Family-Based Intensive Treatment (FIT) Clinician

Who We Are Looking For:

Are you the Family-Based Intensive Treatment (FIT) Clinician we’ve been searching for? In this position, you will be conveying your passion for helping others as part of a small, dedicated team (inclusive of a FIT Clinician and a Family Partner) working with youth and families!

Family-Based Intensive Treatment (FIT) is a new service within JRI's Community Service Agencies that provides a combination of medically necessary intensive family therapy, robust care coordination, and Family Partner engagement for eligible youth with serious emotional disturbance (SED) and their families. You will focus on improving the youth’s mental health concerns, while strengthening the family structure and support. Our staff provide the FIT service in home and community settings and facilitate a consistent, strength-based therapeutic relationship with the families we serve.

This is a salaried position with a designated number of families to work with; it does not have a unit-based productivity requirement in the FIT Support Worker role.

Schedule: This is a full-time position. All candidates must be available to attend a mandatory staff meeting every Tuesday from 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM.

Compensation 

The pay range for this position is $75,000 to $79,000 per year. The listed range reflects what we reasonably and in good faith expect to pay for this role at the time of posting the position. The actual compensation an employee is offered may vary based on several factors such as experience, education, licensure, certifications and qualifications.  This range may be modified in the future. 

JRI Provides The Training So That:

• You will provide intensive family therapy, crisis intervention, treatment planning, and assessments.
• You will design and deliver focused, strategic, evidence-based interventions and behavioral techniques to build skills, safety planning, strengthen family dynamics, and may prevent the need for the youth’s admission to an inpatient hospital, psychiatric residential treatment facility, or other treatment setting.
• You will serve as a vital member of a multi-disciplinary treatment team that works together to find the best and most effective methods of guiding and supporting youth and their families.
• You will use your skills to develop a structured, consistent, strength-based therapeutic relationship with the youth and families you work with in order to help improve the youth’s behavioral health needs, including improving the family’s ability to provide effective support for the youth to promote their healthy functioning within the family.
• You will use your passion to provide trauma-informed, confidential clinical services to guide care for the youth at the center of your care.
• You will provide consultation to collaterals including schools and medical service providers to help the youth you serve navigate their lives with more support.

Why JRI?

• Be who you are! JRI is committed to creating a workplace built on respect, collaboration, and opportunity, where every employee is valued and supported in making a meaningful impact.
• We offer a $2,000 bilingual bonus to new hires who speak a second language other than English!
• Reimbursement is available for employees to cover the registration costs and annual fees for any professional license required for work such as LMHC, LCSW, LICSW, RN and more!
• Access to our excellent Blue Cross medical and Delta Dental benefits.
• Retirement benefits including 401K matched up to $800 a year and pension after 5 years of employment.
• Professional development opportunities such as tuition reimbursement up to almost $4000 per year and discounted tuition rates to select partnership colleges and universities! You will have access to free CEUs and training opportunities focused on evidence-based practices!
• Wellness benefits including access to employee engagement groups, self-care resources, and an Employee Assistance Program.
• Generous paid time off up to 19 days for full time employees in your first year and much more!

Requirements: 

• Must be 21 years of age.
• Minimum Master’s degree or above in the mental health field, must be licensed or license eligible (LCSW, LICSW, LMHC or LMFT).
• Ability to create and implement treatment/service plans that demonstrate a clear understanding of the client’s background.
• Proven ability to form therapeutic relationships with people from different backgrounds.
• Must be willing to maintain a flexible work schedule and to participate in an on-call schedule.
• Knowledge of or ability to learn electronic medical record software and basic computer functions including the Microsoft Suite.
• Clinical experience with children/adolescents is required and familiarity with trauma informed models of treatment preferred. Experience with community mental health programs or providing family therapy preferred but not required.
• Good written and oral communication skills are necessary.
• Must have daily access to reliable, insured vehicle and active Driver’s License.
• Background and driving record checks will be performed.

At JRI, we are committed to fostering a workplace where every team member feels valued and respected. We believe that a culture built on mutual respect, collaboration, and opportunity allows our staff to thrive and do their best work. By supporting one another and recognizing each person's contributions, we create an environment where people can grow, develop their skills, and make a meaningful impact in the communities we serve. JRI is an equal opportunity employer.

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