COMMUNITY-BASED THERAPIST (MST)

Get up every day and make a difference in the lives of youth and their families!

· Do you have a passion for working with children and families?

· Want to empower youth and families by creating strength-based behavior change that will be sustained long after treatment ends.

· Would you thrive in a team environment while working with a small caseload to provide clinical intensity to match client need?

Therapeutic Health Services is looking for compassionate, dedicated people for our Seattle/King County Multisystemic Therapy Team.

COMPETITIVE WAGES & BENEFITS

• Wages well within the regional average for nonprofit behavioral healthcare
• Employer paid medical/dental/vision insurance packages - Premium options available at no cost for employee
• Employer paid life insurance
• 12 accrued vacation days for year one, up to 20 days in subsequent years
• 12 days sick leave accrual per year
• Mental Health Day
• 1 Personal Day
• 11 Paid Holidays
• Flexible Spending Plan
• 403B Retirement plan
• Second Chance Employer
• Employee Assistance Program
• Training Allowance/License Reimbursement
• Free Parking

$26-$30 an hour

You will receive ongoing training and supervision in the Multisystemic Therapy (MST) model as you work holistically with families, youth, their communities, and other key members of their ecology to implement MST as designed. Extensive research has proven the effectiveness of MST. MST therapists do whatever it takes, via close collaboration with all involved, to address the needs of juveniles who are exhibiting referral behaviors such as: aggression in the home and in the community, truancy/failing classes, running away from home, and substance use. You will empower families to address challenging and/or problematic behavior and to help youth aged 12 - 17 make life-transforming changes. Treatment progress is made through intensive interventions such as skill building, changing unhelpful family interactions, and increasing social support, to name a few.

Duties & Responsibilities (which can be learned on the job)

• Receive regular training, professional development, supervision, and consultation activities designed to help you acquire extensive clinical skills within the MST treatment model
• Comfort working with a diverse community of clients
• Continuously work to engage the primary caregiver, family members, supports, and community agency staff (school, probation, child welfare) in change-oriented treatment
• Conduct a thorough assessment of the client and family: gather information on behaviors of concern and strengths in the family and their ecology to inform conceptualization of the problem behaviors and interactions within the family’s ecological context
• Provide direct clinical treatment using the MST treatment model and principles. Some principles include leveraging strengths and focusing on the positive, understanding sequences of behavior, and increasing mature behavior
• Dedicate time to weekly case planning and evaluation of case progress, with ongoing support from your supervisor and team members
• Knowledge of the types of families in the community

Preferred Experience

• Previous work providing in-home or community-based therapy services
• Collaboration and partnership with community agencies
• Implementation of interventions within or between systems in the youth’s natural ecology (i.e., family, peer, school, and neighborhood)
• Direct use of pragmatic (i.e., structural, strategic, and functional) family therapies
• Therapy with children and adults using cognitive-behavioral techniques
• Couples therapy using behaviorally-based approaches

Qualifications

• Master’s degree (including new and recent graduates) in Social Work, clinical or counseling Psychology, or a related subject area preferredor bachelor’s degree with minimum of three years of experience working with family and/or youth services.
• Bilingual (especially Spanish and English) therapists are strongly preferred as well.
• Must possess a valid driver’s license and have reliable transportation to travel to client’s homes and possibly transport multiple clients at once.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $26.00 - $30.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Medical specialties:

• Addiction Medicine
• Psychiatry

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

COVID-19 considerations:
As of September 1, 2021, all THS employees will be required to be fully vaccinated (one dose of the Johnson & Johnson or two doses of the Moderna or Pfizer vaccines). You must submit proof of vaccination upon hire.

Education:

• Master's (Required)

Experience:

• Social work or related: 1 year (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• Driver's License (Preferred)

Work Location: One location

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