Youth Therapist - IHBT

The Village Network • Wooster, OH

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About The Position

The Youth Therapist provides clinical support to youth and families in Wayne and Holmes Counties, aligned with The Village Network’s mission, vision, and values. The role provides behavioral health services, assesses clients’ therapeutic needs and strengths, builds therapeutic relationships, and uses interventions intended to improve overall functioning. The therapist serves as clinical lead for assigned cases, designing and coordinating individualized treatment plans and working with clients, families, staff, and outside organizations to support appropriate care.

The position implements The Village Network’s clinical models—Trauma-Informed Care (TIC), the Neurosequential Model of Therapeutics (NMT), and Collaborative Problem Solving (CPS)—with fidelity. It includes completing required clinical documentation, communicating with families, agencies, and courts within confidentiality policies, attending meetings and court hearings as client needs require, and helping minimize high-risk interventions through the Six Core Strategies. The role may involve visits to clients’ homes and travel, primarily during the day but occasionally overnight.

The Village Network describes its workplace as trauma-informed and responsive, emphasizing safety, honesty, mutual support, clear accountability, collaboration, active listening, feedback, dignity, and respect. The organization offers a $5,000 signing bonus to new employees, paid in installments at 90 days, six months, and one year. It also describes benefits including tuition and licensure reimbursement, a generous retirement contribution, and substantial PTO and paid holidays for full-time employees.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Social Work, Counseling, or a related field.
• LSW or LPC licensure required.
• Ability to use a computer, with proficiency in Microsoft Word and an Electronic Health Record (EHR).
• Valid Ohio Driver’s License and a driving record that allows the employee to be insurable under the organization’s vehicle insurance.
• Willingness to travel, mainly during the day and occasionally overnight, and to visit clients’ homes, which may not be handicapped accessible.
• 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, and independently lift 20 pounds.
• Ability to remain alert to problems, needs, or emergencies 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 organization.

Nice To Haves

• Independent licensure.
• Previous experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide behavioral health services, assess clients’ therapeutic needs and strengths, establish therapeutic relationships, and use interventions to enhance functioning.
• Complete required documentation and paperwork, including assessments, progress notes, reports, and Individual Service Plans, while meeting agency standards and productivity expectations.
• Serve as a contact point for families, agencies, and courts, communicating client performance information in accordance with confidentiality policies and procedures.
• Attend staff meetings, court hearings, and other meetings as required by client needs.
• Lead assigned cases clinically by designing, writing, coordinating, monitoring, and revising individual treatment plans.
• Review materials and reports from outside organizations and discuss client progress with staff to support appropriate care.
• Implement the organization’s clinical models—TIC, NMT, and CPS—with fidelity.
• Help minimize the use of restraints and other high-risk interventions by implementing the Six Core Strategies for creating violence-free and coercion-free treatment environments.
• Work with culturally diverse populations and families.
• Work toward the goals and objectives of The Village Network’s Strategic Plan.
• Perform other duties as required.

Benefits

• $5,000 signing bonus for new employees, paid as $1,000 at 90 days, $2,000 at six months, and $2,000 at one year.
• Tuition and licensure reimbursement.
• 272 hours (34 days) of PTO in the first year and six paid holidays for full-time employees.
• Potential PTO buyback for unused time.
• Annual salary bonus; the organization reports a history of annual bonuses and PTO buybacks.
• Generous retirement contribution to employee 403(b) accounts.

What This Job Offers

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