Licensed Child & Family Mental Health Therapist - CF024

Native American Rehabilitation Association of the Northwest, Inc.•Gresham, OR

50d•$72,000 - $83,000

About The Position

The Licensed Child and Family Mental Health Therapist will provide intake and assessment services for child and adult individuals, group and family therapy, and referral and follow-up services. Hours of work are flexible to meet program needs, with some evenings and weekends required.

Requirements

Master's degree in social work, psychology, counseling or psychiatric nursing.
Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), or Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT).
Minimum of two years experience providing mental health services to families and children.
Must be a certified QMHP with MHACBO board.
Alcohol and Drug Certification a plus.
Ability to maintain professional boundaries with clients, the community, and other staff members.
Work collaboratively with clients, other NARA staff, team members, and to treat everyone with respect and dignity at all times.
Ability to pass a pre-employment or for cause drug tests.
Ability to pass criminal background and DMV checks.
Mental Health Therapists must be able to pass a CRIMS finger printing and background check.
NARA NW is fully committed to supporting sobriety. All employees must agree to model sobriety, both on and off the job, including no alcohol drinking, no illicit drug use, no marijuana use, and no prescription drug abuse behavior. If in recovery, must have been sober/clean for a length of time sufficient to demonstrate that will be able to model sobriety.

Nice To Haves

Experience working within the Native American/Alaska Native community

Responsibilities

Assess all children entering into NARA residential program, implementing services as needed.
Provide play therapy to children as indicated.
Provide family therapy for adults involved with Family Involvement Team (FIT) program.
Assess families entering residential treatment with children.
Conduct family sessions with adult clients and their family members not in treatment.
Conduct couples sessions, as needed, with adult clients entering treatment with their partners.
Conduct parenting services as needed.
Provide psycho-educational lectures to client community as needed.
Provide mental health support to clients experiencing mental health crisis.
Provide resources and consultation to counselors and Child Development Center (CDC) staff regarding mental health uses, children's development and mental health uses, family dynamics and therapy, and other matters.
Serve as consultant and liaison with NARA programs and referral sources and treatment providers, facilitating referrals and follow-up for aftercare.
Document in writing all assessments, treatment plans, progress notes, discharge summaries and other documentation in accordance with all governmental laws and guidelines.
Participate in community mental health awareness and community outreach programs of NARA-NW.
Participate in quality assurance activities including chart review.
Attend and provide relevant trainings as assigned.
Provide mental health "on-call" services as needed.
Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

Affordable Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance through Kaiser Permanente
14 Paid Holidays (Listed Above)
13 Paid Days of Sick Time
13 Paid Days of PTO (Vacation accruals increase with years of service to a maximum of 26 days)
$50,000 Life Insurance & AD&D
Short Term and Long-Term Disability
Flexible Spending Account
Health Spending Account
401(k) with 4% Match
Employee Assistance Program
Inclement Weather Days (Snow Days)
Public Student Loan Forgiveness -NARA NW is a local 501(c)3 nonprofit, FQHC