Description

Willapa Behavioral Health & Wellness is in search of a full time, compassionate, flexible, and self-motivated School Based Mental Health Therapist to join our School Based team. Provide mental health treatment using a systemic lens to children, youth, and families in a school setting. Ongoing assessment of treatment outcomes is important. Applicable practices include the utilization of assessments to diagnose mental health disorders and to monitor treatment growth. As a member of the school-based team, you will provide support and take part in weekly consultation meetings—work within agency policies and procedures and state and federal statutes, and professional code of ethics. As essential worker provides services in person.

• Full time: Schedule 5 – 8-hour shifts, all year – including summers.
• Moving assistance/sign on bonus $1,000 based on length of move.
• $25.00 – 31.00 based on experience, $240.00 wellness initiative, and $500.00 annual for self-development workshops. Training enhancing organizational goals paid at 100%.
• Washington does not have a state income tax for residents.

Benefits:

• National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program site $50,000 - 2 years’ service

• Medical, dental, vision, life insurance, retirement, pet insurance, four weeks of paid vacation, sick leave and 12 paid holidays for holidays on regularly scheduled work days when office is closed.
• Details of benefits listed below;
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Willapa Behavioral Health and Wellness is an outpatient treatment provider. We are nationally accredited and have provided high quality care with experienced professionals to Pacific County since 1986. Services include mental health programs for adults, children & families, case management, chemical and problem gambling treatments, peer services, domestic violence perpetrator treatment, co-occurring disorders, medically assisted treatment, psychiatric prescribing, trauma sensitive primary care, and 24/7 mobile crisis services. We have grown, to three locations, and feel that that is the sweet spot for us. We do not wish to grow larger as we would like to preserve our unique culture and foster a culture of kindness and family.

Working for Willapa Behavioral Health allows you quick access to the coast and beautiful landscape. The areas that we are located have affordable housing, beautiful views, and outdoor activities. Our Raymond and Montesano locations are located approximately 3 hours from Portland and 2 hours from Seattle, and our Long Beach location is 2 hours from Portland and 3 hours from Seattle, all located in a beautiful, calm setting.

If you are looking to serve humanity and make a difference, we are the place you want to be. Rural health allows for the opportunity to make a difference in people’s lives, learn new skills and be a part of a community.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in social work, Counseling, Marriage and Family therapy, or a related field, and certification as a Mental Health Professional.
• A minimum of at least two years of experience working with at-risk kids.
• Experience in providing counseling services to individuals, families, and groups.
• General knowledge of systemic approaches.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, computer proficiency to document in the electronic medical record (EMR) and utilize telehealth and Microsoft office suite.
• Undergo and pass a criminal background check upon initial employment and any subsequent statements required by the agency.
• Meet requirements of the agency’s drug-free workplace policy.
• Excellent customer service with a client focus.
• Able to sit, stand and move for long hours at a time and lift to 25 pounds.
• Current driver’s license, working vehicle, able to drive occasionally, and driving record that passes insurance company’s underwriting guidelines.
• Able to drive in daylight, darkness, and typical Northwest weather conditions.
• Essential worker providing in person delivery of care.
• Compliance with Washington’s vaccination requirements for health care workers.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working with children, adolescents, and families.
• Child Mental Health Specialization.
• Experience providing treatment services in the community.
• Cultural competence-namely the impact culture has on the therapeutic relationship, including that of the therapist.

Diversity Statement

We embrace and encourage our staff’ differences in age, color, disability, ethnicity, family or marital status, gender identity or expression, language, national origin, physical and mental ability, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, veteran status, and other characteristics such as personality and personal interests that make our staff unique.