Location: Cleveland, OH
Wellbeing and Benefits:
Providing quality benefits to our staff is important to us. Just as important is our staff’s well-being. That’s why we offer a number of choices from medical to dental to vision plans to meet the different needs of our staff.
- Choice of medical and dental plans
- Health savings accounts
- Flexible spending account for health and dependent care
- Vision
- Support for continuing educational and credential renewal
- Life insurance
- Retirement savings (401k) with a company renewal
- Mental health support
- Employee assistance program
- Calm subscription
- Short and long-term disability
Job Summary:
The Residential Therapist provides diagnostic assessment, individual, family and group counseling, and Day treatment to youth in residential to youth in residential treatment addressing their mental well/behavioral health needs.
Job Qualifications:
- Master of social work or counseling preferred; will consider Bachelors of Arts of social work with a minimum of two years of diagnostic and counseling experience working with children and adolescents
- Valid Ohio license in social work (LSW, LISW) or counseling (LPC, LPCC) is required
- Minimum of one year of experience providing psychiatric diagnostics assessments, individual child and adolescent, family, and group psychotherapy in a residential or community setting is preferred
Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities:
- Provides clinical behavioral health services to residents and their identified families
- Conducts diagnostic assessments utilizing diagnostic screeners to assess level of functioning, strengths, behavioral health, and psychosocial history, and identify growth areas and needs
- Co-creates and implements care plans with the resident and guardian to address clinical needs and evaluates effectiveness and outcomes
- Implements best practice and clinical interventions in individual, family, and group psychotherapy and Day treatment
- Designs and implements goal-directed groups addressing, but not limited to practical living skills; social skills; problem solving skills; anger management and conflict resolution; enhance self-esteem
- Assists with crisis intervention and problem resolution
- Assists with linking and/or coordinating community support service referrals and resources for the youth/family to aid in a successful transition returning to the community
- Participating in weekly clinical supervision to discuss client treatment progress, assess clinical intervention outcomes, and address other administrative needs
- Responsible for the timely completion of clinical documentation in accordance with applicable licensing and accreditation regulations and standards
- Completes progress notes and corresponding billing sheets within the establishes timeframe
- Meets the agency’s productivity guidelines
- Assists with serving as a community resource for schools, local agencies, and others interested in the program
- Coordinates for family and other visits
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary team to coordinate resident care and address clinical needs
Salary Range:
- $48,983-$70,704 annual salary pay range *Pay depends on licensure and years of experience
- We are also paying out a $3,000 sign on bonus for this role *Paid out will be explained in the offer letter
- *There will also be a $2.50/hour on call premium
Other Job Duties and Responsibilities:
- Actively participates in agency and client-related meetings and committees as necessary
- Participates in providing emergency on call services, including 24/7 as needed
- Performs other duties assigned
Core Competencies:
- Collaboration: Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with a variety of disciplines and levels of staff within an organization and continuum of care
- Communication: Must be able to communicate, logically, concisely, and effectively, both orally and in writing
- Marshaling Resources: Working knowledge of community resources related to residential clients
- Detail Oriented: Has a high level of need to understand why and how things go together; the ability to process detailed information effectively and consistently. Develops ideas thoroughly and meticulously into an effective plan of action. Understands and appropriately applies principles, procedures, requirements, regulations, and policies.
- Time Management: Uses time effectively and efficiently; values time; concentrates efforts on the more important priorities
- Stress Management: Able to perform and make sound decisions under pressure in adversity
- Clinical Acumen: Developing knowledge of the mental illness, substance use disorders, various therapeutic modalities, and related community resources; strong intervention. Keeps accurate and appropriate records/documentation
