Therapist (part time)

Heartland Family Service; Council Bluffs (IA); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking dedicated therapists to join their compassionate team. This role offers the chance to provide critical therapeutic services to individuals and families facing mental health and substance use challenges. With a focus on trauma-informed care, you will engage with a diverse clientele while enjoying a flexible work schedule. The organization prides itself on fostering a supportive culture that values diversity and encourages professional growth. If you are passionate about making a difference and thrive in a collaborative environment, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

Flexible Paid Time Off

Paid FMLA

Casual Dress Code

Investment in Employee Learning

Structured Support for Self-Care

Opportunities for Growth

Small Team Culture

Competitive Compensation

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Social Work or related field required.
• 2 years of previous related experience necessary.

Responsibilities

• Provide assessment, individual and group therapy, and crisis intervention.
• Work with diverse populations and co-occurring disorders.

Skills

Therapeutic Services

Crisis Intervention

Assessment Skills

Group Therapy

Individual Therapy

Trauma-Informed Care

Education

Master's Degree in Social Work

Bachelor's Degree in Social Work

Tools

Evolve (electronic health record)

Job description

We are incredibly proud of the workplace we’ve built. As Heartland Family Service continues to serve the most vulnerable individuals and families in our community, we are looking for reliable, adaptable, and passionate therapists to help us engage and provide therapeutic services to people who have a history of or currently living with mental health and/or substance use needs.

A BIT ABOUT US

Founded in 1875, our agency has grown over the years to address most of the challenges children, adults, families, and communities face across the lifespan, including substance use, child abuse and neglect, domestic violence/sexual assault, human trafficking, homelessness, juvenile justice, mental health, neighborhood distress, and poverty. Today, we offer 42 programs from 20 locations in east central Nebraska and southwest Iowa. At Heartland Family Service, we are committed to building a culture that values and celebrates diversity in addition to creating a trauma-informed environment.

THE OPPORTUNITY

Diverse therapeutic responsibilities that include assessment, individual therapy, group therapy, crisis intervention, and training opportunities to fit within your schedule needs. Ability to work with a diverse population of clients with co-occurring disorders utilizing evidenced-based practices. Encouragement to explore your passions and areas of specialization and explore opportunities to grow within the agency.

If these things excite you, we want to hear from you!

Compensation: $35.00 per hour for Provisionally Licensed, $45.00 per hour for Fully Licensed

Work Schedule: Part-Time Flexible Schedule (20 hours per week)

Locations: Council Bluffs, Logan, Glenwood, Omaha, Papillion

WHAT YOU’LL BRING

You could be perfect for this opportunity if you’ve had at least two years previous related experience and a master’s degree in Social Work or related field. Additionally preferred licensure includes: CADC, PLADC, LADC, PLHMP, LMHP, LIMHP. We are looking for someone who can build strong rapport with diverse groups, and who is exceptionally reliable, organized, detail-oriented, and takes a trauma-informed approach to engaging with clients. If you have a desire to work in a fast-paced, collaborative, team-oriented environment, then Heartland Family Service is the agency for you.

WHAT YOU’LL LOVE ABOUT US

• Flexibility within work schedule
• Casual dress code
• Competitive Compensation
• Flexible Paid Time Off for positions over 20 hours
• Paid four weeks of FMLA and two weeks of caregiver leave for positions over 20 hours
• Ground floor opportunity with room for growth
• Small team culture and collaboration
• Investment in continuous employee learning and development
• Structured support for a dynamic self-care plan that helps you to manage your work/life integration
• Strengths-based professional development and individualized coaching
• A trauma-informed culture where you are encouraged and supported to show up to work every day exactly as you are!
• The knowledge your work is helping to provide hope and healing to people who need it most and changing our communities for the better!

If playing a key active role in this journey sounds exciting to you, let’s chat.

THE SKILL SET

Within 3 months, you’ll:

• Complete onboarding program designed to get you up to speed on our business, vision, departments, programming, and team and gain an understanding about how your role fits into Heartland Family Service’s broader organization mission and strategy.
• Attend new employee orientation training to learn the mission of the organization, how we are doing, where we are going, and our overall agency philosophy.
• Work with team and manager to understand work expectations and set goals for the first three months in the role
• Get to know our policies, procedures, and clinical tasks and processes
• Be introduced to and ramped to use Evolve (electronic health record).
• Partner with manager to define key success metrics for your role and how to keep track of your progress
• Shadow other team members
• Weekly supervisions with supervisor, monthly clinicals with therapists across the agency.

3-6 months, you’ll:

• Continue to build a small caseload
• Continue to learn about programs across the agency
• Increase knowledge of clinical skills, theory, and practice

6-12 months onwards, you’ll:

• Move towards independent practice with consultation
• Conduct evaluations
• Provide ongoing counseling to individuals, couples, and families within a small caseload
• Establish a treatment plan with client participation, which specifies treatment structure, outcomes, goals, and objectives
• Complete all documentation for grant, clinical, and billing purposes and meet timeliness standards
• Meet with program supervisor and clinical supervisor for supervision

Qualifications

Education

Preferred

Bachelors or better in Social Work or related field.

Masters or better in Social Work or related field.

Experience

Required

2 years: Previous related experience

Licenses & Certifications

Preferred

LIMHP

LMHP

PLMHP

LADC

PLADC

IADC

CADC