Community Based Child & Adolescent Therapist MORES Team / $5000 Bonus

00 RHA Health Services, LLC; Hendersonville (NC); On-site; USD 52,000 - 78,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

$5,000 sign-on bonus

Flexible schedule

Job summary

RHA Health Services is hiring a Community Based Child & Adolescent Therapist with the MORES Team to provide therapeutic services to youths aged 3–21, including assessments, crisis intervention, and family therapy. The goal is to help families stay in the home and avoid hospital or residential placements while coordinating with partners and schools.

Qualified applicants hold associate-level licensure (LCMHCA/LMFTA/LCSWA or similar) and a master's degree in social work, counseling, or psychology.

Qualifications

• Associate-level licensure (e.g., LCMHCA, LMFTA, LCSWA, or similar) required.
• Master's degree in social work, counseling, psychology, or a related field.

Responsibilities

• Provide therapeutic services, including assessments, crisis intervention, individual therapy, and family therapy, to children and adolescents with various mental health and substance use disorders.
• Serve individuals with a wide variety of diagnoses, creating personalized treatment plans based on their specific needs.
• Facilitate connections and build relationships between the organization, individuals served, their parents/guardians, local agencies, and the community.
• Support individuals by coordinating referrals and connections to services that address their physical, emotional, and social well-being.
• Work closely with clinical and professional team members to maintain communication, offer feedback, and ensure consistent, effective treatment implementation.
• Standardize procedures to ensure high-quality, person-centered care and expedite treatment plans.

Skills

Crisis intervention

Interpersonal communication

Team collaboration

Time management

Education

MSW or related

Counseling degree

Job description

We are hiring for: Community Based Child & Adolescent Therapist MORES Team / $5000 Bonus Type: Credentialed

If you are a positive and personable individual looking for a satisfying and fun opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of people with intellectual, developmental disabilities, and people facing mental health, and substance use challenges, join our team at RHA Health Services!

If you are looking for a fulfilling opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of young people facing behavioral health and substance use challenges, then join our team at RHA Health Services!

The Community Based Child & Adolescent Therapist with the Mores team will provide therapeutic services to individuals across a broad range of ages (3-21 years) and diagnoses. In this role, you will offer clinical assessments, crisis intervention, and help individuals and families develop coping skills to reduce the need for ongoing crisis supports. We are a team working together to support families to remain in the home and out of hospital or residential placements. The ideal candidate will work collaboratively with clients, families, and community partners to deliver holistic, person-centered care and support lasting positive outcomes. This position is very flexible and allows clinicians to work independently with a flexible schedule to meet the needs of not only the families and individuals served but also the clinician and team when able.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide therapeutic services, including assessments, crisis intervention, individual therapy, and family therapy, to children and adolescents with various mental health and substance use disorders.
• Serve individuals with a wide variety of diagnoses, creating personalized treatment plans based on their specific needs.
• Facilitate connections and build relationships between the organization, individuals served, their parents/guardians, local agencies, and the community.
• Support individuals by coordinating referrals and connections to services that address their physical, emotional, and social well-being.
• Work closely with clinical and professional team members to maintain communication, offer feedback, and ensure consistent, effective treatment implementation.
• Standardize procedures to ensure high-quality, person-centered care and expedite treatment plans.

Other Duties

• Demonstrates flexibility and commitment to meeting unit needs.
• Performs additional responsibilities as assigned.

Job Requirements

Education & Licensure

• Associate-level licensure (e.g., LCMHCA, LMFTA, LCSWA, or similar) required.
• Master's degree in social work, counseling, psychology, or a related field.

Experience & Skills

• Experience working with individuals diagnosed with mental health and/or substance use disorders.
• Strong knowledge of therapeutic techniques, crisis intervention strategies, and person-centered treatment planning.
• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with interdisciplinary teams and community partners.
• Strong organizational and time management skills.

Requirements:

Licensed Clinical Professional Associate is defined as an individual who is: (a) an individual who holds a provisional license, certificate, registration or permit issued by the governing board regulating a human service profession, except a registered nurse who is licensed to practice in the State of North Carolina by the North Carolina Board of Nursing who also has four years of full-time accumulated experience in MH/DD/SA with the population served; the QP function may be completed by a Certified Clinical Addiction Specialist (CCAS) or Certified Clinical Supervisor (CCS); or (b)the individual must meet the requirements for continuing education to maintain licensure.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

This position may or may not have supervisor responsibilities depending on the job profile.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT:

• Must be able to lift a minimum of 10 lbs.
• Must be able to pull a minimum of 20 lbs.
• Must be able to squat, kneel, crawl, crouch, climb, and stoop.
• Required to regularly stand and walk.
• Vision requirements include close vision, distance vision, and peripheral vision.

RHA is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer, prohibits discrimination based on the following protected categories: race, creed, color, national origin, nationality, ancestry, age, sex/gender, marital status, civil status, domestic partnership status, familial status, religion, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, atypical hereditary cellular or blood trait, genetic information, liability for service in the Armed Forces of the United States, or disability.

Pre-employment screening:

• Complete criminal background
• Name checked in the registries. (OIG exclusions database, Child Abuse Registry, and Offenders Against Individuals with Developmental Disabilities)
• Drug testing
• Education verification and other creden