What are the responsibilities and job description for the CAT Therapist position at Child Guidance Center?
Description
Join CGC – where your career supports healing, growth and endless possibilities.
For over 70 years, our professionally trained staff have helped position clients for success through a whole-health, whole-family approach. We don’t just serve children and adolescents—we support their siblings, caregivers, and extended families, because we believe long-term healing happens in the community.
Each year, we serve over 5,000 individual children—and more than 15,000 family members—with compassion, integrity, and innovation. When you join CGC, you become part of a mission-driven organization where your work truly matters.
Now Hiring: Community Action Team (CAT) Therapist – Jacksonville, FL
Full-Time | Field-Based (Home, School & Community Visits) | Exempt (Salaried)
Are you passionate about making a real impact in the lives of youth and families? Do you thrive in a dynamic, team-centered environment where every day brings new opportunities to support resilience and recovery?
We’re looking for a dedicated community mental health Therapist to join our innovative and compassionate Community Action Team (CAT). As a CAT Therapist, you’ll play a vital role in helping children, teens, and young adults (ages 6–21) and their families avoid out-of-home placements by providing wraparound therapeutic services designed to promote stability, healing, and improved outcomes at home, in school, and in the community.
What You’ll Do:
- Provide therapy and counseling services in homes, schools, and other community settings.
- Collaborate closely with a multidisciplinary team, clients, and families to create meaningful treatment plans.
- Maintain a flexible schedule, including phone availability until 8:00 PM and occasional evening or weekend visits, to best meet client needs.
- Contribute to a positive, high-performance culture by meeting clinical, and administrative standards.
- Maintain accurate, timely clinical documentation using an electronic health records (EHR).
- Support continuous quality improvement through regular supervision, peer reviews, and team collaboration.
Compensation and Benefits:
- Base salary starting at $53,500.00, commensurate with licensure and experience
- Additional pay for bilingual skills
- Discretionary annual bonus based on individual and company performance
- Generous PTO package
- Mileage reimbursement
- Medical/Dental/Vision Coverage
- 401(k) with 3% employer match
- Flexible Spending Plan for medical and dependent coverage
- Licensure reimbursement
- Annual Professional Development stipend
- Licensure supervision
- Unparalleled mentoring and support
Requirements
Education and Experience Requirements:
- A conferred master’s degree from a license-eligible program in Mental Health Counseling, Social Work, or Marriage & Family Therapy, with eligibility to register as an intern in the state of Florida (already-licensed clinicians are welcome to apply — see Preferred Experience below).
- Strong clinical skills including diagnostic ability (ICD/DSM), treatment planning, and family-centered care.
- Comfort using EHR systems and Microsoft Office tools.
- A flexible, culturally sensitive, and collaborative approach.
- Reliable transportation and a valid driver’s license, as this role involves regular travel to homes, schools, and community sites.
- Level 2 clearance from DCF Clearing house - https://info.flclearinghouse.com
Preferred Experience:
- A current FL LCSW, LMHC, or LMFT
- Experience providing family therapy and creating treatment plans using current DSM/ICD criteria
Ready to make a difference? Apply today!
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ADA Disclaimer: In developing this job description, care was taken to include all competencies needed to successfully perform in this position. However, for Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) purposes, the essential functions of the job may or may not have been described for purposes of ADA reasonable accommodation. All reasonable accommodation requests will be reviewed and evaluated on a case-by-case basis.
Salary : $53,500 - $54,500