Mental Health Therapist - MoCo ($1,0000 Bonus)

ADP, Inc.; Silver Spring (MD); On-site; USD 75,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

15 vacation days to start

11 paid holidays

Health Insurance

Employer paid Employee Assistance Plan

Pre-tax commuter benefits

HSA account offered

Job summary

Pathways to Housing DC is seeking a Mental Health Therapist for Montgomery County ACT Team in Silver Spring, MD. You will deliver clinical assessments, individual and group therapy in community and home settings, and coordinate admissions.

Requirements include Maryland licensure (LMSW/LGPC/LCSW-C/LCPC) and experience with psychiatric disabilities and trauma. A $1,000 recruitment bonus is available, with comprehensive benefits and housing-focused supports.

Qualifications

• Maryland licensed clinicians (LMSW/LGPC/LCSW-C/LCPC) with relevant certifications.
• Experience in case management or counseling of people with psychiatric disabilities, histories of substance abuse and/or trauma.
• Strong clinical skills in mental health and substance abuse.
• Patient, creative, flexible, compassionate and passionate about working with persons with complex needs.
• Experience in social services, supported housing or with persons with disabilities.
• Excellent organizational, communication, writing and computer skills.
• Bilingual English/Spanish preferred.

Responsibilities

• Complete clinical assessments on new and ongoing clients.
• Provide therapeutic services to consumers in the community and in their home.
• Provide community-based outreach services to homeless consumers.
• Provide individual, family and group therapy to targeted clients within the program.
• Maintain clinical documentation of all consumer visits in a timely and high-quality manner.
• Participate in the coordination of the consumer admission & assessment processes.
• Develop, implement and revise consumer treatment, crisis and discharge plans.
• Assist in teaching daily living skills and in housing stability and employment exploration.
• Complete monthly outcome reports on case plans.
• Provide other related duties as required.

Skills

Bilingual English/Spanish

Education

Maryland licensed LMSW, LGPC, LCSW-C or LCPC

Job description

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Mental Health Therapist - MoCo ($1,0000 Bonus)

Silver Spring, MD, US

22 days ago Requisition ID: 1020

Salary Range: $75,000.00 To $85,000.00 Annually

Therapist, Montgomery County ACT Team

Pathways to Housing DC is an innovative agency based in the heart of Washington, D.C with services in Montgomery County Maryland. We believe that housing is a basic human right, and that without housing people are unable to address their mental health disorders, addictions, and other life stressors. We provide each person entering our program their own apartment, without requiring treatment compliance or sobriety as a prerequisite. We then provide each person with intensive support services to help them stay housed and begin their journey to recovery.

The Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) team provides flexible, community-based services that are designed to promote the stability, recovery and community reintegration of formerly homeless individuals who have a mental illness and co-occurring substance use disorders. The ACT Therapist is responsible for providing clinical, community-based mental health services to people experiencing/formerly experiencing homelessness in Montgomery County.

**$1,000 Recruitment Bonus Available***What you will do:

• Complete clinical assessments on new and ongoing clients
• Provide therapeutic services to consumers in the community and in their home
• Provide community-based outreach services to homeless consumers
• Provide individual, family and group therapy to targeted clients within the program.
• Maintain clinical documentation of all consumer visits in a timely and high-quality manner
• Participate in the coordination of the consumer admission & assessment processes.
• Developing, writing, implementing, and revising consumer treatment plans, crisis plans, and discharge plans.
• Assist in the teaching of daily living skills; this includes teaching and assistance in services such as grocery shopping, maintaining housing, utilizing public transportation, maintaining self-care, exploring employment opportunities, etc.
• Completes monthly outcome reports on case plans,
• Provides other related duties as required.

Qualifications:

• Maryland licensed LMSW, LGPC, LCSW-C or LCPC
• Experience in case management or counseling of people with psychiatric disabilities, histories of substance abuse and/or trauma. Previous experience with ACT is highly desired.
• Demonstrated knowledge of mental health and substance abuse clinical skills
• Patience, creativity, flexibility, compassion, and passion for working with persons with complex needs
• Career experience in social services, supported housing, or with persons with disabilities;
• Excellent organizational, communication, writing, and computer skills;
• Bilingual English/Spanish Preferred - ADDITIONAL BONUS AVAILABLE
• Driver’s License required

Position Highlights

• Community-based clinical role within a nationally recognized Housing First ACT program
• Opportunity to make a direct impact supporting individuals with complex mental health and housing needs
• Collaborative, mission-driven team focused on recovery, stability, and community reintegration
• 15daysof vacationtostartplus11paidholidays
• HealthInsurance(singles,partner,and familycoverage offered),including anemployer sponsored HSAaccount tooffsetthe costof copaysand healthcare services
• EmployerpaidEmployeeAssistanceProgram
• Many additional employee paid services such as legal coverage, Short Term Disability, and pre-tax commuter benefits