Outpatient Therapist

Catawba County Social Services mission is to strengthen, with dignity and respect, the well-being and quality of life for all citizens through supportive services and advocacy.  In recruiting for this Outpatient Therapist position, we are seeking a clinician who shares our core values: Doing what’s right:

• With integrity, professionalism and a high ethical regard assess needs and provide evidence based therapeutic interventions to children and families who are reunified from foster are or adopted a youth.
• Providing clinical interventions to children/families in their home to remove the barriers of access to service.

Doing what matters most:

• Honoring diversity and empowering our children and families by seeing their worth, uniqueness and potential within their social and cultural contexts.
• Accommodating a families schedule by being available 2-3 evenings a week to meet to remove barriers of accessing clinical services.

Doing it together:

• With exceptional communication, conflict resolution and leadership skills develop and maintain partnerships with families, community partners and other child welfare professionals to support and strengthen our community and organization.
• Partner with the Success Coach team (enhanced case managers) to provide effective clinical services

 Doing it well:

• Always striving for excellence by maintaining awareness, continuing education, using innovative approaches in planning and transparency in supervision.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provide outpatient therapy (individual, group, and family) to children and families involved with Post Care services- this includes travel to surrounding counties
• Provide case management services
• Maintenance of medical records and documentation
• Continued education and training

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Master's degree in Counseling. Social Work, or Psychology and:
• Outpatient Therapist I:  Licensed, at least provisionally, as a Licensed Professional Counselor, Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Licensed Psychological Associate, or a Licensed Family and Marriage Therapist (Some experience and full licensure preferred).
• Outpatient Therapist II:  Fully licensed as a Licensed Professional Counselor, Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Licensed Psychological Associate, or a Licensed Family and Marriage Therapist plus two years of post-full licensure experience

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

• A valid Driver’s license with a safe driving record
• Experience/certification in evidenced based intervention (e.g. Cognitive and Dialectical Behavior Therapies, Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy)
• High degree of psycho-therapeutic/diagnostic skills, including assessment and treatment planning with ability to engage difficult, often oppositional clients
• Excellent collaboration and teamwork ability
• Excellent organizational skills and flexibility with multi-tasking ability to manage workflow and priorities
• Excellent communication skills, both oral and written
• Effective computer skills
• This position is considered light work; sitting the majority of the time; lifting up to 20 pounds as needed.