Family Based Therapist

Merakey • East Marlborough Township, DE

4d • $32 • Hybrid

About The Position

Merakey is seeking a Family Based Therapist to join their program in Kennett Square, PA, supporting the Chester County area. This role involves providing treatment services to families, including therapy, counseling, and skills training to help families care for their children at home. The therapist will work flexible hours, including evenings and weekends, and travel to client homes, other agencies, and community resources to provide community and home-based services for children, adolescents, and families. The Family Based Therapist facilitates individual and family therapy sessions, parent coaching, and crisis intervention using an Eco-systemic Structural Family Therapy (ESFT) model. They work collaboratively with a case manager as part of an interdisciplinary team to provide intensive community-based ESFT treatment. Therapists receive extensive training and supervision in the ESFT model.

Requirements

• Master’s Degree in psychiatry, psychology, social work, nursing, education, rehabilitation or a graduate degree in the field of human services.
• A minimum of 2 years experience in a CASSP program, experience must be with children and adolescents and include direct service.
• A valid Pennsylvania Driver's license and access to reliable transportation is a requirement.

Nice To Haves

• Experience facilitating family therapy and/or crisis intervention, de-escalation is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide treatment services to families including therapy and counseling to child and family.
• Help with skills training and education designed to enable families to care for their mental health children at home.
• Travel to client homes, other agencies, and community resources for the purpose of arranging and providing community and home-based services for children, adolescents, and families.
• Facilitate individual and family therapy sessions, parent coaching, and crisis intervention for each child assigned to his/her caseload using an Eco-systemic Structural Family Therapy (ESFT) model.
• Ensure that every child and family have the necessary service linkages and community supports.
• Provide time-limited intensive community based ESFT treatment in collaboration with a case manager as part of an interdisciplinary team.

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, plus access to healthcare advocacy support.
• Retirement plan -- both pre-tax and Roth (after-tax) options available for employee contributions.
• DailyPay -- access your pay when you need it!
• On the Goga well-being platform, featuring self-care tools and resources.
• Access Care.com for backup childcare, elder care, and household services.
• Confidential counseling, legal, and financial services through our Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• Tuition reimbursement and educational partnerships.
• Employee discounts and savings programs on entertainment, travel, and lifestyle.
• Access to Pryor Online Learning for free online personal development classes.

What This Job Offers

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