Community Based Therapist

Job Title : Community Based Therapist

Re p orts To : Clinical Director Department : Programs

Location : Gainesville, GA

FLSA : Non-Exempt / Contract

For 150 years Wellroot Family Services has provided meaningful, positive change that dramatically impacts the lives of children and families within the North Georgia community. Join our dynamic and growing organization! Our mission at Wellroot is to restore children and families from trauma through Christ; and we envision a world where every child is raised in a loving, compassionate, and nurturing home.

Job Summary :

The Community Based Therapist is responsible for providing home-based individual or family therapy and crises intervention for the purposes of family preservation, placement stabilization, reunification, and / or immediate crises stabilization. The Therapist must maintain a flexible work schedule that may include working hours other than regular work schedule and evenings, weekends and holidays. The Therapist should demonstrate interpersonal skills and the ability to connect with and engage with families. The Therapist will be expected to work with families with a risk of CPS and DFCS involvement, children who are in the foster care system, birth parents, and foster parents.

This is a contract role, and contract employees are not eligible for company benefits.

Re sponsibilities :

• Serve high-risk families, including those whose children are at substantial risk of placement or who are in placement and cannot be reunified without in-home services.
• Provide services primarily in client homes to include individual counseling, family counseling / training, drug treatment and support services for the parent / caregiver and / or child, domestic violence counseling, anger and stress management / counseling, enhanced behavior management for children, and grief management including loss / separation issues.
• Administer biopsychosocial assessments, Caregiver Strain assessments, Child and Adolescent Function Assessment Sale, Bonding / Attachment assessments, and any other validated assessment tools specific to service needs.
• Schedule sessions at times that are convenient for families, and when problems are likely to occur, including evenings, weekends and holidays.
• Collaborate and advocate with formal and informal community resources and systems, while teaching clients to advocate for themselves.
• Identify, develop, and implement appropriate cognitive and behavioral intervention strategies that are sensitive to the unique characteristics of each individual or family.
• Ensure that clients files, progress notes, service plans and data collection points are submitted timely accurately documented and accurately reflect work being done with family.
• Be fully prepared for weekly case review and supervision.
• Assist administrative staff in collection of information for program effectiveness.
• Promote a positive relationship and healthy boundaries with each client with a non-judgmental and strength-based approach.
• Respond in a positive and respectful manner to diversity, among the agency's service population and staff.
• Manage clinical caseload. The number of clients on caseload is based on the frequency of sessions.
• Perform other duties as requested by your direct supervisor, the Clinical Director or the CEO.

Re quir eme n ts :

W ork Environment :

Client referrals will be across metro Atlanta, Hall and surrounding counties. Fast-paced environment, working with vulnerable clients. The ability to maintain a flexible work schedule which will include evenings and weekends is required. Must be able to lift up to 25 pounds. Usually sits in front of a computer 25% of the time as well as traveling to clients' homes.