Responsibilities of the Mental Health Specialist include:
- Working with community members and groups to identify wellness priorities and needs, to develop strategies for addressing those needs, and to connect communities to relevant resources and opportunities.
- Building support and visibility for MENA, Arabic, and Persian-speaking communities locally in both Oakland and Fremont locations within the Alameda County.
- Coordinating with team members to develop outreach materials and resources (e.g., newsletters, brochures, directories, newspapers, websites, etc.), coordinate outreach and engagement activities, and address systems change campaigns with the community.
- Formulating, organizing, and monitoring in the strategic planning and development of health and wellness programming, events, and/or campaigns in the community.
- Coordinating cross-project activities including planning relevant psycho-education and cultural-based educational workshops for community members, groups, partners, and other stakeholders.
- Cultivating relationships with school partners, community-based organizations, Alameda County Behavioral Health (ACBH), and other external stakeholders. Acting as liaison to identify MENA communities’ needs, challenges, and recommend solutions; disseminate relevant information to Sidra team and upper management.
- Providing linkages to community resources and support services to program participants and serving as a liaison between participants and school/external partners.
- Providing individual preventive counseling, mental health consultations, preventive visits, ongoing support group, mental health referrals, and guidance to program participants and serving as a liaison between participants and school/external partners.
- Training staff on various educational and mental health workshops and providing daily operational support and guidance to staff, under Clinical Director’s supervision
- Developing strategic program planning, program development, and continuous quality improvement of Community Wellness services and activities.
Web Support include:
- Provide oversight of ACBH-Mobile Application (AllyNetwork site) for content development, collaborating with web developer for enhancement features, and conducting surveys and reports.
- Manage the maintenance and updates of the AllyNetwork website.
- Ensure the website is up-to-date, user-friendly, and reflects current project information and resources.
- Develop and implement digital marketing strategies to promote the AllyNetwork and its offerings.
- Create compelling and relevant content digital marketing content to promote the AllyNetwork Site to partners, organizations, mental health providers, and user.
- Translate relevant resources and materials in another language as needed.
Required Qualifications:
- Master’s degree in Counseling, Social Work, Psychology, or related field.
- Professional proficiency in English, Persian, Dari, Pashto, and/or Arabic.
- Ability to work in Oakland and have access to a vehicle with a valid California driver's license for travel.
- Strong problem-solving skills, empathy, positive attitude, ability to work in cross-cultural environments, and commitment to cultural humility and strong interpersonal communication skills.
- Knowledge of traditional health and wellness practices, computer literacy, strong attention to detail, time management, and organizational skills
- Must be able to obtain a NPI #
Preferred Qualifications:
- 2+ years of relevant post-licensure experience in mental health field, servicing isolated and/or under resourced communities.
- Broad theoretical knowledge of counseling modalities and factors affecting Middle Eastern and Arabic speaking communities.
- Ability to provide clinical consultation to non-clinical staff and experience in program management or other managerial positions.
- Strong understanding of project/program management techniques, performance evaluation, and change management principles.
- Prior experience working with Middle Eastern and Persian speaking communities, and knowledge of mandated reporting and client safety policies and procedures.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
The predominant work environments for this position include fieldwork (including Oakland and Fremont areas), home visits, and outreach in multiple settings as needed, and weekly in DHTI’s Oakland office. Ability to work evenings and weekends as needed. May work two days a week remotely from home.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENT
In the course of performing this job, the employee typically spends time sitting, standing, walking, typing, filing, listening and speaking.
MENTAL REQUIREMENT
The incumbent in this position must be able to accommodate to any/all of the following: tolerance for distractions and interruptions
HOURS: 40 hours/week
COMPENSATION: DOE
BENEFITS: Vacation, Sick, 13 Paid Holidays, and Full Coverage of Health Insurance
Equal Opportunity Employer:
DHTI is committed to providing equal opportunity to all qualified persons regardless of race, color, citizenship status, national origin, ancestry, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, age, religion, creed, physical or mental disability, marital status, veteran status, political or religious affiliations, or any other characteristic protected by law (“Protected Status”).