Youth Trauma Therapist

About us:

When you join the Arrowleaf team, you are committing to a meaningful career where your work will make a difference for your neighbors throughout Southern Illinois and strengthen our region as a whole. You’ll have a chance to build well-being not just for the people you work with, but for yourself as well, as you gain life-changing experiences, enjoy highly competitive benefits, and experience unmatched opportunities for advancement.

Mission: Arrowleaf’s mission is to help all Southern Illinoisans reach their full potential. We provide resources and opportunities that support individuals of all ages so they can thrive, make our communities more vibrant, and build economic prosperity that benefits everyone.

Vision: We envision a Southern Illinois where all individuals are contributing to a community that is safe and vibrant for everyone.

Visit our website: myarrowleaf.org/employment to learn more about Arrowleaf

Home Office: Union County Office (UCO).

Area of Focus: Behavioral Health

Program(s): Behavioral Health – Outpatient Mental Health Programming helps individuals build life skills and well-being through behavioral health counseling, psychiatric care, and other care coordination and support services.

Immediate Supervisor: Assistant Director of Behavioral Health – Megan Harmon

Hours of Work: Full-time, 40 hours/week. After-hours on-call rotation required.

Youth Trauma Therapist Minimum Qualifications: Master’s Degree in Human Services. Qualifies as Qualified Mental Health Professional (QMHP). License eligible (LCSW/LCPC); TF-CBT and/or EMDR trained within 18 months.

Youth Trauma Therapist Skills & Knowledge: Knowledge of various behavioral and human development theories and practices; ability to understand mental health and substance use diagnoses, treatment planning processes, and evidence-based curriculums; knowledge of local health and human services resources; knowledge of basic crisis intervention and conflict resolution techniques; excellent written and oral communication skills; excellent computer skills; ability to work with diverse populations.

Youth Trauma Therapist Special Requirements: Travels to off-site/community-based locations for direct service delivery; participates in after-hours crisis response rotation; ability to schedule evening appointments; maintains and provides proof of a valid driver’s license; maintains and provides proof of personal vehicle liability insurance; at least 21 years of age.

Youth Trauma Therapist job duties include, but are not limited to:

• Intervenes and evaluates consumers and establishes diagnoses. Develops treatment plans collaboratively with consumers by defining goals, specific outcomes, and time frames for treatment.
• Intervenes therapeutically to change attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors of consumers to improve individual and family-level functioning.
• Provides crisis intervention to stabilize consumers’ conditions by utilizing short-term crisis intervention techniques and/or referral to other support services.
• Maintains networking and referral contacts with other human service providers both internally and externally.
• Completes required monthly direct service hours to consumers as defined on the Direct Service Requirement sheet.
• Carries a caseload as assigned by supervisor.
• Facilitates comprehensive consumer care by providing case management services.
• Effectively teaches life-management skills to consumers.
• Provides and arranges transportation services to consumers, assisting with the transfer of skills to their natural environment.
• Demonstrates active involvement in supervision and clinical staffings.
• Screens, assesses, and provides interventions for consumers exhibiting symptoms of trauma.
• Provides a minimum of eight (8) hours per week of on-site services at the Child Advocacy Center (CAC) to be available for walk-in and scheduled therapy appointments.
• Participates in forensic interviews in the role of mental health liaison, providing clinical insight during and following the interview process.
• Provides resources, psychoeducation, and safety planning to clients and families following forensic interviews.
• Attends and actively participates in monthly Multi-Disciplinary Team Meetings (MDTM) for each assigned county.
• Other duties as assigned.
  

• Professional & upward mobility opportunities 
• A family-oriented atmosphere 
• Health wellbeing stipend ($200 per fiscal year, after 6 month probation period)
• Health and dental  insurance options. 
• Dental, vision and health available after 1st day of the month after 60 calendar days of employment
• Up to $50,000 life insurance policy
• Travel reimbursement
• Up to 368 hours of paid time off just within your first year of employment! Includes 14 paid holidays, up to 40 hours personal time, 12 sick days, 40 hours bereavement leave, 12 vacation days (6 month probation period), and 8 hours volunteer paid time off per year.
• Additional opportunities for compensation are available above starting salary!

*This is a barganing unit position. 

Questions? visit myarrowleaf.org/employment or call 618-658-3079 to learn more!

Arrowleaf is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Arrowleaf will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations unless the accommodation will impose an undue hardship. If you require a reasonable accommodation in completing this application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please direct your inquiries to Human Resources.