Professional III, STARS and Permanent Supportive Housing Therapist

The Centers•Cleveland, OH

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About The Position

The STARS/PSH Behavioral Health Therapist provides integrated clinical services to adults living with serious mental illness, with a focus on schizophrenia-spectrum disorders and individuals residing in permanent supportive housing. This role combines direct therapeutic care, case coordination, and recovery-oriented support to promote stability, wellness, and community integration. The Therapist works collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams to ensure holistic, person-centered treatment across clinical and housing environments.

Requirements

An LSW or LPC license in the state of Ohio is required. An LISW or LPCC license is preferred.
Master’s degree in Social Work or a social service discipline with a minimum of three years mental health and chemical dependency.

Responsibilities

Provide individual and group therapy using evidence-based practices tailored to individuals with schizophrenia and other serious mental illnesses.
Conduct comprehensive mental health assessments, develop individualized treatment plans in collaboration with the client, and care team.
Deliver services with a recovery-oriented, trauma-informed, and person-centered framework that emphasizes client autonomy and community integration.
Coordinate care across behavioral health, medical, and housing systems, acting as a liaison among providers, case managers, housing staff, and families when appropriate.
Support housing stability to addressing behavioral health needs to impact tenancy including crisis intervention, symptom management, and medication adherence.
Collaborate with housing staff and property management to ensure clients maintain housing and receive appropriate wraparound service
Maintain accurate, timely documentation in compliance with agency, funding, and licensing standards.
Engage in regular interdisciplinary team meetings to ensure continuity of care and shared decision-making.
Provide crisis intervention and risk assessment, including suicide and violence risk, and coordinate higher levels of care as needed.
Participate in training and professional development to maintain licensure and stay current on best practices in behavioral health and supportive housing.
Meet productivity expectations.
Other related duties as assigned.