Art Therapist (LSW or LPC)
About The Position
The Art Therapist provides clinical support to youth and families in alignment with The Village Network’s mission, vision, and values. The role provides behavioral health services by assessing clients’ therapeutic needs and strengths, building therapeutic relationships, and using interventions to enhance functioning. The Art Therapist serves as the clinical lead for assigned cases, designing, writing, coordinating, and monitoring individual treatment plans in collaboration with clients’ teams and other involved parties. The position requires timely, appropriate clinical documentation and communication with families, agencies, and courts in accordance with confidentiality policies. The Art Therapist attends staff and team meetings and court hearings, participates in on-call duties or rotation based on client needs, and implements the organization’s clinical models with fidelity. The work includes serving culturally diverse populations and may involve travel, including occasional overnight travel, and visits to clients’ homes. The Village Network describes its workplace as trauma-informed and responsive, emphasizing safety, honesty, mutual support, clear responsibilities, collaboration, feedback, dignity, and respect. The organization provides services to children and families through community-based services, residential treatment, and treatment foster care programs.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Art Therapy.
- LSW or LPC license.
- Valid Ohio Driver’s License and a driving record that permits insurability under the organization’s vehicle insurance.
- Ability to use a computer, with proficiency in Microsoft Word and an Electronic Health Record (EHR).
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Strong teamwork, organization, and time-management skills.
- Willingness to travel for various reasons, mainly during the day and occasionally overnight.
- Ability to visit clients’ homes, which may not be handicapped accessible.
- Ability to meet The Village Network’s requirements for using restraints, including sufficient strength and completion of extensive training.
- Ability to bend, stoop, lift, push, reach, and walk for periods of time.
- Ability to lift 20 pounds independently.
- Ability to remain alert to problems, needs, or emergencies on any shift and maintain a safe environment for clients.
- Ability to communicate verbally and in writing with personnel at all levels, both internal and external to the organization.
Responsibilities
- Provide behavioral health services, including assessing clients’ therapeutic needs and strengths, establishing therapeutic relationships, and using interventions to enhance their functioning.
- Complete required documentation and paperwork, including assessments, progress notes, reports, and Individual Service Plans, while meeting agency standards and productivity expectations.
- Communicate with families, agencies, and courts about client performance while following confidentiality policies and procedures.
- Attend staff meetings and court hearings, and participate in on-call duties or rotation based on client needs.
- Serve as clinical lead for cases by designing, writing, and coordinating individual treatment plans.
- Review and analyze materials and reports from outside organizations, discuss client progress with staff, revise plans, monitor compliance, participate in team meetings, and attend group meetings to discuss treatment.
- Work toward the goals and objectives in The Village Network’s Strategic Plan.
- Implement the organization’s clinical models—TIC, NMT, and CPS—with fidelity.
- Help minimize the use of high-risk interventions, including restraints, through implementation of the Six Core Strategies to Creating Violence Free and Coercion Free Treatment Environments.
- Work with culturally diverse populations and families.
- Perform other duties as required.
Benefits
- $3,000 signing bonus, paid in installments of $1,000 at 90 days, $1,000 at 6 months, and $1,000 at 1 year.
- Tuition and licensure reimbursement.
- Support for earning an advanced degree or receiving supervision toward independent licensure.
- Up to 272 hours of PTO in the first year for master’s-level employees, plus 6 paid holidays for full-time employees.
- Potential PTO buyback for unused time.
- Competitive salaries and advancement opportunities, including promotion from within.
- The organization reports a 12-year history of providing bonuses and PTO buyback.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
