LICSW/A - School-Based Clinician - Kent School District

SIGNING BONUS Associate License $3000/Fully Licensed $5000

Valley Cities vision is to be the trusted leader in providing integrated, quality, and recovery-oriented behavioral health services to achieve healthy, happy, and compassionate communities.

Our mission is Compassion. It is Connection, and it is Community.

Why Choose Us:

At Valley Cities Behavioral Health, we believe in nurturing the potential of every member of our team. Our caring, professional staff is Valley Cities’ most important asset – the very heart and center of who we are. Every day, we strive to ensure that your experience working at Valley Cities reflects the importance of your role as we carry out our mission. As a School Based Clinician at VC, you'll embark on an exciting journey with us, laying the foundation for a rewarding career. As an FT team member, you'll unlock a world of benefits, including medical, dental, vision, disability, retirement, paid time off, and 11 paid holidays.

• Ability to work from home for part of the week using telehealth.
• Part-time or full-time opportunities, with flexible schedule options.
• Qualifying site for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program.
• Supervision and supportive onboarding process for new psychiatrists.
• Opportunities for professional development and leadership.
• Opportunity to join our on-call/per diem provider pool for additional income.

Job Summary:

Are you ready to join a passionate and dynamic multidisciplinary treatment team at Valley Cities? Our team-based care model revolves around holistic, person- and family-centered approaches, addressing all aspects of recovery. By incorporating evidence-based practices such as DBT, EMDR, CBT for Psychosis, and WRAP, we assist clients on their journeys toward recovery. Our diverse treatment teams, comprising therapists, case managers, peer support specialists, employment specialists, addiction specialists, and psychiatry providers, collaboratively provide high-quality, team-based care!

Location: Kent, WA

Signing Bonus $3000 Associates level/$5000 Fully Licensed

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide treatment services to include treatment planning, individual counseling, group counseling, and case management.
• Develop and maintain working knowledge of community resources. Assist clients and caregivers in identifying and utilizing a range of resources to meet their needs.
• Demonstrate an ability to utilize evidence-based practices and best practices relevant to target populations, including DBT, TF-CBT, Play Therapy, and MI.
• Make use of outcome measures to assess client needs, track client progress, and make clinical decisions. Record outcome measures in clinical record as required by contract and agency policy.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in social work
• Washington State licensed as a LICSW/A required.

Experience:

• Experience providing mental health services to children, adolescents, and families.
• Experience working with populations exposed to trauma, chronic poverty, chronic health conditions, homelessness, and marginalization, and individuals with co-occurring disorders.

Schedule:

• For a School Based Clinician at Valley Cities Behavioral Health, you will utilize evidence-based best practices to provide mental health treatment services to children and adolescents, primarily in a school-based setting, but will also take place in Valley Cities clinics, client homes, and community locations. Discussion of schedules is encouraged during the interview process from both candidate and hiring manager.

We are dedicated to Equal Opportunity Employment & embrace the contributions of a diverse and inclusive workforce. Valley Cities Counseling and Consultation is an Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities/Women/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans and does not unlawfully discriminate under federal, state, or local laws. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, or protected veteran status.

This employer participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S. If E-Verify cannot confirm that you are authorized to work, this employer is required to give you written instructions and an opportunity to contact Department of Homeland Security (DHS) or Social Security Administration (SSA) so you can begin to resolve the issue before the employer can take any action against you, including terminating your employment. Employers can only use E-Verify once you have accepted a job offer and completed the Form I-9.