Family Therapist - MST (6260)

One Hope United • Mount Vernon, IL

2d

About The Position

We are seeking a therapist with a systemic perspective and a desire to work with families and their adolescents (ages 12-17.5) in their natural home environment. The therapist will be responsible for providing family therapy services that address severe behavioral issues for referred youth.

Requirements

• Master's degree in Psychology, Social Work, Counseling, or a related subject area
• Bachelor's degree with substantial social service experience working with families and youth
• Must have a car
• Must be able to work independently and be flexible

Responsibilities

• Conduct MST assessment, including review of referral information, identifying and engaging key participants, identifying systemic strengths and weaknesses, and developing interventions to address the referral behaviors
• Engage primary caregiver and other key participants in active change-oriented solutions
• Conduct sessions/meetings in the youth's natural environment (homes, schools, attends court dates, community). Must have a car to get to all these meetings.
• Maintain clear, concise documentation of treatment efforts that facilitate peer and supervisory review and feedback and demonstrate compliance with the 9 MST Principles and the MST Analytic Process.
• Ability to engage and collaborate with all relevant systems and key participants within each system, to maintain alignment throughout MST treatment.
• Participate in all MST training, supervision, and consultation activities.
• Maintain caseloads of 5 families at a time.
• Staff are available to families via phone 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, with exceptions to vacations and personal time off
• Must be able to work independently and be flexible
• Must have a car
• This staff member will receive MST certification through a five-day training on the MST model and will receive additional training as required

Benefits

• Tuition assistance up to $2500 per year
• Up to 4 weeks paid Vacation Days, up to 6 paid Personal Days, up to 5 paid Sick days annually, and a Mental Health Day.
• Medical, dental, vision, 403b Retirement, flexible spending accounts, and health savings account.
• Agency paid life and ADD up to $50K based on salary
• Multiple Voluntary Supplemental plans for Employee, Spouse, and Child(ren)
• Voluntary Legal Plans and Pet Insurance.
• The agency paid long-term disability and short-term disability.
• Career ladders, professional development, and promotion opportunities

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 251-500 employees