School Based Outpatient Therapist

Community Services Group • Lancaster, PA

9d • Onsite

About The Position

The School Based Outpatient Therapist (Mental Health Professional) is responsible for providing diagnostic and therapeutic services to students (K-12) and their families. This role involves providing individual treatment services including therapy, skills training, and education designed to help children and adolescents navigate mental health complexities. The position also offers the opportunity to foster peer engagement and skill-building through creating and running therapeutic groups in school settings. This role actively participates in team, supervision, and general staff meetings to enhance services. These services are offered through a partnership between Community Services Group (CSG) and local school districts, where licensed clinicians provide outpatient therapy to students onsite within their school buildings during the school day. Service provision takes place in the Cocalico School District in Lancaster County.

Requirements

• Master’s or doctorate degree from an accredited college or university in social work, counseling, psychology or a related field
• Licensed as one of the following: Licensed Social Worker (LSW), Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), Licensed Associate Professional Counselor (LAPC), or Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC).

Responsibilities

• Provides diagnostic and therapeutic services to students (K-12) and their families.
• Provides individual treatment services including therapy, skills training, and education designed to enable children and adolescents to more confidently navigate complexities of MH.
• Fosters peer engagement and skill building through creating and running therapeutic groups in school settings.
• Participates actively in all relevant team, supervision, and general staff meetings.
• Provides treatment services to families including therapy, skills training, and education designed to enable families to care for their mentally ill or emotionally disturbed children in the home.
• Works closely with other mental health specialists, such as psychiatrists, psychologists, clinical social workers, case managers, psychiatric nurses, school counselors, and behavioral health providers.
• Provides diagnostic and therapeutic services in accordance with standards applicable to mental health professionals.
• Provide individual, family and/or group counseling services to children, adolescents, and families.
• Provides on-call services as scheduled by the Program Director.
• Actively participates in clinical team and staff meetings.
• Provides clinical counseling in community settings, when applicable.
• Collaborate with other professionals, but primarily works independently.
• Knowledge of behavior health diagnosis and coding for children/adolescent, adults, and the elderly.
• Ability to collaborate with the family and/or primary caregiver and/or other members of the healthcare team.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Prescription, & Vision Insurance available for employees, spouses, domestic partners, & dependents who qualify.
• Generous Paid Time Off & Other Paid Leave
• Extensive Paid Training
• Career Development Opportunities
• Flexible Pay Options through myFlexPay
• Family Medical and Parental Leave
• Flexible spending accounts for medical & dependent care
• Traditional or Roth 401K Plans with up to 4% employer match
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Life Insurance
• Wellness Opportunities
• Tuition Assistance
• Mentor/Mentee Opportunities

What This Job Offers

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