Youth Therapist

The Village Network • Carrollton, OH

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About The Position

The Youth Clinical Therapist - IHBT provides clinical support to youth and families in Carroll and Tuscarawas Counties, aligned with The Village Network’s mission, vision, and values. The therapist assesses clients’ therapeutic needs and strengths, builds therapeutic relationships, and uses interventions to improve overall functioning. The role serves as clinical lead for cases by designing, coordinating, monitoring, and revising individual treatment plans in collaboration with clients’ teams and outside organizations. The therapist provides behavioral health services, completes required documentation, communicates with families, agencies, and courts within confidentiality policies, and attends meetings and hearings as client needs require. The role implements the organization’s clinical models with fidelity and works to minimize high-risk interventions through the Six Core Strategies for creating violence-free and coercion-free treatment environments.

The Village Network provides services to children and families through community-based services, residential treatment, and treatment foster care programs. The organization describes a Culture of Care, offers training and advancement opportunities, and provides tuition and licensure reimbursement. The role requires travel, primarily during the day with occasional overnight travel, and visits to clients’ homes.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Social Work, Counseling, or a related field.
• LSW or LPC licensure required.
• Valid Ohio Driver’s License and a driving record that permits the employee to be insurable under the company’s vehicle insurance.
• Willingness to travel, mainly during the day with occasional overnight travel, and to visit clients’ homes, which may not be handicapped accessible.
• Ability to use a computer, with proficiency in Microsoft Word and an Electronic Health Record (EHR).
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong teamwork, organization, and time-management skills.
• Ability to meet The Village Network’s requirements for using restraints, including sufficient strength and completion of extensive training.
• Ability to bend, stoop, lift, push, reach, and walk for periods of time.
• Ability to lift 20 pounds independently.
• Ability to remain alert to problems, needs, or emergencies that may arise on any shift and maintain a safe environment for clients.
• Ability to communicate verbally and in writing with personnel at all levels, both internal and external to the company.

Nice To Haves

• Independent licensure.
• Previous experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide behavioral health services by assessing clients’ therapeutic needs and strengths, establishing therapeutic relationships, and using interventions to enhance overall functioning.
• Meet agency standards and productivity expectations by completing documentation and paperwork, including assessments, progress notes, reports, and Individual Service Plans.
• Serve as a contact point for families, agencies, and courts, communicating information in accordance with confidentiality policies and procedures.
• Attend staff meetings, court hearings, and other meetings as required by client needs.
• Lead clinical cases by designing, writing, and coordinating individual treatment plans.
• Review and analyze materials and reports from outside organizations, discuss client progress with staff, revise and monitor treatment plans, and participate in team and group meetings.
• Work toward the goals and objectives of The Village Network’s Strategic Plan.
• Implement the organization’s clinical models, including TIC, NMT, and CPS, with fidelity.
• Help keep high-risk interventions, including restraints, to a minimum through implementation of the Six Core Strategies to Create Violence-Free and Coercion-Free Treatment Environments.
• Work with culturally diverse populations and families.
• Perform other duties as required.

Benefits

• $5,000 sign-on bonus for new employees, paid as $1,000 at 90 days, $2,000 at 6 months, and $2,000 at 1 year.
• Tuition and licensure reimbursement.
• 272 hours (34 days) of PTO in the first year for full-time employees.
• Six paid holidays for full-time employees.
• Potential PTO buyback for unused time.
• Annual salary bonus; the posting notes a 6% bonus payout in the current fiscal year and a 12-year history of annual bonuses.
• PTO buyback; the posting notes more than 80 hours of PTO buyback in the current fiscal year.
• Retirement contribution to employee 403(b) accounts.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time