Family-Based Intensive Treatment (FIT) Clinician

Justice Resource Institute • Gloucester, MA

9d • Hybrid

About The Position

Family-Based Intensive Treatment (FIT) Clinician is a new service within JRI's Community Service Agencies that provides a combination of medically necessary intensive family therapy, robust care coordination, and Family Partner engagement for eligible youth with serious emotional disturbance (SED) and their families. The role focuses on improving the youth’s mental health concerns, while strengthening the family structure and support. Services are provided in home and community settings, facilitating a consistent, strength-based therapeutic relationship with the families served. This is a salaried position with a designated number of families to work with and does not have a unit-based productivity requirement.

Requirements

• Must be 21 years of age.
• Minimum Master’s degree or above in the mental health field.
• Must be licensed or license eligible (LCSW, LICSW, LMHC or LMFT).
• Ability to create and implement treatment/service plans that demonstrate a clear understanding of the client’s background.
• Proven ability to form therapeutic relationships with people from different backgrounds.
• Must be willing to maintain a flexible work schedule and to participate in an on-call schedule.
• Knowledge of or ability to learn electronic medical record software and basic computer functions including the Microsoft Suite.
• Clinical experience with children/adolescents is required.
• Good written and oral communication skills are necessary.
• Must have daily access to reliable, insured vehicle and active Driver’s License.
• Background and driving record checks will be performed.

Nice To Haves

• Familiarity with trauma informed models of treatment preferred.
• Experience with community mental health programs or providing family therapy preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

• Provide intensive family therapy, crisis intervention, treatment planning, and assessments.
• Design and deliver focused, strategic, evidence-based interventions and behavioral techniques to build skills, safety planning, strengthen family dynamics, and may prevent the need for the youth’s admission to an inpatient hospital, psychiatric residential treatment facility, or other treatment setting.
• Serve as a vital member of a multi-disciplinary treatment team that works together to find the best and most effective methods of guiding and supporting youth and their families.
• Develop a structured, consistent, strength-based therapeutic relationship with the youth and families to help improve the youth’s behavioral health needs, including improving the family’s ability to provide effective support for the youth to promote their healthy functioning within the family.
• Provide trauma-informed, confidential clinical services to guide care for the youth.
• Provide consultation to collaterals including schools and medical service providers to help the youth navigate their lives with more support.

Benefits

• $2,000 bilingual bonus to new hires who speak a second language other than English.
• Reimbursement for employees to cover the registration costs and annual fees for any professional license required for work such as LMHC, LCSW, LICSW, RN and more.
• Access to Blue Cross medical and Delta Dental benefits.
• Retirement benefits including 401K matched up to $800 a year and pension after 5 years of employment.
• Professional development opportunities such as tuition reimbursement up to almost $4000 per year and discounted tuition rates to select partnership colleges and universities.
• Access to free CEUs and training opportunities focused on evidence-based practices.
• Wellness benefits including access to employee engagement groups, self-care resources, and an Employee Assistance Program.
• Generous paid time off up to 19 days for full time employees in your first year.

What This Job Offers

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