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Job Details
GROUP THERAPIST
Exciting Opportunity: Join Our Team as a Mental Health Therapist at CRCSI!
Position: Full-Time Group Therapist (Mental Health Therapist)
Location: New Directions K-12 Private Academic School and Child Partial Hospitalization Program, Connellsville, PA
Are you passionate about making a positive impact on the lives of children and adolescents? Chestnut Ridge Counseling Services, Inc. (CRCSI) is looking for a dedicated Mental Health Therapist to join our team and provide group therapy at our New Directions program.
What You'll Do:
As a Group Therapist, you'll play a crucial role in helping children and adolescents achieve their mental health and educational goals. Your responsibilities will include:
- Daily Group Therapy: Conduct engaging and impactful group therapy sessions for your assigned caseload.
- Behavioral Interventions: Implement individualized interventions in the classroom to support each child's treatment plan.
- Symptom Alleviation: Work towards reducing mental health symptoms to improve functioning at home, in the community, and at school.
- K-12 Services: Provide essential mental health services to children in grades K-12.
Program Goals:
- Therapeutic Environment: Create a supportive space where children can receive mental health treatment while pursuing their educational objectives.
- Preventive Care: Help prevent the need for higher levels of care, such as inpatient psychiatric hospitalization and Residential Treatment Facility (RTF) placements.
- Step-Down Services: Facilitate a smooth transition from inpatient hospitals or RTFs, reducing the length of stays in higher levels of care.
- Educational Support: Operate a Pennsylvania Department of Education Licensed Private Academic School for students from surrounding school districts.
Why You'll Love Working With Us:
- Work-Life Balance: Enjoy a consistent Monday through Friday schedule from 7:30 am to 3:30 pm with no evenings, overnights, weekends, or holidays.
- Comprehensive Benefits:
- Medical Insurance: United Healthcare Medical Insurance with low premium costs.
- Dental Insurance: United Healthcare Dental Insurance at no cost to you.
- Vision Insurance: United Healthcare Vision Insurance with low premium costs.
- Additional Benefits: Long-term disability policy, life insurance, accidental death and dismemberment policy at no cost to you, and a 5% 401k employer match after six months of employment.
Join CRCSI and be part of a team that is dedicated to making a difference in the lives of children and adolescents. If you're ready to take on this rewarding role and contribute to a supportive and dynamic environment, apply today!
Qualifications
Education: Bachelor’s degree in a human service field.
Experience: One year mental health experience preferred
Other Requirements: PA State Criminal, Child Abuse Certification, and FBI Clearances
