Mental Health Therapist

 

Youth Villages is a nonprofit organization striving to help troubled youth and families live successfully. We are a team of 2,900 individuals who’ve come together across 12 states to change the landscape of child welfare and juvenile justice across the country. Our work involves providing an array of counseling and treatment services to youth with severe emotional and behavioral problems. 

 

Eighty-four percent of those who go through treatment are succeeding two years after leaving our program. These youth are living at home, remaining in school, and are not experiencing trouble with the law.

 

We believe strongly in investing in and supporting our employees. We offer candidates opportunities to develop a career and be part of a positive change in our country’s treatment of at-risk youth and families. 

 

 

We have found our staff succeeds at Youth Villages when they:

 

Are passionate about social services and dedicated to helping at-risk youth and families

Value feedback and accountability

Value the collaboration that comes from working on a team and thrive working on their own

Enjoy variety in their schedule and not sitting behind a desk all day

Are results and detailed oriented

Have a sense of humor and find creative ways to implement ideas

Value a strength-based treatment approach

Can change priorities quickly

Are looking for more than just a job

 

 

Youth Villages MYPAC uses the family-driven, strengths-based wraparound approach. The goal of the MYPAC program is to provide intensive support and assistance to families until a strong formal and informal support network can be developed and built around the child and family that will enable the child to be successful long-term in his or her own home.

 

Within the MYPAC program, our Mental Health Therapists are available to provide in-home therapy, family therapy, individual therapy, and specific therapies to address trauma and substance abuse, if needed. Primary Service Coordinators provide intensive care coordination and help the families to build support teams consisting of natural and formal supports. Youth Villages MYPAC also offers psychiatric evaluation and medication management services through board-certified psychiatrist and psychiatric nurse practitioner.

 

 

Schedule is flexible and non-traditional; based around the availability of youth and families served.

Applicants must have a valid driver’s license, a personal vehicle to use for work purposes and auto insurance.

Community Based staff will be reimbursed for applicable mileage

 

You can be considered for this position if you meet the following qualifications:

 

Master’s degree in social services field; degrees that can be considered include: social work, drug and alcohol education or counseling, psychology, criminal justice, guidance counseling, or marriage and family therapy. Other degrees will have to be evaluated further to determine if they meet the qualifications.

Experience working with at-risk youth and/or families in a volunteer, internship, or paid position; clinical experience is preferred

Willingness/desire to maintain an untraditional schedule

Strong writing skills and experience with electronic documentation

Acceptable driving record- Two or fewer moving violations within the past 36 months

 

 

One of our core values is that we are committed to our staff. We will help you take your career with us wherever you want it to go. We offer staff:

Affordable access to medical, prescription, dental, and vision insurance plans

Tuition Reimbursement and Licensure Supervision

Priority consideration for leadership openings throughout the organization

Mileage and cell phone reimbursement

Retirement savings pension plan and a 403(b) and FSA

Paid time off: Two weeks for vacation, ten paid holidays, and 12 sick days annually

Paid Parental Leave

Supportive leadership and coworkers