School Based Therapist

School Based Therapist

NYFS is actively recruiting a School Based Therapist with a master’s degrees (license preferred) for the Roseville School District. To apply, please email your resume and cover letter to HumanResources@nyfs.org

Responsibilities:

• Complete Diagnostic Assessments using trauma-responsive, culturally responsive, and age-appropriate assessment tools, resulting in clinical diagnosis.
• Develop individualized treatment plans which define plan of services and intervention; update treatment plans according to regulatory requirements; and provide optimum client care.
• Involve client caregivers in assessment and treatment planning process, and in care when indicated.
• Independently provide individual, couple and family therapy as needed to address client treatment needs and provide crisis intervention services as appropriate.
• Provide services in a school setting but also offer sessions in-home or in the clinic as needed.
• Work well with school staff and community partners and invest in collaborative care with other providers in clients’ lives.
• Provide training and consultation to school staff and students around mental health issues and recovery strategies.
• Complete documentation and billing in a timely manner in accordance with NYFS guidelines and all relevant HIPAA and DHS guidelines.
• Provide culturally responsive, trauma-responsive, community-based, and developmentally appropriate care.
• Actively contribute to weekly case consultation, staff meetings, and agency and community events as assigned.
• Abide by all professional ethical standards.

Required Qualifications:

• Master’s or PhD in Social Work, Psychology, Professional Counseling, or Marriage and Family Therapy.
• Is on track towards independent clinical licensure, meeting professional eligibility requirements (for example, social workers need to have LGSW)

Preferred Qualifications:

• LICSW, LMFT, LP or LPCC
• Speaks Spanish, Hmong, Karen, or Somali fluently
• Training and experience in treatment of individuals who have experienced trauma.
• Art therapy, Play Therapy, Couple/Family Therapy, or Group Therapy training or interest.
• Knowledge of health conditions and common comorbidities
• Clinical Supervision experience or interest; enthusiasm about training interns.
• Credentialed with major insurances
• Experience with Procentive a plus

Strong candidates will have a solid understanding of their own culture and practice sensitivity and respect to the cultural backgrounds of their clients as well as other staff, actively integrating responsiveness to client’s individual, family, and community needs into their care. NYFS welcomes clients as well as staff with diverse cultural/ethnic identities, sexual orientations, gender identities, disabilities, and socioeconomic backgrounds.

Salary Range: Starting salary is from $25.50 to $31.25 per hour ($53,000 to $65,000 full time equivalent annual pay if year-round) based on education, licensure, experience, and specialized training and skills (trauma modalities, languages spoken, clinical supervisor, etc.).

School Based Positions:

NYFS has partnerships with St. Anthony/New Brighton, White Bear Lake, Mounds View, and Roseville school districts, providing therapy in the school to students. Elementary, Middle, and High School placements are available in the Roseville and St. Anthony/New Brighton districts.

NYFS is open to applicants who want to work year-round and to those who want a schedule aligned with the district school year (10 months). Summer work, mid-June through mid-August, is optional and number of hours is dependent on applicant preference, up to full time.

NYFS Benefits:

• Competitive benefits include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short- and long-term disability, and a matching 401k up to 3% that is vested immediately. Options to contribute to health savings account (HSA), flexible spending account (FSA), and Dependent Care Account (DCA).
• Generous Paid Time Off and Holiday policy.
• $500 stipend to seek out training with 5 CEU days and licensure fee reimbursement.
• The final week of the year NYFS closes services to ensure all staff have a paid collective week off to support work sustainability.
• Weekly supervision is provided for all staff working toward licensure. Biweekly supervision offered for all staff regardless of licensure to support staff wellness and quality client care.
• Many training opportunities including specific trauma modalities (TF-CBT, NET, CCPT) and cultural responsiveness trainings quarterly.
• Therapists participate in weekly reflective clinical consultation as part of a multi-disciplinary team.

Agency Overview:

Northeast Youth & Family Services (NYFS) is a mental health and social services agency serving people of all ages, abilities and backgrounds in the Twin Cities Northeast Suburbs. Our mission is transforming lives by ensuring access to care that nurtures healing, cultivates community, and inspires hope. We are grounded in our core values: Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging; Authenticity, Community-Driven, Integrity, Transformative Relationships, Innovations, and Wellbeing. NYFS offers competitive pay, generous benefits, a supportive work environment, and opportunities for growth.

Who We Are:

NYFS lives its deep values around providing integrative care for the whole family with a focus on youth and their caregivers. Staff are dedicated, innovative, and mission-driven, offering authentic, relational, client-centered care. The team is playful, creative, growth-oriented, down-to-earth, and hardworking – and we laugh a lot! We are committed to genuine integration of trauma and culturally responsive care across the agency. Clinicians at all stages of their clinical development will find support for their professional goals – clinicians can provide (or learn to provide) group, couple/family, nondirective play, art, and trauma therapy, among others. As a trauma-responsive organization, NYFS is actively invested in organizational supports for staff wellness and work sustainability, recognizing the impact of secondary trauma, vicarious trauma, and burnout on providers. We believe in a family-first work environment, rather than seeking work/life balance.

We are looking for therapists that are invested in nonprofit mental health and our mission of ensuring access to care for everyone, especially to those with financial barriers. Our community’s youth are experiencing epidemic-level mental health challenges – and NYFS is here to relieve suffering and help our community heal wherever it can. Come join our community of skilled providers!

Individuals with diverse cultural backgrounds strongly encouraged to apply.

We are committed to a policy of equal employment opportunity in recruitment, hiring, training, and promotion of persons based on merit, qualifications, and competence. We do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, creed, national origin, sex, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, place of residence, political affiliation, veterans’ status, or status with regard to public assistance, or any other class protected by local, state, or federal law. NYFS provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities upon request.