Job description
Our Mission:
To provide stellar social services that is innovative, goal-oriented, measurable and enhances the quality of life to promote self-determination for individuals served.
Our goal is to hire Therapists seeking an exciting and rewarding career!
We may offer incentive for our newly hired employees to promote the acceptance of open position.
Position Qualifications/Requirements
Job Requirements: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed must be representative of the knowledge, skills, minimum education, training, licensure, experience, and/or ability required. Specify Significant Physical Demands and Work Environment Conditions in the Job Requirements Section.
Job title: Therapist
FLSA Status: Exempt
Therapist will contribute to the goals and objectives of Tessie Cleveland Community Services Corporation (TCCSC) and its mission by exercising independent judgement to counsel clients and their families through individual and group treatment methods. This position is responsible for the oversight of Case Managers, as well as their delivery of services to clients and families. Therapist participates in the quality assurance of agency documentation and policies, provides professional consultation to interpersonal and intrapersonal disciplinary teams or members as well as working with families to ensure clients goal attainment.
Position Qualifications/Requirements
Job Requirements:
- Must have one year of direct experience with severely emotional disturbed children in an inpatient and/or outpatient health care setting (waived at the discretion of management).
- Knowledgeable in areas of crisis intervention, early childhood development and family dynamics.
- Must possess basic computer skills.
- Must be able to read, write and speak English fluently.
- Possess a valid Class C or higher driver’s license and insurability by the agency insurance carrier (s) as well as have privately owned insurance.
- Must have an acceptable means of transportations necessary to fulfil job duties.
Credentials Required:
- Licensed, Registered or Waived Clinical Social Worker or Licensed, Registered or Waived Marriage and Family Therapist by the California Board and Behavioral Sciences. Master’s degree in psychology, social work or marriage and family therapy from an accredited college or university is required.
- Will obtain LCSW/LMFT within 12 months of completing the Board of Behavioral Sciences requirements.
Physical Demands:
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly operates a computer and other office machinery. The employee frequently moves about inside the office and outside. Occasionally lifts and carries stacks of documents weighing up to 25lbs.
- Communicates with others in the office environment and outside the office environment.
- The employee frequently works in outdoor setting and is exposed to outdoor weather conditions.
- Must be able to remain in a stationary position for extended periods of the time.
Duties and Responsibilities
Key Tasks:
1. Maintains active communication with treatment team, DCFS, Probation, and DMH in adherence with the Shared Core Practice Model.
2. Develops safety plan with Treatment team and family in order to ensure client safety.
3. Oversees provisions of services as outlined in treatment plan and CFT Matrix.
4. Provides telehealth, in-home and in-community services to families, formal, and informal supports to team, assess, track, adapt, and plan to meet the needs of the client/family.
5. Other duties as designated by supervisor, manager and/or program head.
Key Tasks:
1. Provides individual, family and group psychotherapy to clients in the field or community locations convenient for the client by using theory and interventions to guide treatment.
2. Conduct biopsychosocial assessments (to determine medical necessity) and develop an individualized treatment plan for each assigned client, including specific interventions, frequency of treatment sessions, and estimated duration to address identified goals. The treatment plan should include linkages, and or behavior modifications to be implemented.
3. Monitors client’s progress toward meeting goals, supports and assists the client in developing and maintaining skills for daily living, including medical, dental, psychological and psychiatric services. In addition, therapist will provide guidance in money management, the use of education, socialization, rehabilitation and other social services necessary to assist client with achieving treatment goals.
4. Utilizes the Shared Core Practice model to deliver services that incorporate the guiding principles of: engaging, teaming, assessment, planning and intervention, and tracking and adapting.
5. Participates in multi-disciplinary team conference to discuss and evaluate the nature of the client’s problem, to evaluate the client’s progress, and to develop disposition plans.
6. Attends all mandatory meeting, including staffing’s, group supervision and be able to participate, facilitate and/or teach if needed.
7. Completes and submits all documentation timely, accurately and according to TCCSC policies and procedures, as directed by supervisor.
8. Responds to emergencies utilizing crisis intervention techniques to deescalate individual and/or family situations.
9. Assigns, directs and oversees the implementation of services and objectives of the Rehab Specialist and/or Case Manager assigned under their supervision. Reviews and approves Rehab Specialist and/or Case Managers documentation.
10. Participates in quality assurance and continuous quality improvement.
11. Be familiar with and adhere to all agency policy and procedures.
12. Will adhere to other duties assigned by supervisor, manager and/or coordinator.
Reports to: Team Lead/Coordinator
Core Competencies
- Adaptable
- Teamwork
- Integrity
- Commitment
- Innovative
