Behavioral Health Clinician

Therapeutic Health Services • Seattle, WA

3d • $68,000 - $73,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Therapeutic Health Services (THS) is hiring a Behavioral Health Clinician for its Cloverleaf Branch. In collaboration with the Low Income Housing Institute (LIHI), this role aims to improve the lives of residents in LIHI-operated tiny home villages by providing on-site behavioral health services. The goal is to offer a stabilizing first step in transitioning out of homelessness, supporting individual recovery from mental health and/or substance use disorders, and enhancing village safety through de-escalation and crisis management.

Requirements

• Master's degree in social service field required.
• Current Washington State Counselor credential or current professional licensure is required.
• At least 1 year experience providing counseling, case management, and group services to individuals and their families.
• Experience in working with multi-ethnic populations in outreach, de-escalation, crisis intervention, and conflict resolution skills.

Nice To Haves

• MHP credential preferred.
• SUDP/T is a plus.
• Previous experience working with homeless or unstably housed individuals is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Provides on-site brief intervention, de-escalation and crisis management and recovery support at designated LIHI-operated Tiny Home Village.
• Becomes a visible, stable and accessible presence at assigned Tiny Home Village.
• Through progressive engagement, works with Tiny Home Village residents to identify and begin to address mental health and substance use issues which may present barriers to long-term, stable housing.
• Collaborates with on-site LIHI staff to respond to resident incidents and support resident compliance with Village rules and standards of behavior.
• Offer individual and group counseling sessions while residents are in ideation (pre-enrollment) phase.
• Performs Mental Health intake intakes/evaluations and collects and processes psycho-social data from residents for purposes of clarifying treatment goals and establishing preliminary diagnoses that may be required to access housing or other services.
• Provide a warm handoff to THS staff for residents who wish to pursue formal Mental Health or Substance Use Disorder Treatment.
• Ensures prompt, accurate clinical documentation including treatment plans, progress notations in assigned participant files; preparation of treatment contracts, letters, referrals, discharge summaries of terminated participants as appropriate.

Benefits

• Employer-paid medical, dental, vision, and life insurance.
• 12 vacation days, 12 sick days, 1 Mental Health Day, and 1 Personal Day annually.
• 12 paid holidays.
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA).
• 403(b) retirement plan.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• Training allowance and license reimbursement.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level