School Based Therapist

NorthKey Community Care • Florence, KY

18d • Onsite

About The Position

NorthKey Community Care is seeking School-Based Mental Health Counselors and Therapists to provide behavioral health therapy to children, adolescents, and families in partner schools in Northern Kentucky. The position is adjusted full-time at 32 hours per week during the school year, with summers and breaks off. Services may be provided in a school and/or outpatient office setting.

The role includes providing individual and group therapy, crisis assessment and therapy, and developing treatment plans based on clients’ needs, diagnoses, and symptoms. The therapist works with clinicians, school personnel, and other community professionals and completes timely, accurate documentation. Staff are expected to participate in professional development and maintain applicable licenses, certifications, and program performance skills.

NorthKey Community Care has served the Northern Kentucky region since 1966, providing mental health, substance use, and developmental disabilities services across multiple counties.

Requirements

• Master’s degree or above in a clinical field of study related to behavioral health.
• Eligibility for a Kentucky independent or non-independent license.
• Must have or be eligible for a Kentucky license such as LCSW, CSW, LPCC, LPCA, LMFT, MFT, LPAT, CADC, LCADC, LPA, PhD, or PsyD.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in behavioral health is a plus but is not required.
• Graduate students are encouraged to apply.

Responsibilities

• Provide individual and group behavioral health therapy to children, adolescents, and families in a school and/or outpatient office setting.
• Provide behavioral health crisis assessment and therapy services to children and adolescents.
• Develop and implement treatment plans based on clients’ needs, diagnoses, and symptoms.
• Maintain multidisciplinary working relationships with clinicians, mental health therapists and counselors, school personnel, and other related community professionals.
• Complete timely and accurate documentation, including progress notes, assessments, reports, schedules, and other required materials.
• Participate in staff development opportunities to enhance professional growth.
• Maintain applicable license, certification, and identified program performance skills.

Benefits

• Potential contingency bonus of up to 12%.
• Paid time off, up to 16 days in the first year.
• 10 paid holidays.
• Choice of medical, vision, and dental plans for individual and family coverage.
• Employer HSA match up to $1,000, depending on plan.
• 401(k) with employer match.
• Professional development.
• Potential eligibility for student loan forgiveness through the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time