School Based Early Childhood Therapist

$3000 Bonus: $1200 upon hire; $600 following 90 days of employment; $1200 following 1 year of employment. 

NYFS is actively recruiting for a School Based Early Childhood Therapist with master’s degrees (license preferred). To apply, please email your resume and cover letter to [email protected] 

School Based Early Childhood Therapist Scope: NYFS has partnerships with the Centennial, Mounds View, and St. Anthony/New Brighton school districts, providing therapy in the school to students. This position is in the early childhood and kindergarten programs in the Mounds View District. Providing early intervention services to young students, their families and support to the school.

The position is full-time for 42 weeks during the school year. NYFS is open to applicants who want to work full-time year-round and to those who want to work part-time in the summer.

Responsibilities:

·         Embed mental health services into the early childhood education center, providing therapeutic services, along with mental health consultation to school staff.

·         Completes Diagnostic Assessments utilizing DC-05 using trauma-responsive, culturally responsive, and age-appropriate assessment tools, resulting in clinical diagnosis.

·         Develops individualized treatment plans which define plan of services and intervention; updates treatment plans according to regulatory requirements and as appropriate.

·         Involving client caregivers in assessment, treatment planning and ongoing care.

·         Independently provides individual, family, or group therapy as needed to address patient treatment needs; provides crisis intervention services as appropriate.

·         Services are provided in a school setting but will also offer sessions in-home or in the clinic as needed.

·         Works well with school staff and community partners and invested in collaborative care with other providers in clients’ lives.

·         Provide training and consultation to school staff and students around mental health issues and recovery strategies

·         Completes documentation and billing in a timely manner in accordance with NYFS guidelines and all relevant HIPAA and DHS guidelines.

·         Provides culturally responsive, trauma-responsive, community-based, and developmentally appropriate care.

·         Actively contributes to weekly case consultation, staff meetings, and agency and community events as assigned.

·         Abides by all professional ethical standards.

Required Qualifications: 

·         Master’s or PhD in Social Work, Psychology, Professional Counseling, or Marriage and Family Therapy.

·         Has, or is on track towards independent clinical licensure, meeting professional eligibility requirements (for example, social workers need to have LGSW).

Preferred Qualifications:

·         LICSW, LMFT, LP, or LPCC

·         Training and experience in the treatment of individuals who have experienced trauma.

·         Training in early childhood diagnosis (DC 0-5) and interventions (Child Parent Psychotherapy, Circle of Security, etc.).

·         Art therapy, Play Therapy, Couples/Family Therapy, or Group Therapy training or interest.

·         Clinical Supervision experience or interest.

Strong candidates will have a solid understanding of their own culture and practice sensitivity and respect to the cultural backgrounds of clients as well as other staff. NYFS welcomes clients as well as staff with diverse cultural/ethnic identities, sexual orientations, gender identities, disabilities, and socioeconomic backgrounds.

Salary Range:

$25.50 to $31.25 per hour ($53,000 to $65,000 full time equivalent annual pay if year-round) based on licensure, experience, and specialized training and skills (trauma modalities, languages spoken, clinical supervisor, etc.)

NYFS Benefits:

·         Competitive benefits include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and short- and long-term disability. 401k that matches at 3%, vested immediately. Options to contribute to health savings account (HSA) and flexible spending account (FSA).

·         Generous Paid Time Off, Reasonable Time Off (similar to sick time), and Holiday policy.

·         $500 stipend to seek out training with 5 CEU days.

·         Reimbursement for Licensure fees.

·         Flexible schedule collaboratively determined with your supervisor with options for remote work. Staff may work from home on Fridays.

·         The final week of the year NYFS closes services to ensure all staff have a paid collective week off to support work sustainability.

·         Bi-weekly clinical supervision provided for all staff – regardless of level of licensure as part of traumatic stress wellness plan.

·         Many agency sponsored training opportunities including specific trauma modalities (TF-CBT, NET, CCPT) and cultural responsiveness trainings quarterly.

·         In-depth reflective weekly clinical consultation as part of a multi-disciplinary team.

Agency Overview:

Northeast Youth and Family Services (NYFS) is a community-based nonprofit founded in 1976 serving Northeast Ramsey County. NYFS provides trauma and culturally responsive clinic-based, and school based mental health services, domestic and sexual violence services, and community-based services including diversion programming, youth development programming, and community advocacy with offices in Shoreview and White Bear Lake. We have long-standing partnerships with 15 municipalities in Ramsey County; NYFS’ services are genuinely community-driven.

Who We Are:

NYFS lives its deep values around providing integrative care for the whole family with a focus on youth, young adults, and their caregivers. Staff are dedicated, innovative, and mission-driven, offering authentic, relational, client-centered care. The team is playful, creative, growth-oriented, down-to-earth, and hardworking – and we laugh a lot! We are committed to genuine integration of trauma and culturally responsive care across the agency. As a trauma-responsive organization, NYFS is actively invested in organizational supports for staff wellness and work sustainability. We believe in a family-first work environment, rather than seeking work/life balance.

We are committed to a policy of equal employment opportunity in recruitment, hiring, training, and promotion of persons based on merit, qualifications, and competence. We do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, creed, national origin, sex, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, place of residence, political affiliation, veterans’ status, or status with regard to public assistance, or any other class protected by local, state, or federal law. NYFS provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities upon request.