Therapist

The Ridge RTC; South China (ME); On-site; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits (medical,Dental

Vision coverage

401k with 4% match

Paid Time Off

Meals onsite

Professional trainings

Clinical supervision

Job summary

The Ridge RTC, part of the Altior Healthcare group, is seeking a Mental Health Therapist to deliver individual, group, and family therapy to adolescents and young adults. You will work within a multidisciplinary team to guide patients through structured treatment and aftercare, with a sign-on bonus up to $5,000.

Responsibilities include assessments, therapy, documentation, and discharge planning. Licensure options include LMFT/AMFT, LPCC/APCC, or LCSW/ASW, with pending licensure accepted.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering individual, group, and family therapy.
• Experience with adolescents/young adults.
• Licensed or pre-licensed in California with LMFT/AMFT, LPCC/APCC, or LCSW/ASW (pending licensure accepted).

Responsibilities

• Provide individual, group, and family therapy to adolescents/young adults with mental health concerns.
• Conduct comprehensive clinical assessments and interviews.
• Maintain thorough clinical documentation and progress notes.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary team and communicate findings.
• Support aftercare and discharge planning with families and external providers.

Skills

Individual therapy

Group therapy

Family therapy

Clinical documentation

Adolescents/young adults

Education

Master’s degree in Counseling, Psychology, Social Work, or related field

Job description

Our family of services comprises three distinct mental health treatment programs, including a specialized program for US Veterans. With over 15 unique locations, we manage and support 500+ dedicated employees serving over 300 residential clients daily located across five states: California, Idaho, Maine, New Hampshire, and Texas.

Paradigm Treatment (West Coast) and Ridge RTC (East Coast) partner together under Altior, united by a shared commitment to providing exceptional mental health care. For over a decade, our core clinical and support teams have worked side-by-side, delivering compassionate, evidence-based treatment that changes lives.

As part of the Altior network, you’ll find the stability of an established organization with the heart of a close-knit treatment community where every role matters.

Job Summary

The Mental Health Therapist provides individual, group, and family therapy to adolescents and/or young adults experiencing mental health and behavioral health challenges. This role collaborates with a multidisciplinary clinical team to support patients throughout a structured treatment episode and into successful aftercare.

Sign on Bonus up to $5,000!

Responsibilities

• Provide individual, group, and family therapy to adolescents and/or young adults presenting with anxiety, depression, substance use, and other co-occurring mental health conditions.
• Conduct comprehensive clinical assessments and interviews with patients and families.
• Establish and maintain therapeutic rapport with assigned patients throughout a 28–35 day treatment episode.
• Maintain accurate, timely, and thorough clinical documentation, including progress notes and treatment updates.
• Synthesize and communicate clinical findings to interdisciplinary team
• Participate in aftercare and discharge planning, collaborating with families and external providers to ensure continuity of care.
• Adhere to ethical standards and all applicable clinical, regulatory, and licensing

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a clinical mental health or behavioral health setting.
• Experience working with adolescents and/or young adults.
• Master’s degree in Counseling, Psychology, Social Work, or a related field.
• Experience providing individual, group, and/or family therapy.
• Experience with mental health, substance use, eating disorders, or trauma-informed treatment preferred.
• Licensed or pre-licensed in California as one of the following:
  • LMFT / AMFT
  • LPCC / APCC
  • LCSW / ASW
    • Pending Licensure Accepted

Salary Range

$75,000 - $95,000 USD

• Comprehensive benefits package: medical, dental, and vision.
• 401k with 4% match.
• Paid Time Off Programs including vacation, holidays, and illness.
• Chef made meals onsite.
• Professional trainings provided for development; continuing education assistance for clinicians.
• Supportive clinical supervision and professional development.

Altior Healthcare is an Equal Opportunity Employer and considers applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetics or any other basis forbidden under federal, state, or local law.

Voluntary Self-Identification

For government reporting purposes, we ask candidates to respond to the below self-identification survey.Completion of the form is entirely voluntary. Whatever your decision, it will not be considered in the hiringprocess or thereafter. Any information that you do provide will be recorded and maintained in aconfidential file.

As set forth in The Ridge RTC’s Equal Employment Opportunity policy,we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected group status under any applicable law.

If you believe you belong to any of the categories of protected veterans listed below, please indicate by making the appropriate selection.As a government contractor subject to the Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA), we request this information in order to measurethe effectiveness of the outreach and positive recruitment efforts we undertake pursuant to VEVRAA. Classification of protected categoriesis as follows:

A "disabled veteran" is one of the following: a veteran of the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service who is entitled to compensation (or who but for the receipt of military retired pay would be entitled to compensation) under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; or a person who was discharged or released from active duty because of a service-connected disability.

A "recently separated veteran" means any veteran during the three-year period beginning on the date of such veteran's discharge or release from active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval, or air service.

An "active duty wartime or campaign badge veteran" means a veteran who served on active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service during a war, or in a campaign or expedition for which a campaign badge has been authorized under the laws administered by the Department of Defense.

An "Armed forces service medal veteran" means a veteran who, while serving on active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service, participated in a United States military operation for which an Armed Forces service medal was awarded pursuant to Executive Order 12985.