What are the responsibilities and job description for the Mental Health Therapist position at Embark Behavioral Health?
Location: 266 Left Fork Hobble Creek Canyon Road, Springville, UT 84663
Schedule: Monday - Friday (9 am - 5 pm) Flexible
Position Type: Full-Time, Onsite
Sign-On Bonus: $5,000
Salary:
Students live in a family style residence where community and interpersonal relationships are encouraged. Our staff offer guidance and support to adolescents and their families that include multi-modal family system approaches to amplify and solidify change.
Responsibilities
Embark does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, veteran status, or any other protected status under applicable laws. Accommodations are available for applicants with disabilities.
Schedule: Monday - Friday (9 am - 5 pm) Flexible
Position Type: Full-Time, Onsite
Sign-On Bonus: $5,000
Salary:
- Associate Licensed Clinicians: $75,000 – $80,000/year (DOE)
- Fully Licensed Clinicians: $80,000 – $87,000/year (DOE)
Students live in a family style residence where community and interpersonal relationships are encouraged. Our staff offer guidance and support to adolescents and their families that include multi-modal family system approaches to amplify and solidify change.
Responsibilities
- Facilitate Individual, Family, and Group Therapy: Conduct therapy sessions that integrate trauma-informed care and systemic approaches to create meaningful change in families.
- Personalized Caseloads: Manage a focused caseload of no more than 6 clients, providing high-quality, individualized care with a commitment to family programming and parent coaching.
- Evidence-Based Practices: Emphasize your knowledge and experience with evidence-based therapeutic approaches and interventions (DBT, TF-CBT, Smart Recovery, Seeking Safety, ACT.)
- Treatment Planning: Develop, implement, and regularly collaborate with interdisciplinary team on individualized treatment plans grounded in evidence‑based practices.
- On-Call Support: Therapists participate in a on-call rotation once a month to provide support during the evening and weekend.
- Develop discharge plans for students, ensuring thorough review with both students and their family members.
- Crisis Intervention & De‑escalation: Utilize trauma‑informed de‑escalation strategies to support students in moments of heightened distress, promoting safety, emotional regulation, and restoration of therapeutic rapport.
- Maintain compliance with treatment standards through meticulous & timely documentation of notes and adherence to MTP (Master Treatment Plan) standard requirements.
- Cultural Competency: Apply developmentally appropriate and culturally competent care, addressing the unique psychological needs of each client.
- Minimum master's Degree in Behavioral Sciences - Social Work (MSW,) Clinical Social Work (CSW,) Marriage and Family Therapist (MFT) or a related discipline.
- Active Utah licensure or eligibility for one of the following:
- Associate: Certified Social Worker (CSW), Associate Marriage and Family Therapist (AMFT) & Associate Clinical Mental Health Counselor (ACMHC).
- Fully Licensed: Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist (LMFT) & Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LMHC).
- Preferred - Two years of working experience as a therapist leading individual, family, and group therapy sessions.
- Preferred - One year of experience in a residential setting using relational, experiential, and systemic modalities.
- Ability to pass a state background check.
- Required to have CAQH profile established or updated if you have one and obtain an NPI number for credentialing purposes.
- Access to an established Mastery Program that offers professional and financial opportunities for professional growth.
- Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance – Multiple plan options including PPO and HDHPs with HSA eligibility and company contributions.
- Paid Parental Leave – Up to 6 weeks fully paid for exempt employees and 4 weeks for non-exempt.
- Life & Disability Coverage – Company-paid life, AD&D, and long-term disability; voluntary life and optional short-term disability available.
- 401(k) with Company Match – Retirement savings with matching contributions after eligibility period.
- PTO & Holidays – Competitive PTO accrual plans and paid holidays throughout the year.
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) – Free, confidential support for life’s challenges.
Embark does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, veteran status, or any other protected status under applicable laws. Accommodations are available for applicants with disabilities.
Salary : $75,000 - $87,000