Clinical Therapist -Child & Family

Here at Resilience Therapy, we believe in creating the best atmosphere for our clients and employees and making our community stronger one family at a time. Our mission is to cultivate resilience and emotional wellness for children and families. We love to see children and families thrive. Our vision is that children, teens, and families are equipped with coping skills that help them recover and grow from life difficulties and that the youth of today feel validated and supported so they can become healthy adults and parents in the future. Our values include: relationship, integrity, courage, hope and healing, fun, laughter, creativity, diversity and inclusion. To learn more about our values and work, please visit our website. We are an empathic, fun, dynamic, and supportive team who values working collaboratively and helping improve the resilience and emotional wellness of our community.

Resilience Therapy, a group private practice in Tucson, is looking for a full-time (25 client hours per week) or part-time (15 client hours per week) child, teen, and family therapist with high personal integrity and high standards of practice to join our group practice. We seek a committed therapist who can create tailored, client-centered approaches and engage in culturally sensitive, strength-based, and trauma-aware services. Candidate must be compassionate, ethical, independent, driven, collaborative, and creative. We are looking for a new team member who can bring a fun and positive attitude and build connections with the team. The candidate will be an employee of Resilience Therapy.

We are located in the Village Offices at Camp Lowell and Swan. Requirements include having your associate level license (LMSW or LAC) or independently licensed to practice therapy in the State of Arizona and have 1 year of previous experience working as a therapist with children and adolescents. Compensation is percentage based commission on income received, and paid out bi-weekly. Therapist must have a niche(s) (children, art, trauma, grief, yoga, EMDR, family, etc.) and be willing to market themselves to grow their referral base and recognition in the community.

Requirements are:

• Master's degree in counseling, or social work
• Current State of Arizona license as a LMSW, LCSW, LAC, or LPC
• Willing to work 25-30 client hours per week for full time or 15 client hours per week for part time
• Experience working with children, teens and families in therapy
• Commit to working at Resilience Therapy for a minimum of two years
• Have knowledge about child development
• Able to provide in-office therapy sessions
• Complete a background check
• Obtain a fingerprint clearance card
• Prior private practice experience is a plus

THERAPIST DUTIES:

Demonstrates clinical excellence through:

• Offering individual therapy, family therapy, and/or parent guidance that is trauma-aware and values collaboration;
• Completing culturally and contextually-sensitive intake assessments;
• Thoughtfully diagnosing and completing a treatment plan that is client-centered
• Ethical practices and follows the core values of the profession
• Helping clients achieve their therapeutic goals through provided treatment
• Seeking advanced knowledge in specialization areas relevant to pediatrics;
• Working collaboratively with team members and community partners.
• Motivated to manage clinical caseload

Competencies:

• Knowledgeable about ethical standards;
• Strong rapport-building skills with children and parents;
• Value-based and practices with integrity;
• Collaborative and team-oriented;
• Knowledgeable about child development;
• Able to engage children using fun and creative approaches
• Trained in and/or demonstrates a desire to learn evidence-based and feedback-informed clinical treatments as well as the capacity to individualize.

We provide:

• Steady stream of referrals
• Competitive compensation based on percentage based commission pay (% x client rate = pay per session)
• Flexible schedule
• Opportunity to tailor caseloads to meet clinician interests/specialties and desired work/life harmony
• Individual consultation with our Clinical Director
• Supervision
• Paid sick time
• Paid vacation after one year of employment
• Eight Paid Holidays each year
• Health insurance/medical costs reimbursement plan, after 3 months of employment
• Opportunity for an annual professional stipend for training or materials, after 1 year of employment
• Team activities and service days
• Supportive team environment
• Comfortable office space
• Overhead costs including office rent, EHR services, computer, liability insurance, phone, email, marketing, therapeutic and office supplies

This position is perfect for you if you’re:

• Aligned with Resilience Therapy’s mission, vision, and values.
• Passionate about helping children, teens and families
• Able to commit to being on our team for at least two years
• Energized by helping others in a team and contributing to the growth of Resilience Therapy
• Believes in equitable care by and for all and practices anti-racism work.
• Creative, engaged in doing good work, and excited by furthering our mission to cultivate resilience and emotional wellness for children and families.
• Able to take direct and constructive feedback and run with it.
• Highly values ethical behavior and lives by core values

This position is not right for you if you’re:

• Someone just looking for a job to clock in and out of.
• Someone who doesn’t feel passion for our mission, vision and values.
• Someone who’s not a team player or prefers not to work collaboratively.
• Someone who wants to own their own business in the near future. If that’s you, awesome! But we’re not the place for you. We dedicate a lot of time to our team, and provide the flexibility, autonomy and space to allow each member of our team to get creative in their role and have the opportunity to grow in their role. The ideal person is invested in time and energy at Resilience Therapy.
• Someone who doesn’t like to hop in and help others get their work done - we highly value teamwork.

Resilience Therapy is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees

Application Instructions:

In order to be considered for the position, you must have a license to practice therapy in the state of Arizona. Please submit the following:

1. Cover letter

2. Resume

3. Two letters of recommendation (this can be submitted later)

Attention: Susie Munsey, LCSW (Owner & Clinical Director)

Visit www.resiliencetherapyaz.com to learn more about Resilience Therapy.