Group Mobile Therapist - IBHS

Community Council Health Systems•Philadelphia, PA

About The Position

The Group Mobile Therapist is a full-time role providing high-quality behavioral health interventions to children, youth, and adolescents in school, home, and community settings. The position delivers group services while also supporting direct clinical care and program operations. It promotes individualized, evidence-based treatment and collaboration among the systems involved in each member’s care. The role includes facilitating school-based group counseling for IBHS members authorized for group mobile therapy, developing age-appropriate curricula, coordinating referrals, and maintaining a small individual services caseload of 3–5 cases. The therapist also supports clinical documentation, authorization processes, quality and compliance activities, program development, and staff coverage as assigned. Required documentation must be completed within 48 hours, and the role requires producing weekly billable hours in accordance with IBHS standards and attending required meetings and supervision. Community Council Health Systems describes its workplace as inclusive, collaborative, compassionate, and mission-driven, with opportunities for professional growth and ongoing learning. The organization offers competitive salaries, health, dental, and vision insurance, retirement plan options, paid time off, and professional development opportunities.

Requirements

Be licensed in Pennsylvania as a psychologist, professional counselor, marriage and family therapist, or clinical social worker; or meet one of the alternative qualification pathways described in the posting.
One alternative pathway requires Pennsylvania licensure as a social worker or behavior specialist and a graduate degree requiring a clinical or mental health direct-service practicum.
Another alternative pathway requires at least one year of full-time experience providing mental health direct services to children, youth, or young adults, plus a graduate degree with at least nine credits specific to clinical practice in psychology, social work, or counseling.
Another alternative pathway requires completion of a clinical or mental health direct-service practicum and a graduate degree with at least nine credits specific to clinical practice in psychology, social work, education, counseling, or a related field.
Degrees must be from an appropriately accredited institution, or an equivalent foreign degree evaluated by a listed credential evaluation organization; the Department accepts a general equivalency report from the listed evaluator agencies.

Responsibilities

Facilitate school-based group counseling services for IBHS members authorized for group mobile therapy.
Develop relevant, age-appropriate group curricula, such as emotional regulation, anger management, and social skills.
Coordinate referrals for group mobile therapy.
Complete required documentation within 48 hours.
Collaborate on an ongoing basis with schools, families, and other treatment team members.
Maintain a small individual MT/BC services caseload of 3–5 cases.
Provide case coverage as assigned during staff vacancies.
Assist with assessments and evaluations as assigned.
Support administrative and operational needs, including authorizations and reauthorizations, documentation review, internal quality audits, treatment plan review, and clinical compliance monitoring.
Support program development, including expanding group census, identifying outcome measures, monitoring group performance metrics, and supporting training initiatives.
Complete required standard service-delivery documentation, including encounter forms and timesheets.
Complete documents for service authorization and reauthorization when appropriate.
Produce required billable hours each week in accordance with IBHS standards.
Attend all required IBHS meetings and supervision.