MST Therapist

Do you have a passion for making a real difference in the lives of people living with mental health challenges and disabilities? At Easterseals PORT Health, we’re seeking a compassionate and dedicated full-time MST Therapist to join our Multi-Systemic Therapy team (MST) in the Statesville and surrounding areas. As a valued member of our collaborative and supportive team, you will work together to transform the lives of individuals by providing a comprehensive range of services that treat the whole person and empower patients to find their way forward.

What You’ll Do

As a MST Therapist, you will conduct MST assessments including review of referral information, identifying, and engaging key participants, identifying systemic strengths and weaknesses, and developing an analysis of the fit of problem behaviors within the ecological context. Engage primary caregiver and other key participants in active change-oriented treatment by identifying and overcoming barriers to engagement. Implement a problem conceptualization, treatment planning, intervention implementation, outcomes review and strategy revision procedure using the MST Analytic Process. Maintain clear and concise documentation of treatment efforts that promote peer and supervisory review and feedback, and that demonstrate compliance with the nine MST Principles and the MST Analytic Process. Ability to engage and collaborate with all relevant systems and key participants within each system, to maintain alignment throughout MST treatment. Provide direct clinical treatment using methods compatible with MST principles and practices. Participate in all MST trainings, supervision, consultation, and MST Therapist development activities.

How You’ll Benefit

Being part of our team means we value and encourage your personal growth and development. You’ll earn a competitive salary $45000-48000 based on your experience. This full-time position offers a flexible nontraditional schedule except for Tuesdays from 10 till 12 for group supervision. We offer competitive benefits to benefits eligible positions.

Our benefits include:

• Paid time off and paid holidays
• Medical, Dental, and Vision Health Benefits an optional Flexible Health Spending Account (FSA)
• Life Insurance, Disability Insurance and more
• 403(b) Retirement Plan
• Employee Assistance Program and Legal services, as needed
• Lots of Merchant Discounts to improve your purchasing power!
• We provide all work tools
• Supervision for licensure!
• We are a Public Student Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) qualifier

What We’re Looking For

To join our team as the MST Therapist you must be able to provide services in various community locations as needed, have working knowledge of Microsoft office suite, experience with Electronic Health Records software, have a passion for helping others and be adept at linking clients to community resources. We also require the following:

• A Master’s degree in clinical or counseling Psychology, Social Work, or a related subject area required, or bachelor’s degree with minimum of one year of experience working with family and/or youth services.
• A valid driver’s license, current auto insurance and a good driving record

Preferred Experience and Knowledge:

Therapy with children and adults using cognitive behavioral techniques. Couples therapy using behaviorally-based approaches. Behavioral therapy targeting school behavior and academic performance. Implementation of interventions within or between systems in the youth’s natural ecology that affect or influence the behavior of the youth (i.e., family, peer, school, and neighborhood). Collaboration and partnership with community agencies. Previous work providing in-home or community-based therapy services. Professional licensure in related field preferred but not required.

If you are a kind, compassionate professional looking to make a significant impact, we invite you to apply for this position and join our mission of enhancing lives and our community. Apply now via our website: www.eastersealsucp.com OR by sending your resume to recruiter@eastersealsucp.com

About Easterseals PORT Health

Easterseals PORT Health is a trustworthy, compassionate partner providing exceptional disability, behavioral health and addiction treatment services to help our neighbors live their best lives. Our diverse and inclusive 2,600-member team provides meaningful support to 40,200 kids, adults and families in 11,000 home, facility and community locations across North Carolina and Virginia.

Our working environment supports employee and client health with a ‘no tobacco’ use policy (tobacco free and smoke free) in all offices, client facilities, properties, and agency vehicles.

We believe that by leveraging the unique strengths and perspectives of our workforce, we can advance our just cause, while building a healthy, sustainable organization. That’s why we listen, seek to understand & act to make ESPH an Inclusive, Diverse, Equitable, Authentic & Learning (IDEAL) organization.

Applicants of all abilities are encouraged to apply!