School Based Therapist - Franklin Area School District
About The Position
The School Based Therapist provides mental health services primarily from a school setting, working with clients and families in Franklin Area School District. The role includes intake and assessment, treatment planning and reviews, and individual, group, and family therapy as clinically indicated. The therapist collaborates with clients, families, school district personnel, a designated psychiatrist, and a school-based supervisor, while maintaining timely clinical documentation and meeting agency productivity requirements. This is a part-time position with a flexible schedule during Monday–Friday school hours, requiring at least six billable hours per week. Pay is $42 per billable hour for non-licensed positions and $48 per billable hour for licensed LPC, LCSW, or LMFT positions; administrative and training hours are paid at $15 per hour. Eligible new hires may receive an incentive bonus of $500 for non-licensed clinicians or $1,000 for licensed clinicians, subject to qualifications. Glade Run Lutheran Services is a nonprofit serving children, adults, and families in Western Pennsylvania. Its clinical and organizational approach uses the Sanctuary Model and emphasizes trauma-informed support, safety, recovery, and the commitments of nonviolence, emotional intelligence, social learning, democracy, open communication, social responsibility, and growth and change.
Requirements
- Meet one of the following academic or licensure criteria: hold a graduate degree in a generally recognized clinical discipline that includes a clinical practicum from an appropriately accredited college or university; hold an equivalent foreign degree evaluated by AICE or NACES; or hold a license in a generally recognized clinical discipline that includes mental health clinical experience.
- Be eligible for Pennsylvania State Police, Pennsylvania Child Abuse History, and FBI clearances.
- Have the ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with agency personnel and community agencies.
- Be able to accept supervision and work independently.
- Be able to adjust hours to job requirements.
- Have good written and verbal communication skills.
- Be able to protect client confidentiality.
- Be able to identify with the agency’s mission and support its core values.
- Meet the physical requirement for audio, visual, and verbal activity needed to supervise clients and perform essential job functions.
- Have the emotional stability needed to perform essential job functions.
Nice To Haves
- Professional license and credentialing, including LCSW, LPC, or LMFT; Licensed Social Worker (LSW) does not qualify as a professional license for this posting.
Responsibilities
- Complete client intakes, including psychosocial assessments, initial treatment plans, and required legal consents, in accordance with outpatient regulations.
- Develop measurable treatment goals in collaboration with clients and, when indicated, their legal guardians.
- Complete treatment reviews in accordance with outpatient regulations.
- Provide individual, group, and family therapy as indicated in the treatment plan.
- Complete clinical progress notes promptly and include references to the treatment plan.
- Consult regularly with the designated psychiatrist and school-based supervisor to support collaboration and quality of service.
- Participate in scheduled individual and group clinical supervision activities.
- Communicate and collaborate with designated school district personnel when indicated.
- Attend scheduled in-service and professional development activities.
- Meet agency productivity requirements.
- Enter clinical documentation into the Electronic Medical Record (EMR) promptly and according to program guidelines.
Benefits
- Medical insurance for eligible full-time staff
- Dental insurance for eligible full-time staff
- Vision insurance for eligible full-time staff
- Paid time off
- Paid holidays for eligible full-time staff
- 401(k) with agency match of $1 for each dollar contributed, up to 4% of salary
- Agency-provided life insurance for eligible full-time staff
- Long-term disability coverage for eligible full-time staff
- Voluntary benefit options, including short-term disability, cancer coverage, critical illness, medical bridge, accident insurance, life insurance, and identity theft protection
- Paid mileage reimbursement
- Paid training and administrative time
- Cell phone reimbursement
- Free licensure supervision
- Free credentialing assistance
- Quarterly productivity incentives
- Tuition reimbursement for eligible full-time staff
- Flexible work schedules, as applicable
- Annual merit increases for eligible positions based on the yearly budget
- New hire incentive bonuses for eligible clinicians
- Employee referral bonus incentives
- Employee discount program
- Public Student Loan Forgiveness agency approval
- Employee Assistance Program
- Geneva College tuition discount of 25% on select degree programs
- Purdue University Global tuition discounts: 20% for undergraduate programs and certificates, 14% for non-doctoral graduate programs and certificates, and 10% for doctoral programs
- Capella University scholarships, tuition discounts, and free professional development opportunities
- Opportunities for membership in civic and community organizations
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Job Type
Part-time
