Opal: Food Body Wisdom is an eating disorder treatment facility in the University District of Seattle, Washington that offers intensive day treatment as well as outpatient services. We are looking for skilled individuals who want to join our team to provide quality treatment and work along side a passionate and caring staff. See www.opalfoodandbody.com to learn more.

Job Title: Milieu Therapist, Part-Time

Responsibilities: 

• Provide a safe, supportive, and encouraging environment for the partial hospitalization program clients.
• Provide direct client care throughout day by means of:
  • Eating with clients at meals and snack times
  • Monitoring bathroom use for eating disordered behaviors
  • Socializing and observing clients during breaks and transitions in programming
• Assist staff dietitians with tasks related to client care, including preparing food/meals/snacks, eating with clients, doing dishes, grocery shopping with clients, cleaning/tidying kitchen, etc.
• Assist staff therapists with tasks related to client care, including co-facilitating various therapy groups, offering therapeutic support to clients during meals, etc.
• Maintain clinical documentation and other administrative tasks required for competent care
• Collaborate with other members of a dynamic, multi-disciplinary treatment team
• Help with training new milieu staff
• Perform front desk administrative tasks, including front desk coverage, as needed
• Stay up to date with the front desk coverage plan, with follow up training as needed

Requirements: 

• An Associate’s degree, bachelor’s degree, or working towards bachelor’s degree. Emphasis in the study of Psychology desired but not required.
• Live, behave and talk in a way that reflects a non-diet, non-weight biased relationship with food and body.
• Exhibit a high degree of confidentiality and personal boundary setting
• Experience and/or understanding of eating disorders is highly desired; experience in other mental health field beneficial
• Openness to learn new skills and take risks
• Able to address conflict with directness and compassion
• Comfortable with basics of nutrition, ie meal planning, basic cooking skills, grocery shopping, etc.
• Alignment with a Health at Every Size and a weight-inclusive approach to healthcare.

Hours: 

We are hiring Part-Time Milieu Therapists. Part-time positions would be 1-3 shifts a week. Shifts are 7:30am-4:00pm or 10:00am-6:30pm, Monday-Friday. On-Call hours are also available, beyond the permanent shifts that would be given upon hire.

Compensation: 

$22.50 - $26.00/hour. Compensation based on education and experience.

Vaccines:  All Opal staff are required to be fully vaccinated with either a two-shot series of an mRNA vaccine or the one-shot J&J vaccine, along with a booster of an mRNA vaccine and Bivalent covid vaccination booster. As the CDC updates its recommendation on boosters, we ask our staff to comply with the most current recommendations regarding vaccinations and boosters. Annual flu shots are required by December 15th of each year. Opal will honor religious accommodations requests under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and medical accommodations via the American Disabilities Act.

Interested?

Apply here through Bamboo.

Questions can be sent to steph@opalfoodandbody.com 

Opal’s Aspiration: To contribute to a world where all are able to live fully with freedom

Opal’s Vision: To inspire cultural change regarding food, body, movement and mental health

Opal’s Mission: To free people from diet culture by offering eating disorder treatment for food, body and exercise concerns

Staff Values: Better Together. Curiosity and Learning. Do it. Self-Inquiry. Repeat. Change the Script.