The Progressions Companies Inc. Reading , PA 19601
Posted 4 days ago
Malvern Community Health Services (MCHS): seeks to support children, adults, and their families, role models, caregivers, friends and members of their spiritual community, to have access to individualized, strength-based, trauma-informed quality behavioral health supports and services that foster choices so they may enjoy meaningful relationships and a life worth living in our communities.
We are currently hiring Outpatient Therapists to join our Outpatient Program in Reading. At our Reading office we service the Berks County community in:
Outpatient Therapy
School-Based Outpatient Therapy
Psychiatric Services
Position Summary: The Outpatient Therapist (OPT) provides individual, family and/or group therapy to children, adolescents and adults. The OPT assists the individual in promoting independence to manage mental health needs and/or behavior problems. This position can be full time or part time depending on the applicants availabilty as well as a possibility of hybrid at the discretion of the program director. Free Supervision for license elgible candidates is available for full time employees.
Benefits:
Hired employee is eligible for health benefits after 30 days of continuous employeement. In addition, after 6 months of continuous employment, Malvern offers a company sponsored 401K plan through Vanguard that includes a company match! The benefits available after 30 consecutive days of employment are:
Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Free Life Insurance
Supplemental Life Insurance
Summary of Essential Position Functions:
Provide therapy (individual, family or group) to clients on a regularly scheduled basis
Complete all paperwork within policy time frames
Attend all staff meetings
Make referrals to appropriate community resources
Transfer skills to client to promote independence
Comply with all state mandated regulations and all training requirements
Participate in supervision within policy time frames
Perform other duties as assigned
Qualifications
Qualifications:
Supervisory Responsibility: N/A
Education and/or Experience:
A licensed mental health clinician (including psychiatrist, psychologist, professional counselor, marriage and family therapist, clinical social worker, or social worker) with a graduate degree that required a clinical/ mental health direct service practicum OR Master's level prepared candidate with a degree in a related field that required a clinical/ mental health direct service practicum OR Bachelor's level prepared candidate with a degree in a related field.
Individual and family therapy experience
Knowledge of mental health systems and community resources
Must be able to intervene and control agitated clients through non-physical interventions. Hazards include risk of exposure to disease and risk of physical injury associated with psychiatric patients who have the potential to act out or lose control
Credentials and Special/Technical Skills:
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