Reach Therapist

Pace Center for Girls • Macon, GA

9d • $55,000 - $60,000

About The Position

The Reach Therapist provides community-based prevention and early-intervention behavioral health services to girls ages 11–17. The role helps girls build resiliency and decrease risk-related behaviors through a holistic clinical framework. Services are delivered in schools, homes, communities, or centers and are grounded in girl-centered, strength-based, and trauma-informed practices.

The position provides individual therapy, family support and counseling, psychoeducational and therapy groups, crisis intervention, and wrap-around case management. The therapist collaborates with caregivers, schools, community providers, and other care team members, while maintaining required documentation, caseloads, and productivity standards. The role also participates in clinical supervision, contributes clinical knowledge to care planning, and supports program outcomes and data collection.

This is a full-time position of 40 hours per week, scheduled Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The salary range is $55,000–$60,000.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in Social Work, Psychology, Mental Health Counseling, Marriage and Family Therapy, or a related field.
• Licensed as a Mental Health Counselor, Professional Counselor, Marriage and Family Therapist, or Clinical Social Worker in the applicable state, or eligible for licensure as an associate, intern, or supervised clinician under applicable state licensing-board requirements.
• At least two years of experience; experience working with at-risk youth and families is preferred.
• Current driver’s license.
• Knowledge of case management practices, community behavioral health systems, and laws pertaining to youth and families.
• Experience using personal computers and basic office equipment.
• Ability to oversee students visually and audibly to ensure their safety and well-being.
• Ability to align with Pace Center for Girls’ mission, values, and guiding principles, maintain ethical standards, and comply with its policies and procedures.

Nice To Haves

• Experience working with at-risk youth and families.

Responsibilities

• Uphold professional ethics and applicable state statutes, ensuring the safety of participants, families, and the organization.
• Build positive, trusting relationships with participants, families, caregivers, and Pace employees.
• Address risk factors through holistic assessments, goal planning, and targeted interventions guided by the Pace Therapy Logic Model.
• Use the Transtheoretical Model of Change to match interventions appropriately and timely, considering trauma history and girls’ strengths.
• Apply Relational-Cultural Theory while considering structures that shape relational patterns.
• Provide at least weekly therapy using evidence-based and research-informed interventions in school, home, community, or center settings.
• Provide at least monthly family support or counseling with caregivers to support girls’ progress and engage their natural support systems.
• Conduct girl-centered psychoeducational and therapy groups focused on life-skill development.
• Provide wrap-around case management, including transportation when needed, collaboration with outside entities, schools, and community providers, referrals, and resource advocacy.
• Complete and submit required documentation accurately, promptly, and in accordance with policies and procedures.
• Maintain caseload requirements and productivity standards under the Pace Therapy Logic Model and program needs.
• Provide crisis intervention as warranted, including risk assessments and family support.
• Build protective factors at the individual, family, and community levels to increase girls’ resiliency.
• Empower girls and families by improving relationships, increasing self-efficacy, encouraging self-advocacy, and supporting healthy, productive decisions.
• Engage in clinical supervision and use consultation for sound clinical decision-making.
• Contribute clinical knowledge to care planning teams.
• Provide advocacy within the community.
• Collaborate with schools and community agencies to support girls’ change processes.
• Contribute to program outcomes and data collection.
• Complete and participate in required trainings and drills.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Competitive salary.
• Ongoing learning and development opportunities.
• Subject-specific instructional coaching.
• 10 vacation days, 10 sick days, and 2 personal days annually for full-time team members, with additional PTO based on length of service.
• 14 paid national holidays and 5 additional days off during Wellness Week.
• Medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term and long-term disability, flexible spending accounts, critical illness and accident coverage, legal and identity theft protection, and a 403(b) retirement plan for eligible team members.
• Medical, dental, FSA, HSA, and 403(b) eligibility for team members working 30 or more hours per week; 403(b) eligibility for those working fewer than 30 hours per week.
• Wellness resources including wellness rewards, counseling sessions, leadership coaching, and mindfulness resources.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level