A highly respected, mission-driven nonprofit behavioral health organization in St. Augustine is hiring a Master's Level Clinician / Children's Therapist for its therapeutic residential program serving children and adolescents.
You'll carry a defined caseload of up to 10 children, providing individual, group, and family therapy within a collaborative multidisciplinary team.
Why this role
- Small, defined caseload: Serve as Primary Therapist for up to 10 children in residential care
- Real clinical depth: Individual, group, and family therapy
- Supervision-friendly: Registered Interns (RCSWI, RMHCI, RMFTI) welcome
- Supportive team: Multidisciplinary collaboration with psychiatric, psychological, and residential staff
- Meaningful outcomes: Trauma-informed, strengths-based, evidence-based care that changes trajectories
What you'll do
- Provide individual, group, and family therapy per each child's treatment plan
- Complete assessments, treatment plans, updates, progress reports, and CFARS/outcome measures
- Perform case management: assessment, planning, linking, advocacy, monitoring, discharge planning
- Participate in multidisciplinary team meetings and coordinate psychiatric and psychological services
- Communicate with guardians, parents, guardians ad litem, and case managers on treatment progress
- Facilitate family therapy sessions, including some evening/weekend availability
- Support and guide residential staff in implementing treatment plans
- Participate in the on-call rotation
What you'll need
- Master's degree in Social Work, Mental Health Counseling, Marriage & Family Therapy, Psychology, or related behavioral health field
- Minimum 2 years of clinical experience; experience with children, adolescents, and families preferred
- Strong crisis intervention, clinical assessment, treatment planning, and documentation skills
- Ability to work collaboratively on a multidisciplinary treatment team
- Valid Florida driver's license, acceptable driving record, ability to transport clients
- Ability to pass all required background screenings
Preferred
- Florida licensure or licensure eligibility: LCSW, LMHC, LMFT, or Registered Intern
- Experience in residential treatment, child welfare, foster care, or group home settings
- Knowledge of Florida Administrative Codes 65E-9 and 65E-10
- Experience with CFARS and clinical outcome measures
Schedule: Full-time, 40 hours/week, primarily days.
Pay: $55,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Employee discount
- Paid time off
- Parental leave
- Referral program
- Retirement plan
- Tuition reimbursement
Work Location: In person
