Central CA: Licensed Mental Health Team Members
Central CA: Licensed Mental Health Team Members
If you are a licensed mental health practitioner (working or retired), we have incredible, rewarding volunteer experiences available to you. These opportunities are a great way to gain unique direct services experience and CEU’s. There are a couple of different ways that you can use your licensure and background of serving the community depending on the population you are interested in serving and your time availability. You can choose a virtual or in-person position (or both).
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Central California Region
Key Responsibilities
Disaster Mental Health Team: Be a part of a team of licensed mental health volunteers that support disaster responders and disaster survivors before, during, and after disasters large and small using trauma-informed care and people-focused services. Develop partnerships with and a working knowledge of local agencies that clients can be referred to for long-term recovery support. You can also support our disaster responders before, during, and after a disaster relief operation.
Qualifications
- Requires strong interpersonal communication skills and ability to work directly with others
- Desire to work in the community
- Ability to show initiative, communicate and work well with others
- Flexible; easily adapt to surroundings and tasks
- Ability to interact effectively with culturally diverse audiences
- Strong interpersonal, communication and listening skills
- This work requires access to a phone and computer.
Master’s level or higher mental health professional with an independent, clinical and unencumbered license in one of the following disciplines: Psychiatry, Psychology, Social Work, Counseling, Marriage and Family Therapy, School Counseling/Psychology; Nursing (APN or CS in Mental Health area; RN’s who are board certified in Psy/MH).
Retired mental health professionals who meet the above criteria and maintain a license/certification in good standing upon retirement without any disciplinary action taken by the issuing US state or territory licensing or certification board.
Development Opportunities
Leadership positions are also available.
Length of Appointment
6 months- 1 year
Training
There are a few Red Cross classes that you will need to take that orient you to our services and procedures. Most of these classes can be done online, in your own time, at your own pace.