What are the responsibilities and job description for the Multi-Systemic Therapy (MST) Therapist position at Kennebec Behavioral Health?
* Up to a $7,500 Sign-on Bonus available! *
Kennebec Behavioral Health, established in 1960 to provide comprehensive mental health service and named one of the Best Places to Work in Maine for the last 5 years, and is now recognized as a Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC), has openings for MST Therapists to work in the Waterville, Dexter/Dover-Foxcroft/Guilford, the Mid-Coast Region (Waldo/Knox Counties) and Androscoggin County.
Multi-systemic Therapy for Problem Sexual Behaviors (MST-PSB) is a time-limited, intensive family therapy and community-based treatment program that focuses upon addressing all environmental systems that impact adolescents who are struggling with behavior in the home, in school, or in the community. The selected candidate will have the opportunity to make a profound impact on the lives of our clients, while furthering their own professional growth. For more information about MST-PSB, go to: http://mstservices.com/
Multi-systemic Therapy for Problem Sexual Behavior is an intensive, home- and community-based treatment model that helps adolescents at risk of out-of-home placement by addressing the family, school, peer, and community systems influencing their behavior.
Ideal candidates are flexible, coachable, and eager to learn MST-PSB through intensive training and supervision and consultation. You’ll work directly with families in their homes, evenings/weekends as needed, and collaborate with probation, schools, and child welfare to achieve lasting change.
Why Join KBH?
- Be part of a collaborative MST-PSB team that thrives on supervision, teamwork, and shared problem-solving.
- Receive extensive training and ongoing supervision in evidence-based approaches including structural family therapy, strategic family therapy, cognitive-behavioral therapy, solution-focused therapy, motivational interviewing, MST, and MST-PSB.
- Work in a supportive, professional environment where your growth and success are prioritized.
What We’re Looking For:
- Master's degree in psychology, Social Work, Counseling, or related field (preferred). Or a Bachelor's degree with extensive experience.
- Fully licensed (LCSW, LCPC, LMFT) or conditionally licensed and on track to independent licensure.
- Experience in mental health and family work.
- Comfort and skill working with parents and children in emotionally challenging situations in their homes and in the communities, they live in.
- Strong commitment to flexibility, teamwork, and openness to supervision.
Join KBH and our hard working, compassionate and supportive MST team and make a meaningful difference in the lives of families while building your career in an organization that values teamwork, professional growth, and excellence in care.
KBH is an eligible employer for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) that provides workers with qualifying employment and loan payments federal student debt forgiveness after 10 years or 120 monthly payments.
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Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $28.00 - $31.50 per hour
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Flexible schedule
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Professional development assistance
- Retirement plan
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision insurance
Education:
- Master's (Required)
License/Certification:
- Driver's License (Required)
- full or conditional LCSW, LMSW or LCPC License (Required)
Willingness to travel:
- 50% (Preferred)
Work Location: In person
Salary : $28 - $32