Outpatient Therapist (Hybrid Eligible) Reading
About The Position
Malvern Community Health Services (MCHS): seeks to support children, adults, and their families, role models, caregivers, friends and members of their spiritual community, to have access to individualized, strength-based, trauma-informed quality behavioral health supports and services that foster choices so they may enjoy meaningful relationships and a life worth living in our communities. We are currently hiring Outpatient Therapists to join our Outpatient Program in Reading. At our Reading office we service the Berks County community in: Outpatient Therapy School-Based Outpatient Therapy Psychiatric Services Position Summary: The Outpatient Therapist (OPT) provides individual, family and/or group therapy to children, adolescents and adults. The OPT assists the individual in promoting independence to manage mental health needs and/or behavior problems. This position can be full time or part time depending on the applicants availabilty as well as a possibility of hybrid at the discretion of the program director. Free Supervision for license elgible candidates is available for full time employees. Benefits: Hired employee is eligible for h ealth benefits after 30 days of continuous employeement. In addition, after 6 months of continuous employment, Malvern offers a company sponsored 401K plan through Vanguard that includes a company match!
Requirements
- This position requires individuals that are client focused; team oriented; great interpersonal and communication skills; dependable; problem solving skills; organizational skills; focused on compliance and performance quality. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- A licensed mental health clinician (including psychiatrist, psychologist, professional counselor, marriage and family therapist, clinical social worker, or social worker) with a graduate degree that required a clinical/ mental health direct service practicum OR Master's level prepared candidate with a degree in a related field that required a clinical/ mental health direct service practicum OR Bachelor's level prepared candidate with a degree in a related field.
- Individual and family therapy experience
- Knowledge of mental health systems and community resources
- Must be able to intervene and control agitated clients through non-physical interventions. Hazards include risk of exposure to disease and risk of physical injury associated with psychiatric patients who have the potential to act out or lose control
- Clearances for Child Abuse, FBI and State Criminal, CPR and First Aid
Responsibilities
- Provide therapy (individual, family or group) to clients on a regularly scheduled basis
- Complete all paperwork within policy time frames
- Attend all staff meetings
- Make referrals to appropriate community resources
- Transfer skills to client to promote independence
- Comply with all state mandated regulations and all training requirements
- Participate in supervision within policy time frames
- Perform other duties as assigned
Benefits
- Hired employee is eligible for h ealth benefits after 30 days of continuous employeement.
- after 6 months of continuous employment, Malvern offers a company sponsored 401K plan through Vanguard that includes a company match!
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
