Mental Health Professional / Therapist

About the role

RHA Health Services is seeking a Mental Health Professional / Therapist to join our team. The ideal candidate will have a positive and personable demeanor, a minimum of 2 years of experience in a Children/Adolescent Social Service Program (CASSP), and a graduate degree in a relevant field or a combination of experience and education.

Responsibilities

• Develops and maintains positive relationships with key stakeholders.
• Maintains regular, proactive communication with key stakeholder groups, and builds new relationships as needed to further the company’s mission and vision.
• Serves as team leader providing team and individually delivered therapy and case management to children and their families in the home and/or community.
• Improves overall family attachments and cohesion, self-regulation, and anchor a support system.
• Works with the child and family to improve overall family attachments and cohesion, self-regulation, and anchor a support system.
• Works with the child and family to improve overall family attachments and cohesion, self-regulation, and anchor a support system.
• Directs Communication with Management and Executives.
• Establishes and maintains frequent and regular communication with Program Director, Program Coordinator and Operations Director as needed.
• Report treatment difficulties to supervisor.
• Identifies and executes on growth opportunities.
• Able to acknowledge and establish areas of personal and professional growth in annual evaluations.
• Must possess the ability to make independent decisions when circumstances warrant such action.
• Must possess strong interpersonal skills to establish and maintain effective working relationships with client, child, parent/guardian, treatment team members, and other personnel involved in treatment.
• Must possess ability to establish and maintain effective working relations with children, families, and staff from a variety of cultures and social backgrounds.
• Must have knowledge of various therapy techniques and counseling strategies applicable to serving complex family systems.
• Must have knowledge of child development and common behavioral disorders exhibited by children/adolescents and adults with persistent mental health challenges.
• Must have strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Must display professional attitude.
• Must display empathy, active listening skills, critical thinking/problem solving skills.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years’ experience in a Children/Adolescent Social Service Program (CASSP).
• Valid driver’s license.

Skills

• Ability to acknowledge and establish areas of personal and professional growth in annual evaluations.
• Strong interpersonal skills to establish and maintain effective working relationships with client, child, parent/guardian, treatment team members, and other personnel involved in treatment.
• Knowledge of various therapy techniques and counseling strategies applicable to serving complex family systems.
• Knowledge of child development and common behavioral disorders exhibited by children/adolescents and adults with persistent mental health challenges.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Professional attitude.
• Empathy, active listening skills, critical thinking/problem solving skills.

Benefits

• Payactiv: early access to the money you’ve earned from hours you’ve already worked, before payday!
• Employee perks and discount program: to help you save money!
• Paid Time Off (full-time employees only)
• Health/Insurance (full-time employees only)
• 401(k) retirement savings program
• Wellbeing Programs: Physical, Emotional and Financial
• Chronic Disease management programs for hypertension and diabetes (for qualifying employees)
• Training: Free CPR, first aid, and job-specific training opportunities

Pay

Compensation is commensurate with experience.

Schedule

The position requires flexible hours to accommodate client schedules, including day, evening, and/or weekend hours.