Clinical Support Staff

Pay: $23.00 - $25.00 a hour 

Location: 5000 Birch St Suite 1400 Newport Beach, California 92660 ON-SITE

Schedule: Monday - Thursday I 3:00pm - 7:00pm (Part-time)

We’re looking for a passionate Clinical Support Staff to create joy and heal generations at Embark Behavioral Health’s IOP/PHP program in Newport Beach, CA—a beautiful coastal community with a vibrant blend of beach life, art, and wellness! 

We’re dedicated to reducing adolescent anxiety, depression, and suicide rates—and we need your expertise to help make it happen. At Embark, you’ll join a comprehensive team that includes Licensed Therapists, Clinical Support Staff, a Music Therapist, a Yoga Therapist, a Registered Art Therapist, and two Therapy Support Dogs, all creating a vibrant, collaborative environment.

• Assist the clinical staff in supporting clients in treatment groups and activities.
• Supervises the students and ensures that they are being safe to themselves and to those around them.
• Helps clinical staff enforce Group Rules and Norms.
• Rewards and praises students for positive behavior.
• Assists students in processing through the students’ various issues and concerns.
• Develops a healthy and meaningful staff/student relationship with each student.
• Advises students regarding problem solving and offers healthy coping strategies for dealing with the students’ emotions.
• Observes and charts student behavior, affect, and participation.
• Monitors the environment surrounding the clients at all times for safety and is aware of emergency procedures.
• Provides care and monitors symptoms for individuals with moderate or high risk of suicide.
• Assists Clinical Team in Assessing clients for suicide risk and performing appropriate screening for suicide risk when needed.

• Bachelor’s Degree in psychology, behavioral science, or equivalent field.
• Experience working with adolescents, teens and young adults ages 12 - 28 yrs. old
• Experience working in a behavioral or mental health setting
• Team player with a growth mindset
• Effective written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to pass a state background check
• Microsoft Suite & Electronic Medical Record (EMR) experience 

Embark is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. We are committed to enriching the therapeutic and healing experience we offer through the diversity of our employees and community. We actively seek to recruit and support a broadly diverse staff who contribute to our excellence, diversity of viewpoints and experiences, and relevance in a global society.

Embark does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, veteran status, or any other protected status under applicable laws. Accommodations are available for applicants with disabilities.