FAMILY THERAPIST - Fee For Service (FFS)

Children's Home of Reading Youth and Family Services | SafeGuards
 
Now Hiring: Family Therapist 
Location: Reading, PA.
Pay: $35.00 per hour 
Job Type: Fee For Service

Overview:
We are seeking a Family Therapist to Join Our Team at our specialized foster care program, SafeGuards Foster Care. SafeGuards Foster Care is a local agency that provides help to many children in Eastern Pennsylvania with office locations in Reading and Bethlehem.   As a therapist, you will provide weekly individual therapy to enrolled youth and bi-weekly family therapy sessions, attend weekly clinical meetings, and complete family assessments and involvement plans for clients. Therapists also facilitate two group therapy sessions per week. The Therapist will maintain documentation on each client's electronic health record.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Meet with clients and their families on a regular bi-weekly basis


• Runs/co-facilitates therapeutic groups


• Complies with both internal and external requirements for documentation and associated timelines.


• Participate in weekly meeting with clinical team for case conceptualization


• Assists in preparation of treatment plans, court reports, and other clinical documentation.


• Completes quarterly family assessments.


• Assists with victim/sibling's reunification, when warranted


• Assess the status of family involvement and discuss strategies for improvement/relevant attendance with supervisors


• Aids in the assessment of suitability of family members for discharge consideration


• Maintains regular contact with juvenile probation officers and/or caseworkers for case coordination.


• Clinically supervises residents while following program policies and assuring compliance with BARJ principles and best practices within the field.


• Remains on call after hours for a week at a time, several times a year.

Education/Experience:

• Therapeutic training: Master's Degree required.


• A License for LPC, LCSW, MFT or supervision toward this end is preferred.


• Specific training and/or experience with sexual offending population and/or adolescents is preferred.


• Certificates and Licenses


• Valid driver's license required


• One of several clinical licenses preferred

Join Our Team—We’re Better Together!

For more than 140 years, The Children’s Home of Reading has been a pillar of hope, transforming the lives of at-risk children and families. What began as a heartfelt effort by compassionate citizens to shelter just six children has grown into a vital lifeline—now, as CHOR Youth and Family Services, reaching over 4,000 children, adults, and families through more than 35 specialized residential, educational, and community-based programs last year alone.  We realized by aligning with the legacy agencies of Community Prevention Partnership, Edison Court, Safeguards and PA Forensics as CHOR YFS, we believe that real change happens when we work together. 

We’re Better Together, and that’s why we’re looking for compassionate, dedicated, driven and responsible individuals to join our team. Here, you won’t just work—you’ll mentor, guide, and uplift those who need it most. You’ll take on meaningful responsibilities while growing both personally and professionally.

We support our team through comprehensive training and a collaborative environment where every contribution matters, and for our full-time employees we have a great benefits package.  Whether you’re just starting your career or looking for a place to make a real impact, CHOR YFS provides the support, resources, and mission-driven work that turns passion into purpose.

Be a part of something bigger. Join CHOR YFS today—because we’re truly better together.

About Company:

Apis Services, Inc. (a wholly owned subsidiary of Inperium, Inc.) provides a progressive platform for delivering Shared Services to Inperium and its Constellation of affiliate companies. Allowing these entities to advance their mission and vision. By exploring geographical program expansion and focusing on quality outcome measures to create cost savings that result in reinvestment into the organizations stakeholders through capacity creation and employee compensation betterment. 

Apis Services, Inc. and affiliate’s provide equal employment opportunities for all employees and applicants for employment in compliance with all federal and all applicable state and local laws and regulations, including nondiscrimination in hiring and employment. All employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, ancestry, age, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, genetic information, marital status, pregnancy/childbirth, veteran status or any other basis protected by law. This policy of non-discrimination and equal employment opportunities extends to every phase and aspect of hiring and employment.