Achievement Center of LECOM Health Is Hiring A Mobile Therapist, Licensed or Unlicensed - Part Time

Position: Mobile Therapist (Licensed or Unlicensed)

Type: Part-Time

Location: Warren, PA

Description:

The Mobile Therapist provides intensive therapeutic services to children and adolescents and their family using research and evidenced-based therapy models targeting the specific needs of the child.

Services are provided in the home, school and/or other community settings with the child as a participant in his/her own treatment. The Mobile Therapist develops and implements individualized treatment plans by assessing the strengths and therapeutic needs of the child and the child's family.

This position reports to the IBHS Supervisor and IBHS Director.

Responsibilities:

• Function as member of a treatment team and provide mobile therapy to children/adolescents and their families.
• Provide intensive therapeutic services to children and adolescents up to 21 years of age with an emotional disturbance or mental illness, at home, school, or in the community.
• Have flexibility when scheduling service options for families.
• Demonstrate advanced knowledge of child development and childhood disorders.
• Assess strengths and the therapeutic needs of the child and family.
• Deliver family-focused therapy to child/family members according to the treatment plan.
• The successful applicant will function as a member of a treatment team and will provide case management and crisis services to children and their families.
• Must be available to work at least 15 hours per week based upon availability of cases.

Why join the Achievement Center of LECOM Health?

• Compensation: Competitive hourly wages, mileage reimbursement, regular pay raise opportunities, and staff referral bonus.
• Incentives: 1 � times the staff's base hourly rate of pay once their annual productivity expectation has been met. Roughly 75% of current employees earn incentivethose who do, see an incentive payment of $1,000-$10,000 annually (if working at least 30 standard hours).
• Professional Advancement: Certification and professional development opportunities, $200 annual credit towards licensure CEU's or licensure renewal and dedicated training budget.
• Time Off: Semi-Annual vacation accrual for those employees working a minimum of 15 hours a week over a six-month period.
• Retirement: 403(b) Savings Plan enrollment with company match after 1 year (must work at least 20 hours a week).
• Wellness: Dedication to work/life balance, and MeQuilibrium (meQ) app.
• Student Loan Forgiveness: We are a recognized 501(c)(3) nonprofit which qualifies for Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program.

Requirements:

LICENSED:

• Be licensed in PA as a social worker or behavior specialist and have a graduate degree that required a clinical or mental health direct service practicum from an accredited college/university.
• Be licensed in PA as a psychologist, professional counselor, marriage and family counselor, or clinical social worker.

UNLICENSED:

• Have a minimum of 1 year of full-time experience in providing mental health direct services to children, youth or young adults and a graduate degree with at least 9 credits specific to clinical practice in psychology, social work or counseling from an accredited college or university.
• Completed a clinical or mental health direct service practicum and have a graduate degree with at least 9 credits specific to clinical practice in psychology, social work, education, counseling or a related field from an accredited college or university.

Additional Requirements:

• Must have a valid driver's license, current insurance coverage and consistent access to a reliable vehicle.
• Bilingual individuals are encouraged to apply.

The Achievement Center commits to further living our values of inclusion and compassion and to strengthening policies and practices that better demonstrate social responsibility, diversity, inclusion equity, and cultural humility. We are committed to continuously listen, learn, and grow. We believe that an informed, diverse, and representative workforce will help everyone achieve more and do better.

We are an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and we do not discriminate against any employee or applicant because of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status.