Therapist - Child Guidance Center : Job Details

Job Type Part-time Description Why work for CGC? Our tag line says it all; Unlimited Potential. Endless Possibilities. For 70 years our professionally trained staff have positioned clients for success by operating on a whole-health, whole-family mentality that not only focuses on treating children and adolescents, but also their families and systems. We serve upward of 5,000 individual children per year, as well as their siblings, guardians, and family members (totaling more than 15,000 individuals). Benefits and Compensation for Mobile Response Team Therapist: Starting salary ranges from $47,000 - $50,000 Additional pay for bilingual skills Competitive compensation with flexible pay options Comprehensive Benefits Package Flexible Spending Plan for medical and dependent coverage Licensure reimbursement Annual Professional Development stipend Licensure supervision provided Unparalleled mentoring and support Plus many more!! Want to work in the community providing high-quality de-escalation, suicide prevention and assessment services to children in crisis situations, diverting inappropriate inpatient hospitalizations and stabilizing children for follow up care? Are you wanting to be part of a team that loves short-term high-intensity services and then plenty of time to debrief, train and case conceptualize as a team? Want to work for an agency that started the first mobile crisis team in the Jacksonville area and has an expertise and connection to the community paralleled by no other? Job Summary for Mobile Response Team Therapist: To provide high quality de-escalation and assessment services to clients in crises to ensure safety and divert inappropriate Baker Acts of youth and adults Responds to intervention calls with a 60 minute response time by physically reporting to the crisis site to assess and evaluate the child in need of immediate mental health services Distinguishes between a mental health crisis and behavioral emergency on the basis of potential harm to the child or others Provides therapeutic insight, immediate de-escalation and continued stabilization assistance as needed, while ensuring the childs dignity is maintained and her or his best interests are accommodated Requirements Education and Experience Requirements for Mobile Response Team Therapist: Conferred Masters degree in social work, therapeutic mental health counseling or marriage and family therapy disciplines. At least two years experience providing therapeutic services to children and adolescents and developing treatment plans based on current DSM/ICD diagnoses. FL Baker Act experience Moderate computer skills, such as inputting at least 45 wpm. Reliable transportation with liability insurance, a FL drivers license and good driving record Preferred Experience for Mobile Response Team Therapist: A current FL LCSW, LMHC, or LMFT *** CGC is a Drug Free Workplace *** ADA Disclaimer: In developing this job description, care was taken to include all competencies needed to successfully perform in this position. However, for Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) purposes, the essential functions of the job may or may not have been described for purposes of ADA reasonable accommodation. All reasonable accommodation requests will be reviewed and evaluated on a case-by-case basis. Salary Description $22-$24 per hour