Youth Therapist

THE VILLAGE NETWORK • Coshocton, OH

13d • $60,060 - $64,350

About The Position

The Youth Therapist provides clinical support to youth and families in the Coshocton County IHBT service area, supporting The Village Network’s mission, vision, and values. The role provides behavioral health services by assessing clients’ therapeutic needs and strengths, building therapeutic relationships, and using interventions to improve functioning. The therapist serves as clinical lead for cases, developing and coordinating individualized treatment plans, monitoring implementation and compliance, and collaborating with staff and treatment teams to adjust plans and support quality care.

The position also requires completing clinical documentation, communicating with families, agencies, and courts in accordance with confidentiality policies, and attending meetings and court hearings as needed. The therapist implements the agency’s clinical models and works to minimize high-risk interventions through the Six Core Strategies. The role serves Guernsey, Coshocton, Muskingum, and Noble Counties and includes 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.
• 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.
• Ability 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 organization’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; must be able to lift 20 pounds independently.
• 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, including assessing clients’ therapeutic needs and strengths, establishing therapeutic relationships, and using interventions to enhance functioning.
• Complete required documentation and paperwork, including assessments, progress notes, reports, and Individual Service Plans, in accordance with agency standards and productivity requirements.
• Serve as a contact point for families, agencies, and courts, communicating client information in accordance with confidentiality policies and procedures.
• Attend staff meetings, court hearings, and other meetings as needed based on 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 plans as needed, monitor compliance, and participate in team and group meetings.
• Work toward the goals and objectives of The Village Network’s Strategic Plan.
• Implement the agency’s clinical models (TIC, NMT, and CPS) with fidelity.
• Help minimize the use of high-risk interventions, including restraints, through implementation of the Six Core Strategies to Creating Violence Free and Coercion Free Treatment Environments.
• Work with culturally diverse populations and families.
• Perform other duties as required.

Benefits

• $5,000 hiring bonus for new employees, paid in installments at 90 days, 6 months, and 1 year.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Licensure reimbursement.
• Supervision to support earning independent licensure.
• 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 and PTO buyback opportunities; the posting notes a 6% annual salary bonus and more than 80 hours of PTO buyback paid out in the current fiscal year.
• Retirement contribution to employee 403(b) accounts.

What This Job Offers

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