, ableism, and other forms of oppression in our community. We acknowledge that dismantling systems of oppression requires active engagement and constant effort. In order to better serve the diverse communities of Alameda County, address the above inequities, and elevate voices and experiences of those directly impacted by suicidal thinking or behaviors.

CSS commits to:

• Encourage and support education, self-reflection, and both personal and professional development for all levels of CSS workforce and governance.
• Develop and provide services that incorporate the wisdom of the communities that CSS serves.
• Advocate for and promote policies that serve the mental health needs of diverse communities within Alameda County with the goal of creating a more robust crisis continuum that is not dependent on law enforcement and correctional facilities.
• Openly request, receive, and utilize feedback provided by community members and partner agencies to develop policies and processes.
• Continuously and critically review CSS policies, practices, and performance to demonstrate adherence to these diversity, equity, and inclusion commitments.

Each application is read and reviewed by human beings! Please avoid using A.I. when writing your cover letter, or answering application questions. We ask for these application materials so that we can get to know each individual applicant better. We've heard enough from artificial intelligence language models and want to hear your voice. For this role, evident use of A.I. in job applications decreases your likelihood of being selected to move forward in the application process.

Please do not contact our crisis line for the sole purpose of asking for updates about the role. Misuse of our crisis lines as a means of seeking updates about an application will disqualify you from the hiring process, and make you ineligible for future roles. Ensure you've checked your spam folder for any missed communications.

Crisis Support Services of Alameda County is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE) and committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace. Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, disability or veteran status. We value the range of life experiences our staff bring with them and are stronger for having staff and volunteers with lived experience of surviving suicidal crises.