Job Type: W2 Employee. Part Time (5-6 groups per week) Groups last 20 weeks total (10 fall semester, 10 spring semester) Room for growth within the company to increase services/work hours in future. Position starts in January 2025.
Availability: Must be available 2 weekdays during school hours (approximately 8am- 3:30pm.)
Job description
Clinical Responsibilities
- Provide group art therapy services with High School students at public high schools in East San Jose.
- Ensure services and treatment are culturally competent/informed in regard to all types of identities, especially those that are marginalized (gender, sexuality, race, ethnicity, religion, body size, disability, etc) Must be anti-racist, LGBTQIA+ affirming, and working towards dismantling all systems of oppression including fatphobia.
- Travel to various high schools throughout East Side San Jose to provide these groups. (Car and CA Drivers License Required).
- All groups must involve an art therapy directive.
- Option to write your own art therapy group curriculum and/or use/adapt/edit East Bay Art Therapy group curriculum. Submit all group curriculum to clinical supervisor before 10 week group series begin. Submit edits as they come up.
- Complete group progress notes for each group facilitated.
- Maintain positive and collaborative relationships with on-site Social Workers and staff at each high school.
- Submit group attendance to on-site social worker after each group completed.
- Report any clinical concerns to on site social workers at each school, via email (if non-emergency) or in-person immediately after group (if emergency)
- Work within the limits of their qualifications, education, and skills
- Value, support and respect the rights of others
- Be punctual and maintain a professional attitude toward their tasks
- Immediately notify the supervisor (and on-site social workers) if unable to work due to health or other reasons
- Maintain confidentiality and privacy with regards to organizational, client, and other information of a confidential nature. Adhere to HIPAA standards.
- Represent East Bay Art Therapy accurately and positively at all times.
- Ensure timely documentation of groups through progress notes and timely return phone calls and emails from on-site social workers and East Bay Art Therapy supervisor.
- Adhere to all standards of practice outlined by the ATCB (Art Therapy Credentials Board).
Organizational Responsibilities
- Complete and pass a criminal reference check and a vulnerable sector search, if required.
- Complete and return all East Bay Art Therapy registration documents as indicated on the orientation checklist.
- Read, sign, and honor East Bay Art Therapy’s confidentiality and conflict of interest agreements.
- Meet monthly with clinical supervisor and clinical team for consultation. (If you have your ATR-Provisional, you will meet weekly with clinical supervisor).
- Read and adhere to all East Bay Art Therapy policies and procedures
- Address areas of conflict or concern in accordance with East Bay Art Therapy’s policies.
- Complete all documentation of their work according to East Bay Art Therapy standards.
- Maintain accurate record of work hours and tasks completed, in progress, and assigned.
- Carry out assigned tasks responsibly. Request support when needed.
- Participate in evaluations when asked by their supervisor.
- Attend any designated training or orientation assigned by their supervisor.
- Report any health and safety concerns to their supervisor.
- Provide appropriate and adequate advance notice of intention to leave the organization (must complete a 10 week group session to it’s finish if possible).
Minimum Required Qualifications
- Have current ATR-P, ATR, or ATR-BC and Master’s Degree in Art Therapy.
- Preferred: 1 year post graduate clinical experience providing art therapy services.
- Ability to provide compassionate, empathic, and ethical service.
- Good standing with the ATCB and malpractice insurance entities.
- Ability to be creative and innovative in clinical role .
- Be able to work independently after basic training.
- Excellent time management skills.
- Have access to computer or tablet for word processing and email.
- Confidence, experience and passion for working with adolescents.
- Confidence, experience and passion for running groups.
- Confidence, experience, and passion for using art therapy interventions.
- Fully vaccinated against Covid-19
- Must have a reliable vehicle and CA Driver’s License
- Preferred: Bilingual in Spanish
- Preferred: Member of a marginalized community/identity and/or lived experienced that informs clinical work.
Pay:
$60-90 per hour for all clinical hours (Even if a group is 50-59min due to the school bell schedule, you are still paid for one hour.) ($3 more per hour for bilingual in Spanish)
$20 per hour for all admin hours (1.5 admin hour per week for doing notes. Additional paid admin time includes mandatory trainings, team meetings, and mandatory supervision)
$20 per hour for drive time between school sites during your workday
Benefits / What's Provided:
Retirement Plan
1 hour of paid sick leave for every 30 hours worked
Training (CEU) Stipend
Business HIPAA Compliant email
All supplies and art materials for your work
Free East Bay Art Therapy Merch!
Work within a family-like community of all creative arts therapists!
* If you are an AMFT/APCC, you will be provided with weekly BBS supervision.
*This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of qualifications, skills, efforts, duties, responsibilities or working conditions associated with the position.
To Apply:
Send resume and cover letter to: Tonia@eastbayarttherapy.com
If you are a member of a marginalized community and/or have lived experience that informs your clinical work, please touch on this in your cover letter. Please also touch on all relevant experience and passion for working in a community-based or school-based setting with adolescents.