Behavioral Health Therapist

About the role

If asked to describe the culture at Metropolitan Family Services, we could do that in one word. COMMUNITY! Reflected in both our internal culture as well as through the services we provide, community is at the heart of all we do. Metropolitan Family Services empowers families to learn, to earn, to heal, to thrive. Part mentor, part motivator, part advocate, since 1857, Metropolitan Family Services has been the engine of change that empowers families to reach their greatest potential and positively impact their communities.

Essential Job Functions

• Performs comprehensive, in-depth assessments for a variety of program services.
• Performs intake as assigned.
• Provides a full range of case management, counseling, therapeutic interventions, advocacy, skill-building, and related services.
• Learns and utilizes agency and community resources.
• Affirms community conditions affecting clients to identify resource gaps and problems.
• Recommends financial assistance for clients.
• Provides group services as indicated by program need.
• May be responsible for meeting contractual requirements such as 24-hour coverage.
• Represents and interprets programs of agency in community.
• Serves on regional or agency-wide committees.
• Maintains agency expectation for quantity of direct service.
• Complies with agency recordkeeping expectations.
• Works effectively with diverse staff and service population.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in counseling or related field from an accredited college or university required.
• Licensed professional counselor (LPC) or Licensed Social Worker (LSW) required.
• 2+ years of experience working in the mental health field with clients across their lifespan preferred.
• Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor (CADC) or experience working with clients experiencing substance use preferred.

Additional Requirements

• Satisfactorily pass all screenings and criminal background checks.

Physical Demands

• While performing the essential duties of this job, the employee is required to sit and stand for sustained periods of time, frequently talk, hear, use hands and fingers to feel, handle and operate objects or controls, and occasionally stand, bend, stretch, stoop, kneel and crouch.
• The employee is required to have close visual acuity to perform an activity such as preparing and analyzing data and figures, transcribing and viewing a computer terminal.

Benefits

Metropolitan Family Services puts our people first with a top-of-the-line benefits package. Find out more by clicking here! Some Highlights Include Medical Coverage, Dental Coverage, and Vision Coverage. Metropolitan Family Services contributions of $2,000 to individual, and $4,000 to family, HSA accounts, pro-rated to your benefits start date. ASCensus 401K plan services with a 4% employer match, vested at 100% on day one of eligibility. And so much more!