Mental Health Therapist

Youth & Family Services•Rapid City, SD

31d•Hybrid

About The Position

Youth & Family Services (YFS) is seeking a full-time Mental Health Therapist for their Counseling Center in Rapid City, SD. The therapist will provide counseling services to youth and their families facing issues related to substance abuse, family systems, or other life difficulties. This role involves completing intake assessments, providing individual, group, and family counseling, developing community resource networks, ensuring timely and compliant case documentation, and offering crisis intervention services. The position requires maintaining a productivity average of 4.5 client service hours per day and adhering to ethical standards. Additional functions include reporting, record keeping, fundraising, public relations, training, and providing information and referral services. The work environment is a controlled office setting and remote, with the ability to lift up to 50 lbs. A TB test, current vehicle liability insurance, and a valid driver's license are required.

Requirements

Master's degree in counseling, social work, or related field is preferred.
Consideration will be given to candidates who are in the final year of their graduate program and enrolled in internship classes.
Background in crisis intervention; alcohol & drug abuse prevention and counseling; family and individual counseling; mental health evaluation and diagnosis; family systems; community networking; and public relations.
Experience with youth and family systems, community networking, and public relations.
Ability to maintain confidentiality.
Willing to have flexible work hours.
TB test required.
Current vehicle liability insurance and a valid driver's license required.

Nice To Haves

Preference will be given to those currently licensed and/or those who have successfully completed a counseling/social work internship at YFS Counseling Center.

Responsibilities

Serve as therapist providing counseling services to youth and their families, who are experiencing problems related to substance abuse, family systems issues or other life difficulties.
Complete intake assessments, including scoring and date entry on clients referred to the Counseling Center or Youth Trauma Center.
Provide individual, group and family counseling to youth and their families.
Develop and utilize a network of associated community resources for purposes of referrals if clientele are deemed inappropriate for programming efforts and for case management activities associated with the position.
Ensure case documentation is recorded in a timely manner, and in strictest compliance with Performance Standards and quality assurance.
Provide crisis intervention services to youth and their families.
Maintain productivity average of 4.5 client service hours per eight hour day.
Adhere with all ethical standards while licensed or working towards licensure.
Comply with administrative requests for reporting, record keeping, fundraising, public relations, and training.
Provide information and referral services to clientele regarding local sexual abuse, alcohol and drug treatment programs, prevention/intervention programs and other essential service providers.
Perform additional duties as requested by supervisor.
Ensure that all therapeutic and office staff who work in the Counseling Center adopt and maintain a friendly and welcoming attitude toward all clients regardless of their issue(s) or stage of recovery.