Therapist (part-time) - School Based/CCSD-W (62886)
About The Position
Are you passionate about making a meaningful impact in your community? Join our team as a School-Based Therapist and help shape the future by supporting students' mental health and well-being. In this role, you'll build meaningful relationships with students while providing essential therapeutic services in a school setting. Work alongside a dedicated team committed to meeting students' needs with compassion, creativity, and expertise in an environment that fosters growth for both students and clinicians alike. Aurora Mental Health & Recovery (AMHR) is seeking a Master's level Unlicensed Therapist (Master's degree with a Candidate Permit - SWC/LSW, LPCC, or MFT-C), Licensed Therapist (LCSW, LPC, or LMFT), or an Unlicensed/Licensed Psychologist to join our School-Based Services team. This part-time (24 hours per week) position will specifically serve Cherry Creek School District. The ideal candidate has experience in trauma treatment and working with diverse student populations. In this role, you will conduct intakes and assessments, develop and monitor treatment plans, document services in a timely manner, and meet billable service standards. You will collaborate with school mental health professionals, provide wellness activities, and consult with teachers and staff to support students' overall well-being. This position requires someone who is highly resourceful, organized, and capable of building relationships in new environments while working independently.
Requirements
- Master’s or Doctoral degree in professional counseling from a program that’s accredited by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP) or CSWE (Council on Social Work Education).
- Must obtain a mental health Candidate Permit (e.g., LPCC, PSYC, MFTC, SWC/LSW) within 30 days of hire and actively pursue an independent clinical license (LPC, LP, LMFT, or LCSW).
- At least two years clinical experience providing care including conducting individual, family and/or group therapy (for Licensed Therapist or Psychologist).
- Professional licensure: Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT), Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC.), or Licensed Psychologist (PhD, PSYD) (for Licensed Therapist or Psychologist).
- Knowledge of theories and evidence-based practices related to clinical treatment.
- Ability to learn and utilize an electronic health record with proficiency.
- Solid understanding of mental illness and treatment modalities within multidisciplinary approach.
- Knowledge of DSM-5.
- Ability to understand and effectively respond to all client presentations and crisis situations.
- Ability to document interactions with clients, other agencies and mental health professionals.
- Required Vaccination and TB Test.
- Annual influenza (flu) shot and receive negative TB test results prior to their first day of hire.
Nice To Haves
- Experience in trauma treatment
- Working with diverse student populations
- At least one year of clinical experience providing care to the appropriate client population, including diagnosing, conducting intake assessments, and delivering individual, family, or group therapy (for Unlicensed Therapist or Psychologist).
Responsibilities
- Conduct intakes and assessments
- Develop and monitor treatment plans
- Document services in a timely manner
- Meet billable service standards
- Collaborate with school mental health professionals
- Provide wellness activities
- Consult with teachers and staff to support students' overall well-being
- Facilitate recovery and optimal quality of life in clients with behavioral health concerns, by providing clinical services, case management and education.
- In collaboration with the client, create and carry out a consistent plan of treatment, from intake and assessment to closure.
- Conduct diagnostic assessments, as well as individual, family and/or group therapy with assigned clients.
- Develop and monitor treatment plans; update at required intervals.
- Consult with internal and external professionals and collaterals to ensure access to needed services and proactive coordination of care.
- Provide clinical case-management services as needed.
- Provide crisis intervention as appropriate.
- Provide comprehensive clinical services designed to decrease symptoms and improve quality of life.
- Assist clients to evaluate strengths and symptoms, and to set their own goals.
- Guide and instruct clients in coping skills.
- Offer consultation to community partners and providers.
- Write reports and other correspondence, as necessary, and with appropriate releases.
- Complete all requests to provide the necessary information and undertake the required activities to ensure timely and ongoing credentialing with third party payers.
- Monitor and coordinate care for assigned clients in partnership with the other members of the clients' care team.
Benefits
- Health insurance: Kaiser
- Dental, vision, and flexible spending accounts (dependent care & health care)
- Company paid basic life and AD&D insurance
- Long-term disability coverage
- 403(b) retirement plan which provides 100% vesting immediately, and matching contributions up to 4% after one year of employment
- Accrued Sick Pay up to 12 days per year
- 10 Paid Company Holidays
- 1 floating holiday
- Employee Assistance Program
- Voluntary term life insurance
- Short term disability
- Quality Supervision for clinical hours towards licensure at no cost to the employee.
- Continued learning benefit.
- Access to an online database of clinical trainings to help you meet the continuing education licensure requirements
- Reimbursement to attend conferences based on your specialty interests
- Regular in-person trainings on a variety of clinical topics
- DEI trainings.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Entry Level
