What are the responsibilities and job description for the JC Oasis Behavioral Health Therapist position at Family Service & Children's Aid?
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Family Service & Children’s Aid is Hiring a Jackson College Oasis Outreach Therapist:
Looking for a licensed mental health professional who enjoys working in a college setting and supporting college students. Want to work in a Drop In Mental Health Center working with other professionals? Enjoy Micro and Macro work? Tired of lots of paperwork and looking for a social work position with limited paperwork, then this is it! No weekends and be done by 3pm or earlier on Fridays. Flexible schedules despite being full-time. We are hiring an individual who:
- Enjoys laughing and have a good sense of humor (potlucks too!)
- Wants to work for a flexible and work-life balanced agency
- Enjoys taking vacations and want generous paid time off (self-care)
- Wants to help assist young adults with the transition from high school to college
- Wants to be part of a team in a college campus setting and be actively involved in the college atmosphere
- Wants to represent mental health and substance use services on a campus
- Outgoing person who enjoys connecting with others
- Enjoys helping others with connecting to community resources
- Values individual supervision yet would welcome having group supervision along with access to a consulting psychiatrist
- Enjoys a team approach but have ability to be independent
- Wants to have teammates to bounce ideas off of and be able to unwind with after a tough session
- Come join our team and be part of a work family that works hard but also knows how to have fun and prioritizes family first!
The Oasis Center is a partnership between Jackson College and FSCA. The Oasis Center is a drop-in behavioral health center located on the main campus and staffed by FSCA. The Oasis Outreach Therapist is a new position that is responsible for assisting the Oasis Center with the implementation of the Together All online resource for students to engage with regarding mental health support and implementation of Mental Health First Aid on the campus. The goal is to help new students understand what behavioral health resources are available on campus, when and how to seek those services, and assist with meeting the student’s behavioral health needs on campus. This might include coordination with other programs on-site at the college, working with advisors to identify students that might need more supports, and developing trainings for staff and students relating to behavioral health topics. The Oasis Outreach Therapist may also be responsible for identifying and assessing the mental health and substance use needs of Jackson College Students, including assessment, brief clinical interventions, systems advocacy, individual support, facilitation of groups and education services, assists with promoting mental health and recovery at college events, assists with our ERN (Employee Resource Network) program with college employees and their families, providing short term mental health support. Very limited paperwork involved with Oasis, which allows the staff to focus on the services provided. Easy to use EMR system.
FSCA offers one of the best employee benefit packages in our local community, including the following:
- BCN Health insurance
- Dental/vision insurance
- 403 B (agency contributes when able)
- Life insurance (agency pays for certain plan and employee can increase if would like for small fee)
- Short term disability
- Generous paid time off (4-6 weeks depending on years of service)
- 13 paid holidays
- 3 employee events throughout the year that are on company paid time (get paid to have fun!)
- FSCA provides in house training opportunities and external training opportunities including but not limited to EMDR, ASAM Continuum, GAIN, Motivational Interviewing, TF-CBT, Trauma, and trainings sponsored by DHHS, MSHN, CMHA, LifeWays and other State experts.
Qualifications for position are as follows:
- Master’s Degree in Social Work or related field, with Michigan licensure
- Experience as therapist working with young adults and experience in trauma, mental health and substance use, preferred
- Valid Driver’s License and reliable transportation
When you work with FSCA, you will join an experienced, hard-working team that values flexibility, family and providing quality services to our community. Why just work when you can help build strong families and strong communities?
Monday-Friday
40 hours/week
Salary : $22