Clinical Therapist - Outpatient/Early Childhood Mental Health

THE VILLAGE NETWORK • Wooster, OH

4d • $54,096 - $64,350

About The Position

The Clinical Therapist provides behavioral health services and clinical support to youth and families in alignment with The Village Network’s mission, vision, and values. The therapist assesses clients’ therapeutic needs and strengths, builds therapeutic relationships, and uses interventions to enhance client functioning. The position serves as clinical lead for assigned cases, designing, writing, coordinating, and monitoring individual treatment plans, and collaborating with clients’ families, staff, agencies, courts, and other team members. The role implements the organization’s clinical models with fidelity and supports a trauma-informed, safe, collaborative workplace.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Social Work, Counseling, or a related field.
• LSW or LPC licensure required.
• Ability to use a computer and proficiency in Microsoft Word and an Electronic Health Record (EHR).
• Valid Ohio Driver’s License and a driving record that permits insurability under the organization’s vehicle insurance.
• Willingness to travel, mainly during the day and occasionally overnight.
• Ability 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 organization’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, and to lift 20 pounds independently.
• Ability to remain alert to problems, needs, or emergencies and help 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.

Nice To Haves

• Independent licensure.
• Two years of previous experience.

Responsibilities

• Assess clients’ therapeutic needs and strengths, establish therapeutic relationships, and provide behavioral health 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.
• Serve as a contact point for families, agencies, and courts, communicating information 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.
• Read and analyze materials and reports from outside organizations and discuss client progress with staff.
• Participate in team and group meetings to discuss treatment and coordinate care.
• Strive to meet the goals and objectives of The Village Network’s Strategic Plan.
• Implement the organization’s clinical models, including TIC, NMT, and CPS, with fidelity.
• Help minimize the use of high-risk interventions such as restraints by implementing the Six Core Strategies to create violence-free and coercion-free treatment environments.
• Work with culturally diverse populations and families.
• 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 (34 days) of PTO in the first year.
• Six paid holidays for full-time employees.
• Potential PTO buyback for unused time.
• Annual salary bonuses and PTO buybacks.
• Retirement contribution to employee 403(b) accounts.

What This Job Offers

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