What are the responsibilities and job description for the Multi Systemic Therapist position at Riverwood Center?
At Riverwood Center we have a team of caring and committed professionals providing a wide array of personalized services to individuals with behavioral health, intellectual & developmental disabilities and substance use disorders. Riverwood Center is located in beautiful Southwest Michigan with staff at seven sites across Berrien County. We are accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities and a member of Southwest Michigan Behavioral Health, Michigan Association of Community Mental Health Boards, and the National Council for Behavioral Health.
Benefits:
· Fourteen (14) Holidays
· Twenty (20) PTO Days
· Defined Benefit Pension
· Outstanding Health, Vision & Dental Insurance
· Life Insurance
· Short- and Long-Term Disability
· Flexible Spending
· Strong Work/Life Balance
· Employee Assistance Program
· Generous Continuing Education
· Flexible work schedules
· Full administrative support
Responsibilities:
· Provides multi-systemic therapy services to juvenile offenders with a history of severe mental illness,
violent behavior and/or substance abuse who are at risk of out-of-home placement
violent behavior and/or substance abuse who are at risk of out-of-home placement
· Prepares comprehensive bio-psychosocial assessment, treatment plans and court reporting
· Completes brief assessment, crisis intervention and pre-screens as needed
· Provides transportation to consumers as deemed appropriate
· Must be available by phone outside standard business hours
· Completes brief assessment, crisis intervention and pre-screens as needed
· Provides transportation to consumers as deemed appropriate
· Must be available by phone outside standard business hours
Qualifications:
· Master’s Degree in an appropriate mental health discipline
· Licensed by the Michigan Department of Commerce or Professional Regulation as a LLMSW, LMSW,
TLLP, LLP, LLPC or LPC
· Must meet the requirements for Child Mental Health Professional and must become fully licensed with-in
30 months of date of hire
· Licensed by the Michigan Department of Commerce or Professional Regulation as a LLMSW, LMSW,
TLLP, LLP, LLPC or LPC
· Must meet the requirements for Child Mental Health Professional and must become fully licensed with-in
30 months of date of hire
· One to two years’ experience providing treatment to children/adolescents with serious mental illness and/or
antisocial behaviors
antisocial behaviors
· Excellent computer and interpersonal skills, punctuality, ability to organize and manage several projects/tasks
simultaneously, and work independently
· Must have reliable means of transportation for home visits and maintain safe driving permit
simultaneously, and work independently
· Must have reliable means of transportation for home visits and maintain safe driving permit