Social Worker, Mental Health Counselor

Job Description:

Adventurelore LLC is looking for full-time social worker or mental health counselor. Our counselors are masters level clinicians. They will be providing Individual counseling and group counseling using adventure-based techniques combined with traditional counseling methods. Our therapists understand that the most important part of their work is the therapeutic relationship. Every clinician is assigned a case load for individual clients and assigned as a co-facilitator for groups.

Program Design:

• During the school year we run primarily small therapeutic adventure-based groups out of our site in Danville NH. For most of these group we take vehicles and pick students up from their school district and bring them back to our site or another location. We do structured challenge activities as well as more wilderness adventure experiences. These programs are typically 4-5 hours long.
• In the afternoons and evenings we run our adventure-based counseling practice as well as our therapeutic mentoring program for non-masters level facilitators. Sessions run an hour at a time and are based out of our office in Danville.
• During the Summer we continue with some groups and counseling, but we have more variety of needs. We do more team-building programs for sports teams, community groups etc. We also run a high adventure summer camp program that travels the Acadia area of Maine and the White Mountains in NH. Trips are 5-8 days. Staff are typically assigned to 2-3 trips per summer.
• Lastly we do some large group programs at school sites in the fall and spring. Anywhere from 40-200 students at a time. These groups are more psycho-educational, but the groups are all run through experiential learning.

For a better understanding of our program please visit our website www.adventurelore.org. Then give us a call we would love to talk to you about our work. Office: 603-382-4661

Requirements:

• 2 recommendations from people who can attest to the quality of your work. Applications that include recommendations that can speak to your ability to work with children and teenagers are appreciated.
• Applicants are required to be at least in the process of completing a masters degree in counseling or social work.
• Must be a self starter. Individuals in this program must take initiative and take pride in their work
• Must excel at forming strong therapeutic relationships with children and teenagers.
• Must be physically capable of doing all activities while assisting others. (You are not required to be an expert, but if you are tought the skills you must be physically capable of assisting others while doing them) examples: Hiking, mountain biking, rock climbing, kayaking, canoeing, etc.
• Applicants must have a good sense of humor and the ability to use that sense of humor in an appropriate and positive way to connect with youth.

Appreciated Skills:

• Strong background working with youth.
• Background in adventure programming
• Background in physical education
• Background in recreational therapy or other related modalities.
• Strong outdoors experience
• Leadership skills.
• A background in athletics.

Pay:

• Salary

Benefits:

• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Retirement plan
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance

Why Adventurelore?

• We are a small program of professionals who thrive off of positive energy and a family atmosphere that is more relaxed (but professional) than a typical clinical setting.
• Primarily community based programming so you are rarely required to travel often.
• One of the only therapy programs in the area that allows you to do community-based adventure therapy.
• 43 years of experience in the field. We've grown with the field and we've literally helped write the book on it. As far as we know Dr. Jason Holder was the first to ever write a book about using adventure-based therapy for individual client sessions. As a small program you will have an opportunity to grow as a professional. We give constant feedback and support to all of our staff on top of weekly supervision for our therapists.
• Competitive pay in the field. For bachelors level or new non-licensed clinicians we provide very competitive pay to any other community based program. As you move up in experience like obtaining a masters or becoming licensed your pay increases and it is also adjusted with time, experience, and cost of living.
• Great location. Not far from 101. You can quickly get on the highway to get up north or over to the seacoast. 70 minutes to Plymouth and 30 minutes to the ocean.

Who is a good fit for us?

• Intuitively good decision makers.
• Someone with a great sense of humor and knows how to use it effectively.
• Individuals who are driven to grow and do their best work.
• People who are physically capable to not only participate in all activities, but capable of physically doing activities while facilitating others with little or no experience. We can teach the hard skills, but you must have the energy and physical capability to facilitate others.
• Someone who thrives and enjoys a fast paced environment that demands a lot of energy, but at the end of the day you can go home and do the other things you love to do in your life.
• Our schedule varies based on groups and clients each day.

If you have questions please contact us in our main office 603-382-4661. You can also email us directly at .

This Company Describes Its Culture as:

• Innovative -- innovative and risk-taking
• People-oriented -- supportive and fairness-focused
• Team-oriented -- cooperative and collaborative

Contract Length:

• 1 year

Full Time Opportunity:

• Yes

Hours per week:

• Less than 10
• 10-19
• 20-29
• 30-39

Job Types: Full-time, Contract

Pay: $50,000.00 - $85,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee discount
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Professional development assistance
• Retirement plan

Healthcare setting:

• Outpatient

Medical specialties:

• Public Health

Patient demographics:

• Adolescents
• Children

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Education:

• Master's (Required)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $50,000 - $85,000