Mental Health Clinician I - Correctional Health Services
Recruitment #1020-rs2011-01
Approximate Salary | $5,750.19 - $6,989.40/month |
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Opening Date | 10/21/2020 12:00:00 PM |
Closing Date | 11/9/2020 11:59:00 PM |
Employment Type |
Full-Time
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Analyst | Kurt Shigematsu |
Introduction
This examination is being given to fill vacancies in the
Correctional Health Services division of the Health Care Services Department
and to establish an eligible list to fill future vacancies.
You are applying for a position in Correctional Health Services, which provides healthcare to adult inmates at the San Joaquin County jail facility. Prior to working in the jail facility, the selected candidate must pass the initial security clearance, and once employed, the employee must maintain the security clearance. The security clearance is initiated through a background investigation conducted by the Sheriff’s Office. The background investigation requires the completion of an extensive questionnaire called “Personal History Questionnaire” and is used by the Sheriff’s Office to conduct the background investigation.
The
security clearance is a mandatory condition of employment, and the loss of the
security clearance will result in termination from County employment in accordance
with the rules and regulations governing County employment.
Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of an application. A completed application must be postmarked or received online by the final filing deadline.
NOTE:
All correspondences relating to this recruitment will be delivered via e-mail.
The e-mail account used will be the one provided on your employment application
during time of submittal. Please be sure to check your e-mail often for
updates. If you do not have an e-mail account on file, Human Resources will
send you correspondences via US Mail.
TYPICAL DUTIES
· Participates in diagnostic and technical staff conferences with other disciplines for treatment planning, interprets recommendations to clients and families.
· Implements intensive treatment counseling with individuals, families and/or groups; may participate in collaborative treatment with professional members of other disciplines or other agencies.
· Makes pre-release evaluations; evaluates suitability of environment to which a client will be released; makes appropriate recommendations.
· Acts as liaison among the client, department, family, and community agencies; interprets client’s needs and problems; assists clients in adjustment to new situations.
· Participates in training programs, including the teaching of diagnosis and treatment methods, conducted for public and private community and social agencies.
· May provide consultation to other disciplines regarding case histories, client’s progress, plans for client rehabilitation and related casework activities.
· Maintains records; prepares reports; writes correspondence.
· Participates in in-service training programs, may attend seminars or participate in coursework in order to develop and/or maintain professional skills.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Education: Graduation from an accredited school or university with a
master’s or doctorate degree in social work, counseling, psychology or other
course of study acceptable to the State of California Board of Behavioral Sciences
towards licensure as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), Marriage and
Family Therapist (MFT), or Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC).
License: Must possess and maintain a valid California driver’s
license.
Special
Requirements: Must possess and
maintain current and active registration with the State of California Board of
Behavioral Sciences as an Associate Clinical Social Worker (ASW), Marriage and
Family Therapist Intern (MFTI), or Professional Clinical Counselor Intern (PCCI). Employees
hired by the County after January 14, 2015, must obtain California licensure as
a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), Marriage and Family Therapist (MFT)
or Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC) within three (3) years of
appointment. Failure to meet these requirements may result in
disciplinary action, up to and including dismissal from employment.
KNOWLEDGE
Principles,
practices and techniques of social casework; social and psychological aspects
of mental illnesses and disabilities and current modern methods of treatment;
social work placement methods and practices; values and standards of other
health care professionals.
ABILITY
Establish and maintain
effective therapeutic relationships with clients, families, physicians, social
agencies, and others; prepare clear, concise, and comprehensive social casework
records; analyze data and make appropriate conclusions; recognize and
differentiate psychological and social problems within the individual; select
interventions appropriate to the client's problem; summarize and describe
client's problems to other health professional.
PHYSICAL/MENTAL REQUIREMENTS
Mobility – frequent operation of a keyboard, sitting for
long periods of time, walking; occasional standing for long periods of time,
pushing/pulling, bending/squatting and stair climbing; Lifting – frequent lifting of 5 lbs. or less; Visual – constant use of overall vision, hand/eye
coordination, depth perception and reading/close-up work; frequent need for
color perception and field of vision/peripheral; Dexterity – frequent holding, reaching, grasping,
repetitive motion and writing; Hearing/Talking –
constant hearing of normal speech, talking in person and talking on the
telephone; frequent hearing on a telephone/radio; occasional hearing of faint
sounds and talking over a public address system; Emotional/Psychological Factors – constant public contact, decision-making and
concentration; frequent exposure to emergency situations; occasional exposure
to trauma, grief or death; Environmental and Other
Conditions – frequent
work in an indoor office environment; occasional exposure to noise, varied
outdoor weather conditions; occasional working alone, working weekends/nights,
and/or work-related travel.
Equal Opportunity Employer
San Joaquin
County is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Employer and is committed to
providing equal employment to all without regard to age, ancestry, color,
creed, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental
disability, political affiliation or belief, pregnancy, race, religion, sex, or
sexual orientation. For more information go to www.sjgov.org/department/hr/eeo.
Accomodations for those covered
by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA):
San
Joaquin County complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act and, upon
request, will consider reasonable accommodations to enable individuals with
disabilities to perform essential job functions.
BENEFITS
Employees hired into this
classification are members of a bargaining unit which is represented
by SEIU Local 1021.
Health
Insurance: San Joaquin County
provides employees with a choice of three health plans: a Kaiser Plan, a
Select Plan, and a Premier Plan. Employees pay a portion of the cost of
the premium. Dependent coverage is also available.
Dental
Insurance: The County provides
employees with a choice of two dental plans: Delta Dental and United
Health Care-Select Managed Care Direct Compensation Plan. There is no
cost for employee only coverage in either plan; dependent coverage is available
at the employee’s expense.
Vision
Insurance: The County provides vision
coverage through Vision Service Plan (VSP). There is no cost for employee
only coverage; dependent coverage is available at the employee’s expense.
For more detailed information
on the County’s benefits program, visit our website at www.sjgov.org under
Human Resources/Employee Benefits.
Life
Insurance: The County provides
eligible employees with life insurance coverage as follows:
1 but less than 3 years of continuous service: $1,000
3 but less than 5 years of continuous service: $3,000
5 but less than 10 years of continuous service: $5,000
10 years of continuous service or more: $10,000
Employee may purchase
additional term life insurance at the group rate.
125
Flexible Benefits Plan: This
is a voluntary program that allows employees to use pre-tax dollars to pay for
health-related expenses that are not paid by a medical, dental or vision plan
(Health Flexible Spending Account $2550 annual limit with a $500 carry over);
and dependent care costs (Dependent Care Assistance Plan $5000 annual
limit).
Retirement
Plan: Employees of the
County are covered by the County Retirement Law of 1937. Please visit the
San Joaquin County Employees’ Retirement Association (SJCERA) at www.sjcera.org for
more information. NOTE: If you are receiving a retirement allowance
from another California county covered by the County Employees’ Retirement Act
of 1937 or from any governmental agency covered by the California Public
Employees’ Retirement System (PERS), you are advised to contact the Retirement
Officer of the Retirement Plan from which you retired to determine what effect
employment in San Joaquin County would have on your retirement allowance.
Deferred
Compensation: The County
maintains a deferred compensation plan under Section 457 of the IRS code. You
may annually contribute $18,000 or 100% of your includible compensation,
whichever is less. Individuals age 50 or older may contribute to their plan,
up to $24,000. The Roth IRA (after tax) is also now available.
Vacation: Maximum earned vacation is 10 days each year up to 3
years; 15 days after 3 years; 20 days after 10 years; and 23 days after 20
years.
Holidays: Effective July 1, 2017, all civil service status
employees earn 14 paid holidays each year. Please see the appopriate MOU
for details regarding holidays, accruals, use, and cashability of accrued
time.
Sick
Leave: 12 working days of
sick leave annually with unlimited accumulation. Sick leave
incentive: An employee is eligible to receive eight hours
administrative leave if the leave balance equals at least one- half of the
cumulative amount that the employee is eligible to accrue. The employee
must also be on payroll during the entire calendar year.
Bereavement
Leave: 3 days of paid
leave for the death of an immediate family member, 2 additional days of accrued
leave for death of employee’s spouse, domestic partner, parent or child.
Merit
Salary Increase: New employees will
receive the starting salary, which is the first step of the salary range. After
employees serve 52 weeks (2080 hours) on each step of the range, they are
eligible for a merit increase to the next step.
Job
Sharing: Employees may
agree to job-share a position, subject to approval by a Department Head and the
Director of Human Resources.
Educational
Reimbursement Program: Eligible employees
may be reimbursed for career-related course work up to a maximum of $850 per
fiscal year. Eligible employees enrolled in an approved four (4)
year College or University academic program may be reimbursed up to $800
per semester for a maximum of $1600 per fiscal year.
Parking
Supplemental Downtown Stockton: The County contributes up to $17 per pay period for
employees who pay for parking and are assigned to work in the Downtown Core
Area.
School
Activities: Employees may take
up to 40 hours per year, but not more than eight (8) hours per month, to
participate in their children’s school activities.
Selection Procedures
Applicants
who meet the minimum qualifications will go through the following examination
process:
§ Written Exam: The civil service written
exam is a multiple choice format. If the written exam is administered
alone, it will be 100% of the overall score. Candidates must achieve a
minimum rating of 70% in order to be placed on the eligible list.
§ Oral Exam: The oral exam is
a structured interview process that will assess the candidate’s education,
training, and experience and may include a practical exercise. The
oral exam selection process is not a hiring interview. A panel of
up to four people will determine the candidate’s score and rank for placement
on the eligible list. Top candidates from the eligible list are referred
for hiring interviews. If the oral exam is administered alone, it will be
100% of the overall score. Candidates must achieve a minimum rating of
70% in order to be placed on the eligible list.
§ Written & Oral Exam:
If both a written exam and an oral exam is administered, the written exam is
weighted at 60% and the oral exam is weighted at 40% unless otherwise indicated
on the announcement. Candidates must achieve a minimum rating of 70% on each
examination in order to be placed on the eligible list.
§ Rate-out: A rate-out is an
examination that involves a paper rating of the candidate’s application using
the following criteria: education, training, and experience. Candidates will
not be scheduled for the rate-out process.
Note: The
rating of 70 referred to may be the same or other than an arithmetic 70% of the
total possible points.
Testing
Accommodation: Candidates who require
testing accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) must call
Human Resources Division at (209) 468-3370 prior to the examination
date.
Veteran’s
Points: Eligible veterans,
unmarried widows and widowers of veterans of the United States Armed Forces who
have been honorably discharged and who have served during wartime shall be
given veteran’s points in initial appointment to County service. Eligible
veterans receive 5 points and eligible disabled veterans receive 10 points.
Disabled veterans must submit a recent award letter stating a 10% service
connected disability issued by the United States Veterans
Administration. Note: A copy of your DD214 showing the
discharge type must be received in the Human Resources by the date of the
examination.
Acceptable
wartime service dates:
· September 16, 1940 to December 31, 1946
· June 27, 1950 to January 31, 1955
· August 5, 1964 to May 7, 1975
· Persian Gulf War, August 2, 1990, through a date to be set by law or Presidential
Proclamation.
Eligible
Lists: Candidates who
pass the examination will be placed on an eligible list for that
classification. Eligible lists are effective for nine months, but may be
extended by the Human Resources Director for a period which shall not exceed a
total of three years from the date established.
Certification/Referral: Names from the eligible list will be referred to the hiring
department by the following methods.
§ Rule of the Rank: The
top rank or ranks of eligibles will be referred for hiring
interviews. The minimum number of names to be referred will be equal to
the number of positions plus nine, or 10% of the eligible list, whichever is
higher. When filling nine or more positions in a department at the
same time, the top rank or ranks will be referred and the minimum number of
names shall be two times the number of positions to be filled or 10% of the
eligible list, whichever is higher. This applies only to open competitive
recruitments.
§ Rule of Five: The top five names will
be referred for hiring interviews. This applies only to department or
countywide promotional examination.
Physical
Exam: Some classifications require
physical examinations. Final appointment cannot be made until the eligible has
passed the physical examination. The County pays for physical examinations
administered in its medical facilities.
Pre-Employment
Drug Screening Exam: Some classifications
require a new employee successfully pass a pre-employment drug screen as a
condition of employment. Final appointment cannot be made until the
eligible has passed the drug screen. The County pays for the initial drug
screen.
Employment
of Relatives: Applicants who are relatives of
employees in a department within the 3rd degree of relationship, (parent,
child, grand parent, grand child or sibling) either by blood or marriage, may
not be appointed, promoted, transferred into or within the department when;
· They are related to the Appointing Authority or
· The employment would result in one of them supervising the work of
the other.
Department
Head may establish additional limitations on the hiring of relatives by
departmental rule.
Proof
of Eligibility: If you are offered
a job you will be required to provide proof of U.S. citizenship or other
documents that establish your eligibility to be employed in the U.S.
HOW TO APPLY
Apply
Online:
www.sjgov.org/department/hr
By mail or in person:
San
Joaquin County Human Resources
44 N. San Joaquin Street Suite
330
Stockton, CA
95202
Office
hours:
Monday – Friday 8:00 am to 5:00
pm; excluding holidays.
Phone: (209)
468-3370
Job
Line:
For current employment
opportunities please call our 24-hour job line at (209) 468-3377.
When a final filing date is indicated, applications must be filed
with the Human Resources Division before 5:00 p.m. or postmarked by the final
filing date. Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of an application.
Applications sent through county inter-office mail, which are not received by
the final filing date, will not be accepted. (The County assumes no
responsibility for mailed applications which are not received by the Human
Resources Division).
San
Joaquin County Substance Abuse Policy: San Joaquin County has adopted a Substance Abuse Policy in
compliance with the Federal Drug Free Workplace Act of 1988. This policy is
enforced by all San Joaquin County Departments and applies to all San Joaquin
County employees.
Equal Opportunity Employer: San Joaquin County is an Equal
Employment Opportunity (EEO) Employer and is committed to providing equal
employment to all without regard to age, ancestry, color, creed, marital
status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability,
political affiliation or belief, pregnancy, race, religion, sex, or sexual
orientation. For more information go to www.sjgov.org/department/hr/eeo.