Bilingual Substance Use Disorder Clinician

Company: Encompass Community Services
Location: Watsonville
Posted on: April 2, 2026

Job Description:

Description Are you looking for ways to grow as a therapist, to strengthen your skills and expand your network? Join our team of passionate change-makers and advance health equity across Santa Cruz County! Gain hours towards your license, receive high quality supervision and training, and create a lasting difference in our community. Our agency recognizes the value of racial, ethnic, cultural and linguistic diversity and strives towards the overarching goal of ensuring that all services promote healing, and integrate the values and standards of providing culturally informed services. Summary: We are currently hiring a part time Clinician at SSP NEW Withdrawal management, located in Watsonville. Si Se Puede is a 30 bed, residential treatment program for individuals who struggle with Substance use disorder and mental illness. This facility will be equipped for 8 withdrawal management beds on site. We are looking for professionals who have direct experience with our population and can provide consistent, high quality clinical interventions utilizing crisis intervention, harm reduction, relapse prevention, trauma informed care, and other evidence-based treatment practices for adults experiencing substance use and co-occurring disorders. We need an individual with a trauma-informed, client-centered approach and candidates with grit, who enjoy the “roll-up-your-sleeves” type of residential work. Responsibilities: C onduct ASAM and psychosocial assessment for those in withdrawal management. Provide diagnosis and determine medical necessity based on assessments. Submit authorizations and requests for services to those who will need continued residential treatment following withdrawal management. Provide “peer to peer” consultations as needed R ole model trauma informed interventions for Counselors working with clients, including the use of motivational interviewing. Builds and maintains positive relationships with community partners, A pprove documentation, along with completing diagnoses and assisting with clinical daily documentation. S upport team through providing instruction and feedback on clinical documentation and appropriate interventions with persons served. Document services provided to our residents Qualifications: L MFT, MFT intern, ASW, or LCSW/ Master's mental health degree leading to licensure. Work experience in related program with mental health experience, counseling, and group facilitation experience is highly preferred. Experience in Electronic Health Record documentation preferred. Ability to work effectively with individuals struggling with substance use, mental illness, varied personalities, and cultures. Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Valid California driver's license and clearance for agency vehicle insurance coverage. Bilingual in Spanish and English highly desirable. Wages & Benefits: We prioritize the well-being of our team as much as the community we serve. Our comprehensive health benefits reflect this commitment. We offer full-time employees medical and dental insurance plan that ensures peace of mind for themselves and their families. We go beyond traditional care by also offering our employees acupuncture and chiropractic, embracing a holistic approach to health that aligns with our values of care and compassion. Our team’s future matters just as much as the present. That’s why we offer a 403(b) retirement plan, providing a foundation for a secure retirement. We also recognize the need for work-life balance, so Encompass offers a competitive package of 17 vacation days, 12 sick days, and 14 additional paid holidays. These benefits are thoughtfully pro-rated for part-time positions, affirming our commitment to fairness and flexibility. About Us: At Encompass Community Services we provide our community with a wide range of services related to family & social well-being, early childhood education, behavioral health, housing and more. Every day through these services we work to make health, education and housing more equitable for all people in Santa Cruz County. For more than 50 years our work has touched generations by helping people have access to education, rebuild relationships, restore their health and regain dignity.

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