Clinical Therapist - Outpatient/Early Childhood Mental Health

The Village Network • Wooster, OH

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About The Position

The Clinical Therapist provides behavioral health services to youth and families, assessing clients’ therapeutic needs and strengths, building therapeutic relationships, and using interventions to support improved functioning. The therapist serves as the clinical lead for assigned cases, coordinating individualized treatment plans and collaborating with staff, families, agencies, and courts while following client confidentiality policies.

The role requires completing clinical documentation and paperwork, monitoring and revising treatment plans, participating in team and staff meetings, and attending court hearings or other meetings as client needs require. The therapist implements The Village Network’s clinical models, including trauma-informed care, the Neurosequential Model of Therapeutics, and Collaborative Problem Solving, and works to minimize high-risk interventions through the Six Core Strategies. The position may involve travel, including occasional overnight travel, and visits to clients’ homes.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in social work, counseling, or a related field.
• LSW or LPC required.
• Ability to use a computer, with proficiency in Microsoft Word and an electronic health record (EHR).
• Valid Ohio driver’s license and a driving record that allows the employee to be insured under the organization’s vehicle insurance.
• Willingness to travel, mainly during the day and occasionally overnight, and to visit clients’ homes, which may not be handicapped accessible.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong teamwork, organization, and time-management skills.
• Ability to meet The Village Network’s restraint-use requirements, including sufficient strength and completion of extensive training.
• Ability to bend, stoop, lift, push, reach, and walk for periods of time; must be able 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 internal and external personnel.

Nice To Haves

• Independent licensure.
• Two years of previous experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide behavioral health services, assess clients’ therapeutic needs and strengths, establish therapeutic relationships, and use interventions to enhance 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 in accordance with confidentiality policies and procedures.
• Attend staff meetings, court hearings, and other meetings as required by client needs.
• Lead assigned cases by designing, writing, coordinating, monitoring, and revising individual treatment plans.
• Review materials and reports from outside organizations and discuss client progress with staff and treatment teams.
• Implement The Village Network’s clinical models (TIC, NMT, and CPS) with fidelity.
• Help minimize the use of restraints and other high-risk interventions through the Six Core Strategies to Creating Violence Free and Coercion Free Treatment Environments.
• Work with culturally diverse populations and families.
• Work toward the goals and objectives in The Village Network’s Strategic Plan.
• Perform other duties as required.

Benefits

• $3,000 signing bonus for new employees, paid in installments at 90 days, 6 months, and 1 year.
• Tuition and licensure reimbursement.
• Up to 272 hours of PTO in the first year, plus 6 paid holidays for full-time employees.
• Potential PTO buyback for unused time.
• Annual salary bonus; the organization reports a 3% annual salary bonus payout in the past fiscal year and a history of annual bonuses.
• PTO buyback; the organization reports more than 80 hours of PTO buyback in the past fiscal year.
• Retirement contribution to employee 403(b) accounts.

What This Job Offers

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