Lincoln Families · 23 hours ago
Community Liaison (Contra Costa County)
Pittsburg, CA
Part-time
Onsite
Mid Level
$58K/yr - $58K/yrLincoln Families is a workplace committed to strengths-based and trauma-informed care, and they are seeking a Community Liaison for their School Engagement Program in Contra Costa County. The role involves working collaboratively with youth and families to develop individualized plans aimed at increasing school attendance and addressing barriers to education.
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Responsibilities
Provide case management, mental health services, and crisis intervention to assist youth with chronically truant behavior
Provide behavioral supports to engage the youth and family in developing an individualized plan, implementing the plan and evaluating progress
Create linkage and coordinate resources relevant to the needs of the youth and family
Evaluate youth’s social, recreational, and life-skills functioning and caregiver needs
Implement plan of care developed by Treatment Team
Help youth develop and utilize their strengths, interests, and skills
Design interventions relevant to social, recreational, and life-skills development
Develop and maintain collaborative relationships with community resources
Develop rapport and maintain good professional relationships with youth, family, and other significant people in the youth’s familial and social network
Requires driving to conduct meetings at homes or other sites and may include transporting youth or families
Qualification
Required
Expresses a passion for working with families that are system involved
Interest and enthusiasm for ensuring services are culturally responsive
Values diversity and expresses such in contact with youth, families and colleagues
Demonstrated awareness of, sensitivity to and competence in dealing with cultural and socioeconomic diversity of client population
Practices ongoing cultural self-assessment to explore the ways they may be prejudiced, biased or ignorant towards others of a different culture
Ability, experience, and interest to provide services in natural settings (including home, community or school)
Ability to learn and develop skills in evidence-based practices, and follow a strength based perspective that can be applied in treatment plans and in work
Bachelor's Degree from an accredited university or college in psychology, sociology, social work, or counseling preferred
Documented mental health experience with children, including experience in clinical interventions, setting limits, and crisis intervention
Experience providing community-based collaborative services to youth and their families, including understanding of issues of truancy
Must meet eligibility requirements to bill for Medi-Cal services
Preferred
Bachelor's Degree from an accredited university or college in psychology, sociology, social work, or counseling preferred
Experience with trauma-focused care preferred
Benefits
Bilingual Skills: Up to an additional $5k annually (contingent upon results of language proficiency test)
4 weeks of vacation
18 sick days
11 holidays (including 2 flex holiday); Vacation and sick time begin accruing from day one of employment.
Medical, dental and vision with 90-95% employer subsidy for employee premiums; we also offer 50% for dependents.
Flexible spending accounts (FSA)
Life insurance
Disability insurance
Commuter benefits
Retirement & pension plans.
Employee Equity Council
Management Equity Team
Staff-run Affinity Groups.
Self-care plans
Funding they can use each year towards those plans.
1-3 hours of paid time per week for wellness activities.
Reimbursed for expenses related professional licensing and other fees
Professional development opportunities.
Eligible for Public Service Loan Forgiveness.
Company
Lincoln Families
Our Mission: Lincoln Families is a mental health organization with 13 programs that disrupt cycles of trauma & poverty, empowering kids & families to build strong futures.
Founded in 1883
201-500 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
unknownKey Investors
Blue Shield of California
2025-04-23Grant
Leadership Team
Allison Becwar
President & CEO
Erica G.
Family Partner
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