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JOB TITLE: Therapist

EMPLOYMENT TYPE:  Full-Time, 35 hours/wk

SCHEDULED HOURS: Monday- Friday 10am- 6:30pm Flexibility

PROGRAM/LOCATION: Brook House, Enfield, CT

PC#: 1124 

ABOUT THE PROGRAM: Brook House

A community based group home that provides 24 hour staffing and a built-in therapeutic component for 6 girls, aged 14-21 who have experienced trauma and loss, who have serious emotional and behavioral problems and who have lived in more restrictive programs or institutions. Brook House allows the girls to live in a more normal, natural setting within a community, while providing a high level of support and structure.

ABOUT THE POSITION: Therapist

Position Highlights

• Great way to get your foot in the mental health field.
• Opportunity to grow your skills and take part of trainings.
• Grow invaluable relationships with the clients.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Provides assessment and treatment interventions consistent with fidelity to evidence based model if applicable.
• Documents ongoing client progress and outcomes
• Demonstrates competency in age related or specialty issues and developmental needs for each population served.
• Works with clients to develop appropriate discharge plans utilizing natural supports.
• Maintains collaborative relationships with family members and other service providers
• Provides crisis assessment and intervention to monitor status of clients in crisis.
• Responsible for Maintaining Client and Staff Records According to Agency Policy
• Participates in weekly supervision and meetings to review client and program progress.
• Develops and provides therapeutic group therapy, individual, and family therapy
• Additional responsibilities as required.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Education: Master’s Degree in mental health field

Experience: Demonstrated in-depth knowledge and experience as a psychotherapist working with people with mental illness and/or serious emotional disorders. Demonstrated training and experience in all aspects of mental health treatment, assessment, evaluation and provision of individual, group and family therapy. Relevant experience to program model to which individual is assigned.

Licensure/Certification/Registration: LCSW, LMFT, LPC, or Licensed as Clinical Psychologist in State of CT. preferred, or may be license eligible

WHY CHR:

• Voted Top Workplace 10 years in a row!
• Generous paid time off, including your birthday!
• 403b Retirement Plan contributions
• Competitive insurance premiums
• Discounts on pet, auto, and home insurances as well!
• Education and licensure reimbursement
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness
• NHSC loan repayment program offered at select sites!
• Tuition Reimbursement/Professional Development program

• Career development
  • Internal career fairs- meet directly with a recruiter and discuss your career goals
  • Plenty of growth opportunities (we have over 80 programs state-wide!)
  • Free trainings, clinical supervision, and mentoring available at many programs

• Robust wellness program
• Annual wellness stipend
• 3 free confidential counseling sessions available 24/7 to employees and household dependents through an employee assistance program

• FREE premium subscription to the Calm app (meditations, music, sleep stories and more!) for you and up to 5 family members

• Virtual bring your pet to work lunches, free weekly yoga, employee appreciation events, and more!
• Ample opportunities to get involved and have your voice heard
• Thought-provoking and interactive learning opportunities for all staff focused on increasing diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) throughout the agency

• Employee-lead resource groups
• Leadership luncheons with our CEO
• Join any one of our agency committees!

• Stay informed with frequent updates
  • Weekly video messages directly from our CEO
  • Monthly newsletters
• And much, much more…!

*Many of the benefits listed above are available to all staff regardless of hours worked! Please note that some of the listed benefits may be subject to eligibility.

COMPENSATION RANGE*:  

$53,372 min- $74,728 max., dependent upon experience

*Actual rates are determined at the time of offer and are based off of a strict calculation process, as well as adherence to our internal equity policy. Many of our positions offer program/location differentials and/or sign-on incentives. (Please note, for part-time positions this range would be pro-rated based on hours worked) 

CHR is committed to fostering an inclusive culture that respects differences and honors the experience of our diverse staff. We encourage women, members of ethnic minorities, LGBTQ individuals, people with (dis)abilities, and veterans to apply.

Take the first step to a meaningful career and apply to CHR today!