Youth Therapist

The Village Network • Akron, OH

4d • Hybrid

About The Position

Since 1946, The Village Network has been providing compassionate treatment to support the behavioral, physical, and emotional health of children and families. They offer dynamic treatment plans designed to transition youth from disruptive to stable environments through community-based services, residential treatment, and treatment foster care programs in Ohio and West Virginia. The Village Network emphasizes a 'Culture of Care,' utilizing Collaborative Problem Solving and The Neurosequential Model of Therapeutics. They offer tuition and licensure reimbursement, competitive salaries, generous PTO, paid holidays, and a strong history of annual bonuses and PTO buybacks. The organization also provides a significant retirement contribution.

Requirements

• Ability to use a computer; proficiency in Word and Electronic Health Record (EHR).
• Bachelors or Masters’ Degree in Social Work, Counseling, or related degree required.
• LSW or LPC required.
• Valid Ohio Driver’s License and maintains a driving record that allows for insurability.
• Willingness to travel for various reasons, mainly during the day but occasionally overnight.
• Ability to visit clients’ homes.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong teamwork and organization/time management skills.
• Ability to comply with The Village Network requirements for using restraints including sufficient strength and completion of extensive training.
• Ability to handle bending, stooping, lifting, pushing, reaching, and walking for periods of time.
• Must be able to lift 20 pounds independently.
• Must be able to remain alert to problems, needs or emergencies that might arise on any shift, maintaining a safe environment for the clients.
• Ability to communicate (verbal and written) with all levels or personnel, internal and external to the company.

Nice To Haves

• Independent licensure and previous experience desired.

Responsibilities

• Provide behavioral health services, including assessing client needs/strengths and establishing therapeutic relationships.
• Utilize interventions to enhance client functioning.
• Complete agency standards and productivity requirements, including assessments, progress notes, reports, and Individual Service Plans.
• Serve as a contact point for families, agencies, and courts, communicating information within confidentiality policies.
• Attend staff meetings and court hearings as needed.
• Act as a clinical lead for cases, designing, writing, and coordinating individual treatment plans.
• Read and analyze materials from outside organizations.
• Discuss client progress with staff and revise treatment plans.
• Monitor compliance with treatment plans.
• Participate in team and group meetings to discuss treatment.
• Implement TVN's clinical models (TIC, NMT & CPS) with fidelity.
• Assure the use of high-risk interventions (restraints) are kept to a minimum through The Six Core Strategies to Creating Violence Free and Coercion Free Treatment Environments.
• Work with culturally diverse populations/families.
• Perform other duties as required.

Benefits

• $5,000 SIGN-ON BONUS for NEW EMPLOYEES
• Tuition and Licensure reimbursement
• 272 hours (34 DAYS!) of PTO offered in the first year
• 6 paid holidays for fulltime employees
• Potential for PTO buy back for unused time
• 3% annual salary bonus
• Over 80 hours of PTO buyback this past fiscal year
• Generous retirement contribution (contributed nearly $1.5 million into employee 403(b) accounts this fiscal year)

What This Job Offers

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