Job description

CTS Health Services is a community mental health services center that specializes in a holistic approach to health and wellness for children, parents, and adults of varying circumstances and mental challenges. We provide one-on-one behavioral interventions for our clients and their support circles to help our clients navigate through life within their community at their highest level.

We are urgently seeking passionate, authentic, and motivated individuals to conduct IM+CANS assessments with new clients in our intake process with an emphasis on prevention and trauma-informed care. The mental health therapist will work with individuals and groups to assess and develop treatment plans and activities to promote optimum mental health, help individuals and their support systems deal with addictions and substance abuse; family, parenting, and marital problems; suicide; stress management; problems with self-esteem; and issues associated with aging and mental and emotional health, etc.

Education / Qualification of Mental Health Therapists:

• Bachelor's Degree in a human service field (Social Work, Counseling, Human Services, Psychology, etc.) required; Master's preferred.
• Full clinical Licensure Status (Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)) preferred
• Behavioral Screening Certification (IM+CANS) required (CTS will provide process for certification if not in possession)
• Bilingual (Spanish or Polish) preferred

Responsibilities and Duties of an Assessment Therapist, not limited to:

• Maintain billable hours as assigned.
• Perform physical and mental assessments and behavioral screening of clients and update as required.
• Encourage clients to express their feelings and discuss what is happening in their lives and help them to develop insight into themselves and their relationships.
• Guide clients in the development of skills and strategies for dealing with their problems.
• Prepare and maintain all required treatment records and reports with a high level of confidentiality.
• Counsel clients and patients, individually and in group sessions, to assist in overcoming dependencies, adjusting to life, and making changes.
• Collect information about clients through interviews, observation, and tests.
• Act as client advocates to coordinate required services or to resolve emergency problems in crisis situations.
• Develop and implement treatment plans based on clinical experience and knowledge and update as required.
• Collaborate with other staff members to perform clinical assessments and develop treatment plans.
• Meet with families, probation officers, police, and other relevant parties to exchange necessary information during the treatment process.
• Refer patients, clients, or family members to community resources or to specialists as necessary.
• Counsel family members to assist them in understanding, dealing with, and supporting clients or patients.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of counseling programs and clients' progress in resolving identified problems and moving towards defined objectives.
• Plan, organize and lead structured programs of counseling, work, study, recreation, and social activities for clients.
• Modify treatment activities and approaches as needed to comply with changes in clients' status.
• Learn about new developments in their field by reading professional literature, attending courses and seminars, and establishing and maintaining contact with other social service agencies. Discuss with individual patients their plans for life after leaving therapy.
• Gather information about community mental health needs and resources that could be used in conjunction with therapy.
• Monitor clients' use of medications.
• Provide effective supervision to assigned staff, including responsibility for hiring, discipline, termination, administrative and clinical training, and performance appraisals. Ensure team is fully staffed with qualified, trained professionals.
• Manage a team of competent professionals and implement effective staffing patterns that meet individual needs. Build and manage teams with high morale and high efficiency.
• Collaborate with CFO (weekly billing, pay roll, timesheets etc..); Human resources (orientation, new employees, trainings, disciplinary, etc..); and Clinical Director (training, supervision, clinical need of clients and therapist.
• Attend provider fairs, collaboratives, and state-sponsored meetings when applicable.
• When necessary attend scheduled meetings, including, but not limited to, executive team meetings, state team meetings, school and treatment/plan team meetings.

What you get:

• Full benefits package
• Growth opportunities
• Encouragement of creativity
• Holistic and supportive culture and environment

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $50,000.00 - $60,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Referral program
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

COVID-19 considerations:
All clients and staff are required to wear masks in the office and encouraged during their activities. Per the Executive Order, to work, all staff must either be vaccinated and provide a vaccination card OR undergo weekly testing.

Education:

• Master's (Required)

Experience:

• Mental health counseling: 1 year (Required)

Language:

• Spanish or Polish (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• IM+CANS certificate (Preferred)
• Licensed Clinical Social Worker (Preferred)

Work Location: One location

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