Intake Therapist

Evolving Solution Services; Jackson (MI); On-site; USD 48,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

BCN Health insurance

403 B

Life insurance

Short term disability

Generous paid time off

Paid holidays

Training opportunities

Job summary

Family Service & Children’s Aid in Jackson, MI is seeking an Intake Therapist to perform behavioral health assessments and develop initial treatment plans to help clients achieve and maintain recovery from substance use and mental health disorders.

The role offers a collaborative team environment with supervision opportunities, flexible schedules, and work with youth, adults and families while using an EMR for documentation.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Social Work or related profession with State of Michigan licensure.
• Experience as therapist working with children, teens, and adults; trauma, mental health and substance use preferred.
• Willingness to obtain MCBAP credential (CAADC); agency covers fees and trainings.
• Valid Driver’s License and reliable transportation.

Responsibilities

• Provide behavioral health assessments and an initial treatment plan to help clients attain and/or maintain recovery from substance use and mental health disorders.
• Collaborate with team to coordinate care, documentation, and client meetings; utilize EMR system for timely entries.

Skills

Behavioral health assessments

Initial treatment planning

Trauma-informed care

Education

Master’s degree in Social Work or related profession

Job description

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Intake Therapist

Full Time Professional Jackson, MI, US 1 Attachments

14 days ago Requisition ID: 1010

Family Service & Children’s Aid is Hiring Intake Therapists:

Are you waiting to step away from a caseload and enjoy doing assessments? Don’t mind completing the initial treatment plan for a client but not doing the treatment? Want no weekends and to be done by 3pm or earlier on Fridays. Flexible schedules- pick your total number of hours you want to work a week. Hate figuring out billing, credentialing and insurance requirements? Don’t worry, we have that stuff covered. Want to get paid when clients no show? We are hiring individuals who:

• Enjoy laughing and have a good sense of humor (potlucks too!)
• Are dedicated to improving the lives of youth, adults and families
• Want to work for a flexible and work-life balanced agency
• Enjoy taking vacations and want generous paid time off (self-care)
• Value individual supervision yet would welcome having group supervision along with access to a consulting psychiatrist
• Enjoy a team approach but have ability to be independent
• Want to have teammates to bounce ideas off of and be able to unwind with after a tough session
• Value an agency that provides leadership/supervisor opportunities, if staff are looking for that.
• Utilize an EMR system for timely documentation
• Come join our team and be part of a work family that works hard but also knows how to have fun and prioritizes family first.

As an intake therapist at Family Service & Children’s Aid, you will provide behavioral health assessments and an initial treatment plan that help clients to attain and/or maintain recovery from substance use and mental health disorders along with assisting them with improving their overall well-being. FSCA is sought after for their trauma services and Women’s Specialty Substance Use Services.

FSCA offers one of the best employee benefit packages in our local community, including the following:

• BCN Health insurance
• 403 B (agency contributes when able)
• Life insurance (agency pays for certain plan and employee can increase if would like for small fee)
• Short term disability
• Generous paid time off (4-6 weeks depending on years of service)
• 13 paid holidays
• 3 employee events throughout the year that are on company paid time (get paid to have fun!)
• FSCA provides in house training opportunities and external training opportunities including but not limited to EMDR, ASAM Continuum, GAIN, Motivational Interviewing, TF-CBT, Trauma, and trainings sponsored by DHHS, MSHN, CMHA, LifeWays and other State experts.

Qualifications for position are as follows:

• Master’s degree in Social Work or related profession, with State of Michigan licensure
• Experience as therapist working with children, teens, and adults. Experience in trauma, mental health and substance use, preferred.
• Willingness to obtain MCBAP credential (CAADC) for Substance Use Services. Agency covers fees and trainings associated with credential.
• Valid Driver’s License and reliable transportation.

When you work with FSCA, you will join an experienced, hard-working team that values flexibility, family and providing quality services to our community. Why just work when you can help build strong families and strong communities?

All of your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines. Must have a legal right to work in the United States. FSCA does not and shall not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion (creed), gender, gender expression, age, national origin (ancestry), disability, marital status, sexual orientation, or military status, in any of its activities or operations. While we appreciate every applicant’s interest, only those under consideration will be contacted. We regret that phone calls will not be accepted.