YBGR, WHERE YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE
We have employees providing services to youth throughout Montana, working to change the trajectory of children's lives and having a positive impact.
We are a family of YBGR staff providing services to youth throughout Montana, working to change the trajectory of children’s lives –
to help them heal and recover!Company:
Yellowstone Boys & Girls Ranch
Industry:
Mental Health Care
Level:
Full Time
Location:
Boulder Campus - Boulder, MT 59632
Compensation:
$56,969.38 - $73,016.32 Salary
OVERVIEW
Position Summary
At Yellowstone Boys & Girls Ranch, our Group Home Therapists are an integral part of the interdisciplinary care team for adolescents experiencing emotional, behavioral, psychiatric, and developmental challenges. They provide evidence-based interventions to promote the mental health and well-being of the youth on their caseload. This position involves conducting assessments and developing treatment plans based on varying diagnoses.
Position Details
In this role, you will be an essential member of a diverse and committed team of individuals working hard to prepare our youth for life. The youth we serve have experienced some significant trauma in their past so you will be working with a team trained in trauma-informed care. Your primary focus in this role will be providing individual and family therapy.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Documentation
Complete all clinical paperwork in a timely fashion according to YBGR standards and applicable licensing and accreditation standards. Provide regular and ongoing treatment supervision and documentation for service area. Understand and communicate the justification for continued need for treatment at a Group Home level of care.
Client Care
Provide ongoing individual, family and group therapy in accordance with standards of practice and needs of the youth and family. Adhere to code of ethics including: The Child and Youth Worker Code of Ethics, The National Association of Social Worker Code and The American Psychological Association Code. Complete psychological testing and intakes as assigned by supervisor.
Supervise
Perform duties related to licensure as an independent practitioner to include but not limited to providing clinical training to team members and peers and supervision of master-level interns.
REQUIREMENTS
Values
Faith - is being sure of successfully achieving our mission, based upon our trust in a loving creator. Integrity - doing what is right, putting the needs of others above your own, and living by the highest values. Relationship - being committed to one another in a mutually respectful, dignified, healthy, and honoring manner. Stewardship is the use of any resource or talent entrusted to YBGR to fulfill the mission and values.
Skills
Good judgment and decision-making skills. These skills are essential for building and maintaining relationships, collaborating with colleagues, resolving conflicts, and navigating various social situations. Demonstrate being self-motivated, self-disciplined, and diligent with forward thinking. Ability to adhere to code of ethics including: The Child and Youth Worker Code of Ethics, The National Association of Social Worker Code and The American Psychological Association Code.
Qualifications
21 years old or older. Criminal / Child Abuse Clearance: Must pass criminal record and child abuse registry background check as required by the State of Montana. Willingness and ability to obtain certification in First Aid/CPR and Violence Intervention Prevention. Master's degree in social work, counseling, or similar field.
Teamwork
Ability to work in cooperation and collaboration with treatment team. Demonstrate the ability to think of their team over self and define success collectively rather than individually.
Knowledge
Knowledge of and ability to maintain professional therapeutic boundaries and confidentiality with youth and families. Knowledge of behavior modification and age-appropriate child development. Good computer skills and able to quickly learn and use YBGR selected software solutions.
License
Professional License: Group Home Therapist 1 – Current Montana SWLC, or PCLC, or MFLC or obtain within 6 months of date of hire. Group Home Therapist 2 – Current Montana LCSW, or LCPC, or LMFT
ABOUT US
Yellowstone Boys and Girls Ranch, a nonprofit organization, is trusted locally and nationally as a leader in the field of mental health care for children and their families.
Each day, YBGR’s employees work with close to 1200 youth throughout Montana who struggle with controlling emotions and behaviors. YBGR has impacted more than 10,000 youth and their families since 1957 through Residential Services in Billings, Community Based Services throughout Montana, and the Yellowstone Academy in Billings.
The principles encompassed by Yellowstone’s Mission Statement and Values lie at the heart of Yellowstone Boys and Girls Ranch.
These principles relate to and help maintain the moral integrity of our work. Yellowstone Boys and Girls Ranch directs all its activities, programs, its hiring practices, and develops its goals around these principles.
For more information:
www.ybgr.org
