Job description

Abraxas Youth and Family Services is a national leader in the operation of residential treatment facilities and community-based programs for troubled youth and their families. We offer a wide array of services to include life-skills coaching, mental health services, cognitive behavioral therapy, family counseling, drug and alcohol treatment, case management services, recreational activities, as well as vocational and educational services. Abraxas is a great place to start or advance your career whatever your level of education may be. If you are interested in counseling, juvenile justice, psychology, social work, teaching or just want to make a difference, we have a career path for you. Help change lives at Abraxas Youth and Family Services!

Facility: Abraxas A1

Location: 165 Abraxas Rd. Marienville Pa. 16239

Job Title: Mental Health Therapist

Shift: Need of Flexibility

Wage: Starting at $45,678 salary

Example of Pay scale with Experience:

Starting Rate $45,678

5 years $49,443

10 years $54,589

15 years $60,271

20 years $66,544

Signing Bonus: $5,000

Benefits:

• Paid Holiday / Vacation / Sick time: 17 days in the first year of employment, 26 days in the second year.
• Health Insurance.
• Health Savings Account (HSA) with company contribution.
• Health Reimbursement Account with company contribution.
• Dental Insurance.
• Vision Insurance.
• Short and Long-Term Disability.
• Life Insurance, company paid up to 30k of coverage.
• 403B Retirement Plan with company match up to 5%.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Paid training: 2 weeks of paid New Staff Training in a classroom setting, plus on-the-job training.
• Employee referral bonus program.

Summary: Provide medically necessary mental health treatment services to children and adolescents experiencing social, emotional, behavioral, and psychiatric problems. You will provide direct client supervision to those clients with chronic or acute mental disorders who require active treatment.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

• Evaluates behavioral and emotional clients’ issues.
• Interacts meaningfully with clients.
• Provides individual, family, and group counseling under the direction of a clinical supervisor as required and in accordance with client’s individualized treatment plan.
• Conducts psycho-educational assessments under the direction of a clinical supervisor.
• Makes observations and documents client treatment interventions, behavior, and progress.
• Provides direct client supervision and interacts therapeutically.
• Interacts with educational team as needed to ensure appropriate educational placement.
• Interprets treatment objectives for other treatment staff members and assists with providing integrated services.
• Participates in treatment team conferences regarding client behavior, diagnosis, and progress; participates in treatment planning conferences and aftercare planning for assigned clients.
• Develops and updates clients’ individualized treatment plans.
• Participates in data collection, monitoring, and evaluation activities for the program/facility performance improvement program.

Education Requirements:

* Related Masters Degree and 1 year of experience post Masters in Mental Health experience

• Participation and completion of mandatory in-services.
• Participation in at least ten hours of documented additional in-service per year.
• At least twenty-one (21) years of age
• Driver's License
• Physical exam that includes TB and drug testing.
• Criminal clearances (State Police, FBI and State Child Abuse Clearances)
• Satisfactory completion of background screening and applicable pre-employment checks, including but not limited to employment and/or personal reference and driving records.
• Ability to work with computers and the necessary software typically used by the department.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $45,678.00 per year

Supplemental pay types:

• Signing bonus

Education:

• Master's (Required)

Experience:

• Mental health counseling: 1 year (Required)

License/Certification:

• Driver's License (Preferred)

Work Location: In person

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