School Based Therapist - 10 Month Position

Job Description

Job Description

Imagine a career where your clinical skills directly support students’ emotional and behavioral well-being, all within a school year schedule! As a School Based Therapist, you’ll work closely with children and adolescents (ages 5–22), partnering with district staff to foster resilience and growth both inside and outside of the classroom. This 10-month, full-time position combines purpose driven work with a predictable weekday schedule for work-life balance. Typical working hours are between Monday-Friday, 7:30am - 4:00pm!

Position Summary:
This position is responsible for providing clinical care in the school setting for children & adolescents (ages 5-22). She/he/they will utilize assessment tools to identify areas for interventions and partner with district staff to support the student in a manner that is conducive to all aspects of wellness. While working as part of a team, this position requires a significant amount of autonomy, and ideal candidates will possess the ability to adapt approaches based on the individual needs of students.

Required Qualifications:

• Master’s Degree in human services or related field including psychology, counseling, or social work
• One or more year of clinical experience 
• 2 or more years of experience providing therapy to children & adolescents

Preferred Qualifications:

• Licensed Professional Counselor, Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist, or Licensed Clinical Social Worker

Responsibilities:

• Provide direct services to individuals, families, and groups through a wide variety of treatment modalities including but not limited to behavior modification, individual, group, and family therapies in multiple school settings.
• Provide crisis intervention and de-escalation techniques, in individual and group settings
• Create, maintain, and update client documentation to address client specific needs.
• Coordinate total care given by collaborating with multidisciplinary professionals to provide and facilitate care in accordance with policies and procedures, philosophy and objectives of Child and Family Focus and the DCIU.
• Coordinate and triage all referrals while ensuring care is provided in a timely manner
• Serve as a liaison between Child and Family Focus, school district staff and the DCIU, focusing on customer services, community partnerships, and advocacy for students in need
• Utilize multiple electronic health records, when needed
• Use and implement the 5 core values of Trauma-Informed Care in all work practices - Safety, Trustworthiness, Choice, Collaboration, & Empowerment.
• Additional duties as assigned

Work Environment:

• Work in standard office environment as well as school-based settings.
• Demonstrate ongoing availability during the school year
• Typical work hours are Monday-Friday, 7:30am - 4:00pm

Compensation and Benefits:

• Hourly rate of $24 an hour
• Annual Salary Increase and Bonus
• Medical and Vision Benefits offered on first day of employment, 3 plan options offered by Independence Blue Cross
• Dental Benefits offered on first day of employment, 2 plan options offered by Guardian
• Ancillary Benefits offered on first day of employment, such as Accident, Critical Illness, Cancer, Short Term Disability
• Long Term Disability and $50,000 Life Insurance Policy provided by CFF
• 9 Paid Holidays
• 7 days of Paid Time Off 
• Paid Parental Leave
• Tuition Reimbursement 
• 401K plan with company match and profit sharing
• Mileage and Expense reimbursement for travel and training
• Company Issued Equipment with Helpdesk support
• Clearance Reimbursement

*Eligibility Requirements apply

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