BH Counselor - FFT

ND Health and Human Services; Williston (ND); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work

Flexible scheduling

Supervision & training

Job summary

ND Health and Human Services is seeking a Functional Family Therapist to serve Williston, ND, delivering FFT with families and youth ages 11–18. The role involves evidence-based services, crisis intervention, case management, and collaboration with a trained FFT team.

Hybrid or in-office/remote work may be available. The position emphasizes cultural responsivity and trauma-informed practice, with flexible scheduling to meet family needs and licensure supervision opportunities.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Social Work, Counseling, or ND-approved field.
• ND licensure as LMSW or LPC required/licensureeligibility.
• Optionally LMFT licensure or Marriage & Family Therapy degree.
• Doctorate in Psychology with ND licensure may be considered.

Responsibilities

• Provide FFT-based services to youth and families.
• Collaborate with FFT team and attend supervision sessions.
• Deliver in-home, crisis intervention, and case management support as needed.
• Adapt interventions to adolescent/family strengths and culture.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Trauma-informed practice

Cultural responsivity

Flexible/dynamic scheduling

Education

Master's in Social Work / Counseling

ND LMSW / LPC licensure

MD/PhD optional LMFT/licensure

Master's in Marriage and Family Therapy

Job description

Northwest Behavioral Health Clinic is seeking a Functional Family Therapist in the Williston area.

This position is eligible for a 9% pay differential in addition to the base salary.

As a Functional Family Therapist, you will provide evidence-based services to families with youth ages 11 through 18 years old who are at risk or have been referred for behavioral or emotional problems. The Functional Family Therapy (FFT) model is designed to empower youth and families by creating strength-based behavior change that will be sustained long after treatment ends.

This rewarding career works with adolescents and their families by tailoring services to the individual family using treatment protocols, case management, crisis intervention, community outreach and in-home services. You will function as part of an FFT team and will participate in weekly team supervision and consultation from FFT trained clinicians.

This position is located in Williston, ND and may be eligible for hybrid or in-office/remote work.

Typical work schedule includes evenings and the ability to be flexible to meet the scheduling needs of families. Most therapists can build their full time schedules around their caseload to create an alternate work schedule leaving time for family, schooling, or selfcare. We also offer flexibility for classes, internship possibilities within our organization, and the availability for licensure supervision.

To thrive in this position, you should be comfortable working with adolescents and families, using cultural responsivity and trauma informed practice. You should also have effective interpersonal and relationships skills and be able to individualize program interventions to utilize adolescent/family strengths.

Location

ND HHS utilizes a blended workplace model. This position provides essential client services face to face and therefore the person in this position needs to be able to travel to meet clients at their location.

About HHS

ND HHS strives to make North Dakota the healthiest state in the nation by reinforcing the foundations of wellbeing: physical, economic, and behavioral. The keys to success are the 2800 committed, team members who are guided by a simple but powerful belief: when we lead with light, we create systems and services rooted in hope, clarity, and possibility. Their work is supported with more than $6 billion in funding from nearly 400 different federal, state, and special sources.

To succeed in this role, you must lead with LIGHT-leading with hope, instilling purpose and meaning, galvanizing gratitude, honoring health, and talking, walking and teaching civility, kindness and love for all.

Minimum Qualifications

To be considered for this position, you are required to have:

• a master's degrees in Social Work, Counseling, or areas approved by the North Dakota Board of Counseling Examiners and ND licensure as a LCSW or LPCC.
• OR masters degree in Marriage and Family Therapy AND licensure as LMFT by the ND Board of Marriage and Family Therapy
• OR a masters degree in Social Work, Counseling, or Psychology with eligibility for licensure as LMFT by the ND Board of Marriage and Family Therapy.
• OR a Doctorate in Psychology and ND licensure as a psychologist by the ND Board of Psychologist Examiners.

We will consider filling this position at a reduced pay rate and you are required to have:

• a master's degree in Social Work and ND licensure as an LMSW licensure. OR a master's degree in Counseling and ND licensure as an LPC licensure.
• OR a master's degrees in Counseling and ND licensure as an LAPC licensure, as well as be within two years of LPCC licensure. Details regarding licensure status and the number of training hours already obtained must be submitted with the application.

This position requires a valid driver's license and successful completion of the assigned defensive driving course during new-hire orientation.

About Team ND

“Far and away the best prize life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing.” - Theodore Roosevelt

More than 7,500 talented, hard-working people across sixty-three agencies have come together as Team North Dakota. At Team ND, we are driven to succeed through gratitude, humility, curiosity and courage. Our purpose is to empower people, improve lives, and inspire success. Join us in being legendary.

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Equal Employment Opportunity

The State of North Dakota and this hiring agency do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including sexual orientation and gender identity), genetics, religion, age or disability in employment or the provisions of services and complies with the provisions of the North Dakota Human Rights Act.

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