Outpatient Therapist - School Based

Overview

Join our team as an Outpatient School Based Therapist, where you'll lead the charge in delivering culturally attuned, empowering mental health support to youth and their families.

Now offering $2,000 sign on bonus for new employees!

As an Outpatient School Based Therapist, you will become a cornerstone in our mission to cultivate a nurturing, transformative educational experience for middle schoolers students in Seattle. In this role, you'll provide therapeutic expertise, compassionate case management, and invaluable consultation services to children and families. Your impact will extend through individual, group, and family therapy sessions, alongside the development and execution of personalized education and behavioral plans for each student. Collaborating closely with school staff, you'll foster a healing-centered environment, ensuring clinical insights resonate throughout classrooms and beyond. Elevate education with us as we empower each student's journey toward growth and well-being. 

ABOUT THE PROGRAM

Seneca's Unconditional Education Programs embody an integrated, responsive special educational model that promotes equitable opportunities for all students and offers community and school-based services in the Washington area. Our team of passionate staff is always willing to work collaboratively and innovative to do whatever it takes to ensure that the needs of all students are met and to establish best practices for serving youth with disabilities. Our school-based Unconditional Education Services are highly tailored to meet each student's unique needs - their parents and other family members are enlisted as partners in designing and implementing their education and treatment plans. Our goal, under the Unconditional Education model, is to provide our students and their families tools and resources so they may thrive within their community.

ABOUT SENECA

Seneca Family of Agencies has been nominated among the Bay Area’s Top Workplaces for several consecutive years. We’re committed to providing traditionally marginalized communities with a network of excellent mental health, community-based, and educational services. We are committed to building a diverse staff and strongly encourage people of color to apply. Our programs deeply engage in conversations and training on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion to bring equity and justice to the youth and families we serve.

Responsibilities

• Work as an effective member of a multidisciplinary team with teachers, counselors, other specialists/educational staff, and program leadership
• This role involves traveling to two schools in Seattle, with an expected caseload of approximately 20-22 students
• Provide interventions including therapy (individual, group, family) and case management for identified students based on school-based referrals, individualized clinical assessment, diagnosis and treatment planning
• Engage caregivers in the treatment process, providing frequent opportunities to discuss student growth and needs
• Provide crisis intervention, including risk screening, assessment, triage, and service linkage
• Utilize crisis communication and de-escalation techniques as per Seneca's crisis response training. This may include intervening with the clients' behavioral program through physical management of the clients, if applicable. Training in additional crisis intervention modalities may be required.
• Provide consultation to other school staff on safety assessments, mental health crises, accessing social service, and in utilizing healing centered techniques to experience success with all students
• Contribute to a strong school culture by participating in or leading small group, classroom or school-wide activities for students that celebrate success and promote joy
• Communicate effectively with families and all others involved in the daily life of the student, including other Seneca programs or outside agencies
• Complete required data collection and service documentation for plan development and to measure the effectiveness of services, inform team decision making, and/or engage in service billing

Qualifications

REQUIRED

• Master’s degree in social work, marriage and family therapy, professional clinical counseling, psychology or related licensure-eligible field
• Eligible to register as a LMFT, LICSW, LMFTA, LSWAIC or LMHC in accordance with the Washington State Department of Health requirements
• At least 21 years of age
• TB test clearance, fingerprinting clearance, and any other state/federal licensing or certification requirements
• Proof of up-to-date COVID-19 vaccination 

SKILLS OF AN IDEAL CANDIDATE

• Ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team to provide comprehensive support for students
• Skilled in conducting assessments, providing individual, group, and family therapy, and developing tailored treatment plans based on clinical assessments
• Strong ability in crisis intervention, including risk assessment, triage, and effective crisis communication and de-escalation techniques to ensure student safety and support

Schedule

• Full-time
• Monday to Friday
• 8:00 - 4:00pm 
• Will required travel to two schools in Seattle, with a schedule that involves alternating between the schools on different days (e.g., one school on Monday, Wednesday, Friday and the other school on Tuesday and Thursday)

Benefits

• Starting at $67,725 - 81,725 annually
• Actual salary is dependent on creditable experience above the minimum qualifications for the role
• Additional compensation provided upon passing bilingual language proficiency exam
• $2000 sign-on bonus!
• Salary increases each year
• Comprehensive employee benefits package:
  • Medical, dental, vision, chiropractic, acupuncture, and fertility coverage
  • Long-term disability, family leave, and life insurance
  • 50% paid premiums for dependents
  • 403b retirement plan
  • Employer-Paid Assistance Plan
• 5 weeks of Paid Time off and 11 Paid Holidays 
• Relocation assistance may be available
• Abundant promotional opportunities across the agency in California and Washington 
  • Seneca is a Public Service Loan Forgiveness certified employer
  • Seneca supports clinicians towards licensure and beyond:
    • We provide individual and group supervision, regular clinical case conferences, and licensure and renewal courses led by field experts
    • Expenses such as outside trainings or licensure fees can be mitigated through your clinical training stipend
    • Promotional opportunities across the agency in California and Washington

Keywords: School-based, Individualized Education Program (IEP), Sensory Integration, Collaboration, Therapeutic Interventions, Inclusive Education, Progress Monitoring

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Salary : $67,725 - $81,725