School Based Therapist

Newport County Community Mental Health Center • Middletown, RI

74d • Hybrid

About The Position

Newport Mental Health (NMH) is a progressive, high-energy organization that uses a state-of-the-art, person-centered recovery approach to help individuals recover from mental illness and substance use disorders. NMH extends its trauma-informed, evidence-based services to children, adolescents, families, and adults. Our services vary from outreach, specialized programs, mental health, school-based therapy, substance use therapy, community-based therapy, and outpatient clinics. This position will provide individual, family, and group psychotherapy to children and adolescents. Collaborating with school personnel in four school districts in Newport County, services are provided in a school-based setting during the academic year, and in the office when school is not in session. Additionally, the School-Based Therapist will act as a consultant to school personnel on their own self-care and stress management.

Requirements

• Master’s Degree in Social Work, Counseling, Marriage, and Family Therapy or other related social services field.
• Licensed at the independent practice level as defined by the Rhode Island Department of Health (LICSW, LMHC, PhD) preferred.
• Minimum of two years of clinical work experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide group, individual and family therapy.
• Conduct diagnostic assessments including initial intakes and on-going reassessments.
• Work side by side with service recipients to create person-centered recovery plans.
• Provide clinical consultation and guidance to Bachelor level case management staff.
• Complete all agency documentation utilizing a collaborative documentation approach.
• Participate in crisis response services as part of a clinical team.
• Risk assessment for individuals who present in crisis.
• Crisis intervention, stabilization, and counseling.
• Assessment for emergency hospitalization.
• Serve as a client advocate with appropriate and timely referrals to other agencies; provide consultation and follow-up communication with law enforcement agencies, community agencies, schools, medical facilities, and inpatient units.
• Actively participate in team communication processes that ensure appropriate services and outcomes.

Benefits

• Excellent Health and Dental Insurance.
• Vacation, Sick and Personal time accrued biweekly.
• Up to 11 Paid Holidays.
• Retirement program through Mutual of America.
• Additional supplemental insurance programs.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Mileage reimbursement.
• Employer paid life insurance.
• Flexible spending account (FSA) and dependent care (DCA) spending accounts.

What This Job Offers

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