What are the responsibilities and job description for the School - Based Outpatient Therapist - Allentown position at PROGRESSIONS INC?
Job Details
Description
Malvern Community Health Services ( MCHS) seeks to support children and adults and their families, role models, caregivers, friends and members of their spiritual community, to have access to individualized, strength-based, trauma-informed quality behavioral health supports and services that foster choices so they they may enjoy meaningful relationships and a life worth living in our communities.
Malvern offers expert and caring behavioral health services for children, adolescents, and adults throughout southeastern Pennsylvania.
We are currently hiring School-Based Outpatient Therapists to join our Pottstown Outpatient Services Department. At our Pottstown office we service Montgomery County, Berks County, Chester County, and Philadelphia County communities in:
- Outpatient Therapy
- School-Based Outpatient Therapy
- IBHS
- Psychiatric Services
Position Summary: The School-Based Outpatient Therapist provides individual, family and/or group therapy to children,and adolescents . He/She will assist the individual to promote independence in managing mental health needs and/or behavior problems. This position can be a full time or part time position depending on the applicants availabilty.
Summary of Essential Position Functions:
- Provide therapy (individual, family or group) to clients on a regularly scheduled basis
- Complete all paperwork within policy time frames
- Attend all staff meetings
- Make referrals to appropriate community resources
- Transfer skills to client to promote independence
- Comply with all state mandated regulations and all training requirements
- Participates in supervision within policy time frames
- Perform other duties as assigned
Qualifications
Qualifications:
- This position requires individuals that are client focused; team oriented; great interpersonal and communication skills; dependable; problem solving skills; organizational skills; focused on compliance and performance quality. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Supervisory Responsibility: N/A
Education and/or Experience:
- A licensed mental health clinician, including psychiatrist, psychologist, professional counselor, marriage and family therapist, clinical social worker, or social worker with graduate degree that required a clinical or mental health direct service practicum.
- Individual and family therapy experience
- Knowledge of mental health systems and community resources
- Must be able to intervene and control agitated clients through non-physical interventions. Hazards include risk of exposure to disease and risk of physical injury associated with psychiatric patients who have the potential to act out or lose control
Credentials and Special/Technical Skills:
- Clearances for Child Abuse, FBI and State Criminal, CPR and First Aid
Salary : $23 - $37
