Residential Therapist (Licensed or License-Eligible)

Company: Elk Hill Farm Inc
Location: Charlottesville
Posted on: November 7, 2024

Job Description:

Calling all LCSW, LPC, LMHP or license-eligible professionals!Would you like to work for a non-profit organization where your contributions make a major impact on the lives of the children and families that we serve? Join a family of experienced mental health professionals and counselors dedicated to providing kids, and each other, the kindness, respect, and encouragement they need to succeed. Elk Hill was honored as a 2024 Top Workplace USA. The Top Workplace USA winners are chosen based solely on employee feedback. Winners of the Top Workplaces USA are recognized for the great culture that exists at every level of the organization.If you would like to work for a Top Workplace USA organization where the decisions YOU make can impact youth and families of Central Virginia, then Elk Hill Farm, Inc. is the place for you! We are an organization that:

• Is honored as a 2024 Top Workplace USA
• Is a Top Workplace Meaningfulness Award recipient
• Has talented, hardworking employees
• Advocates for mental health issues
• Offers competitive benefits, pay and pet insurance for full-time staff
• Has a generous time-off and holiday package
• Offers a 401(k) plan with 5% employer match for full-time staff
• Tuition assistance
• Elk Hill is celebrating 50+ years of supporting youth and families across the Commonwealth of Virginia! Stability. Adaptability. Longevity.
  Primary Function of a Residential Therapist:Provide individual, group and family therapy as Residential Therapist for up to 16 designated youth in Elk Hill's residential programs.Responsibilities of a Residential Therapist:
  • Provide and document weekly individual therapy for residents; Provide and document weekly group psychotherapy for residents
  • Provide and document family therapy sessions, as required
  • Provide documentation/session notes of all therapy services to the appropriate residential case manager on a weekly basis
  • Conduct initial assessments and re-assessments of clients as directed/assigned
  • Help facilitate and participate in service planning meetings for each residential youth. Conduct and construct service plans for each youth in residential services
  • Receive documented routine clinical and administrative supervision regarding services from the Director of Residential Services (LMHP)
  • Help to obtain and maintain all applicable documentation required by licensing and/or Medicaid in the provision of services
  • Provide to the Residential Coordinator, Program Director, or Residential Case Manager documentation for presentation at agency FAPT and CPMT meetings when a client's case is being reviewed
  • Demonstrate sensitivity to the needs of clients, flexibility, a non-threatening manner, respect for clients' autonomy, confidentiality, socio-cultural values, personal goals, lifestyle choices, and family interactions, and appropriate professional boundaries and ethics
  • Develop and maintain positive relationships with referring agencies, social workers, court service personnel, parents, other licensed mental health professionals and all other persons involved in the resident's services
  • Work cooperatively with all Elk Hill staff to improve the quality of the whole organization
  • For LMHP-R/LMHP-S clinicians: Provide all documentation required by Department of Health Professionals to clinical supervisor in a timely fashion for completion. Submit all required supervision paperwork to Department of Health Professionals as required. Receive routine, as outlined within the parameters for eligibility of licensure, clinical and administrative supervision
  • If licensed clinician, can provide monthly clinical and administrative supervision to all residential staffQualifications:
    • A master's degree in Social Work, Psychology or Counseling and a combination of two years professional experience with children. Must be a Licensed Mental Health Professional; If providing clinical supervision to LMHP-R/LMHP-Supervisee, must meet minimum board qualifications to provide supervision which consists of three years being licensed and having completed the two-day supervision seminar requirement; or
    • A master's degree in Social Work, Psychology or Counseling and a combination of one-year professional experience with children. Must be board approved as license eligible and receive supervision from an LMHP
    • Experience with providing therapeutic services to at-risk youth preferred
    • Strong written and verbal communication skills
    • Ability to work independently and without direct supervision
    • Willingness to travel and work non-traditional business hours
    • Exhibit consistent personal integrity in dealings with residents, families, co-workers, and community agenciesDiversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) is at the forefront of what we do at Elk Hill, and we enforce respectful communication and cooperation between all. Elk Hill does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service, or other non-merit factor.Note: Elk Hill reserves the right to change or reassign job duties or combine positions at any time.
      
      Compensation details: 60000-75000 Yearly Salary
      
      
      
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