FAMILY & CHILDREN SERVICES, INC. is hiring a Therapist to provide comprehensive, home-based treatment services, partnering therapeutic and case management support for the entire family. This role serves families with one or more children (up to age 18) who are diagnosed with a serious emotional disturbance (SED) and have multiple service needs. You will offer flexible scheduling and a variety of treatment services to help families strengthen their abilities and create lasting change.
What You'll Do
- Provide interventions focused on stabilizing the family, teaching effective strategies and coping skills, decreasing isolation, and utilizing natural strengths and supports.
- Offer a variety of clinical interventions including best practice and evidence-based models.
- Perform case management linkage and referral to community supports.
- Develop individualized safety and crisis plans with families.
- Support community involvement in meaningful activities and provide services to enhance independence.
- Assist families with identifying, building, and sustaining positive natural supports.
- Provide services during after-school and evening hours.
- Accurately monitor and document all case-related activities to fulfill program obligations.
- Pursue broadened professional development to enhance competency and meet funder training requirements.
- Demonstrate a commitment to valuing, respecting, and promoting diversity and increasing personal cultural competencies.
- Implement physical assistance or intervention as warranted.
- Regularly provide out-of-office services in unstructured, unpredictable situations.
- Lift up to 25 pounds occasionally.
- Perform other job-related duties as assigned.
What We're Looking For
- Minimum MSW/MA in a mental health-related field from an accredited school.
- Specialized training and one year of experience in the examination, evaluation, and treatment of minors and their families.
- Must be trained in CAFAS or have the ability to be trained as a reliable rater.
- Valid licensure as LLMSW, LMSW, LLPC, or LPC in the State of Michigan.
- Valid Michigan driver's license and a driving record complying with agency policy.
- Ability to implement physical assistance or intervention as warranted.
- Ability to regularly provide out-of-office services in unstructured, unpredictable situations.
Nice to Have
- Lived experience with behavioral health issues.
- Education, training, or knowledge of the impact of trauma on individuals, children, and families.
Benefits & Compensation
- Health, dental, and vision insurance.
- Generous Paid Time Off.
- 9 paid holidays plus 1 floating holiday.
- Life insurance and short-term disability insurance.
- 401k with match available.
- Free Employee Assistance Program.
- Mileage reimbursement for driving.
- $500 sign-on bonus.
Work Mode
This position operates in a hybrid work mode.
FAMILY & CHILDREN SERVICES, INC. is committed to valuing diversity in all forms and to respecting, celebrating, and promoting diversity in our workplace and community.
