Mental Health Therapist (Multi-site)

EVERYMIND INC•Rockville, MD

7d•$70,000 - $83,000•Hybrid

About The Position

EveryMind is hiring a School-Based Mental Health Therapist to support 2-4 school communities across mid-Montgomery County. This role is responsible for providing school-based services at our school sites and community locations. Therapist works at the site(s) with Elementary-age students and their families. Therapists will join a behavioral health team composed of Therapeutic Mentors, Care Managers, fellow Mental Health Therapists (MHT), and school partners. The MHT works in tandem with teammates to provide individual and family clinical support services, therapeutic groups, and psychoeducational workshops and programs to students and families across the school communities. This position offers a unique opportunity to make an impact in the lives of children, and families across multiple school communities in mid-Montgomery County. Rather than serving a single location, you'll have the opportunity to build relationships with students, educators, and families in 2 to 4 schools, depending on community needs, allowing you to broaden your reach and experience a variety of school environments.

Requirements

Minimum of a Master’s degree in a mental health field such as psychology, counseling, or social work.
Meet all necessary state licensure requirements at an advanced or independent (LC) clinical level.
Must have a Maryland Board approved license (LGPC, LMSW, LCPC, LCSW-C, LGMFT, LCMFT) and licensure must be in the process of obtaining.
Strong Personal Resilience and Mental Health: Given the high-stress nature of the role, it is essential that candidates possess a high level of personal resilience and maintain stable mental health.
Strong organizational, relationship building, community building, and record-keeping skills.
Excellent interpersonal communication skills with the ability to actively listen.
Keen attention to detail.
Willingness to stay updated on new treatments, protocols, and licensure requirements within the field.
Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
Effectively interact and work collaboratively in a flexible work environment with a variety of constituents including clients and family members or caretakers, interns, volunteers, paid staff, CEO, board members, and community partners.
Ability to express ideas with clarity, confidence and sensitivity.
Must be able to maintain confidentiality involving clients in accordance with organizational and federal guidelines.
The employee must pass a criminal background check.
Certain job functions may require employee to pass a child sexual abuse and other criminal activity as well as a credit check.
All staff providing services to staff or clients, must be free of illegal drugs and abuse of alcohol, and must be fully able to always perform all required duties.
The employee must be available to perform the duties of the job during most, but not limited to core business hours (between 9-5pm, M-F), some flexibility with schedule may be available (evening and/or weekend hours).
Employees will work mostly on-site but may work some hours remotely with the approval of supervisor.
The employee is also required to travel to different locations. Therefore, the employee must have access to reliable transportation.

Nice To Haves

A minimum of 1 year post licensure of relevant experience preferred, not required.
Bilingual Spanish preferred, not required.
If not licensed, must be in the process of obtaining.
Due to the nature of the content that is handled in the program, anyone who has a history of trauma or suicidality could be at risk of being triggered or re-traumatized. This is especially true for people who have experienced these issues within the past 12 months and therefore we may not recommend this work if their experience is so recent.

Responsibilities

Provides comprehensive clinical services to referred students, individuals, or families including assessments, individual, group, and family counseling, classroom observations, attendance at school and parent/guardian meetings to provide input on school and education behavior plans, and when appropriate, mental health crisis intervention services.
Leads or co-leads office or school-based therapy, psycho-educational groups, and community education by developing and implementing group curriculums and workshops based on community needs.
Conducts regular outreach to the general community and assigned school(s) regarding services.
Acts as a consultant to school and community partners when requested, providing information and referral for appropriate services, and during times of crisis as needed and appropriate.
Maintains compliance with the contract, grant, and position expectations, including: Meeting productivity requirements, Maintaining minimum caseload requirements, Timely submission of data through electronic health records system.
Compiles and maintains accurate documentation in individual client case files and group charts, including assessments, treatment plans, progress notes, consents, and summaries.
Collects program evaluation data from participants in groups, workshops, and individual and family counseling.
Adheres to ethical principles for the practice of counseling as defined by the Social Work Code of Ethics and the code of ethics of the counselor’s licensure board.
Participates in weekly clinical supervision and regular group clinical consultation to evaluate and improve the quality of therapy services provided and ensure that services are culturally appropriate for the client.
Adheres to EveryMind and Youth and Family Services Division (YFS) policies established by EveryMind Board of Directors, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Program Officer, and Division Director.
Consistently represents EveryMind and the program in a professional manner.
Treats all students, families, community members, school personnel, partners, donors, teammates and others with respect.
Other duties may be assigned.
May, at times, help supervise volunteers.