Clinical Therapist

At Specialized Alternatives for Families and Youth (SAFY) , our mission is Preserving Families & Securing Futures.

Do you have a passion to serve a bigger purpose?

Are you looking to join a collaborative team to build meaningful relationships with our clients and families in our Intensive Home-Based Therapy (IHBT) Program serving the Hardin County region ?

As a Clinical Therapist, you will be responsible for providing a range of moderately complex clinical services. Services provided will be 100% community based which includes meeting with clients in their homes, at school or in the community. While carrying a caseload of 6 families, you will be required to provide exceptional services for a total of 2 visits per week with an average visit time of 3 hours per week.

Who We Are

At SAFY, our mission is Preserving Families & Securing Futures. For 40 years, our work has rested on a single, radical idea - children belong in families. We believe that every child and family deserve the opportunity to reach their full potential. We are a team of 500 employees across seven states providing services such as Family Preservation & Reunification, Behavioral Health, Therapeutic Foster Care, Adoption Services and Older Youth Services so the families and children we serve can build resilience and thrive.

What You'll Do

Clinical :

• Provide a range of moderately complex clinical in-home / community-based services for children, adolescents, and adults. This will include diagnostic assessment, treatment planning, and individual, family and group therapy according to program specifics.
• Participate in the development of a Program's documented treatment / service plans and provide identified behavioral services to meet the need of the clientele and / or program specifics.
• Provide short-term crisis intervention as needed / identified. Will follow intensive, evidence-based service models based on Family Wellness and other Trauma Informed approaches. Services are provided at the level of frequency, intensity, and duration appropriate to program / service. The services provided are tailored to each client's needs, problems, strengths, lifestyle, and culture.
• Develop / Maintain consultation relationships with catchments area caregivers (e.g., schools, human services agencies, etc.) in titivate work relations, provide consultative services and / or promote the coordination and development of mental health services. Establish mutually respectful rapport and implement interventions necessary to meet needs of client / collaterals; appropriately set limits and maintain helping role as a Mental Health practitioner.
• Complete assessments as required by state rules, agency policies, and / or contract requirements. Assessments may include psychosocial assessments, Diagnostic Assessment Forms, and independent living skills assessments.
• Prepare all required clinical documentation per established time frames involving all appropriate parties as required by policy and regulations of the state / program / contract / SAFY policy and COA standards.

Compliance / Reporting :

Other :

What You Bring

We are looking for people from diverse backgrounds and experiences who are inspired by our noble mission to make a difference in the lives of the children and families in our care. You'll be right at home if you are willing to learn from successes as well as setbacks, persevere in challenges and adversity, cultivate collaborative relationships, understand and leverage diversity, advocate for equity, aspire to work inclusively, and partner to drive your work and that of your team to the next level.

Qualifications

What We Offer

Compensation is commensurate with transferrable experience, education and licensure of candidate, location of the position, along with internal equity and budgeted amount for the role.

SAFY is proud to be an equal employment opportunity employer and is committed to maintaining a non-discriminatory work environment. SAFY does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, gender, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, arrest record, conviction record, or any other personal characteristic protected by applicable law. This policy covers all programs, services, policies, and procedures of SAFY, including recruiting, hiring, training, promotion, and administering all personnel actions, such as compensation, benefits, transfers, layoffs or terminations.