Mental Health Therapist

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Job Type

Full-time

Description

Nexus Family Healing if hiring a Therapist for our Onarga, IL location!

Nexus-Onarga Family Healing is located approximately 30 miles south of Kankakee and 45 miles north of Champaign-Urbana and just a few minutes from I-57 on a historic site in Onarga, IL. Nexus Onarga provides boys ages 10 to 20 years old a structured, homelike environment where they can safely address their unhealthy sexual behaviors and their emotional and behavioral issues.

At Nexus Family Healing, we embrace diversity, promote equity, and foster inclusion. As a national mental health organization, we serve a diverse group of youth and families, and we strive for our workforce to support and represent that diversity.

Work Schedule & Salary:

• Full Time salaried position working 40 hours per week
• Flexible scheduling! Days/Hours can be flexible and are designed to meet the needs of youth & families on your caseload.
• Guaranteed Salary starting at $70,000-$74,000 annually based on licensure and years of therapy experience in the field.

Work Environment:

• May be required to assist staff in proper restraining of clients.
• Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds unassisted and up to 100+ pounds with assistance.
• Must be able to stand and walk for extended periods of time (2-4 hours).
• Must be able to walk, sit, stand, twist, bend, and stretch in a manner conducive to the execution of daily activities within the residential program.
• This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as desktop and/or laptop computers, photocopiers, and smartphones.

Benefits of the Therapist Position at Nexus-Onarga:

• Starting pay at $70,000 annually and increasing with experience & licensure!
• EMDR & TF-CBT training & certification
• Clinical Supervision hours at no cost to you
• Eligibility for Student Loan Forgiveness
• CEU Cost Coverings
• Clinical Licensure Exam fee reimbursement
• Guaranteed caseload & salary
• Advancement opportunities
• Ongoing support of a clinical team of trained & experienced professionals
• Employee Referral Bonus program

Nexus' Comprehensive Benefits Include:

• Five weeks paid time off (PTO) in the first year of employment
• Multiple options for health insurance coverage
• No-cost life insurance
• Short/long-term disability insurance
• 401k match
• Talkspace Therapy Benefit for the whole family
• Hinge Health Benefit for the whole family
• Carrot Fertility Benefit
• Tuition assistance and training opportunities
• And much more!

The Therapist oversees youth treatment through assessment, planning, and discharge coordination. They provide trauma-informed clinical support, enhance programming, lead family therapy, and collaborate with community partners to support progress and transition planning.

Primary responsibilities:

• Collaboration with youth and family to lead and develop to the Nexus Individual and Family Guidance Plans.
• Complete Child and Adolescent Needs and Strengths functional assessment.
• Through the collaborative effort with family, youth, and providers, develop and monitor the individual treatment plans.
• Provide individualized, youth-focused, strength and evidenced-based family and individual therapy to youth and families.
• Develop and facilitate milieu and treatment groups that are trauma informed, educational, and treatment focused.
• Serve as a clinical treatment team leader by modeling and coaching staff on rapport building with clients, trauma-informed practices, and de-escalation techniques on the treatment milieu.
• Assess readiness for discharge in conjunction with the treatment team. Coordinate and recommend therapeutic services for success after discharge.
• Coordinate/communicate aftercare needs of the client with family and all necessary social service and community providers to ensure a smooth transition.
• Ensure all required client reports, records, and all documentation are produced accurately and maintained in a consistent, timely, and professional manner.
• Participate in team meetings, clinical team meetings, therapy clinical supervision sessions, and in-service as required.

Requirements

Required Education and Licensure:

• Master's degree in one of the behavioral sciences, human services, social work, marriage & family therapy, psychology, counseling, or clinically related fields
• Must have or be willing to obtain an LSOTP license within 3 months of hire.
• Valid driver's license required. Must meet state regulating agency and Nexus Home Office driving requirements

Preferred Credentials & Experience:

• Clinical licensure (LCPC, LCSW, etc.) and/or Licensed Sex Offender Treatment Provider License (LSOTP)
• Related residential or human services experience working with youth and families

At Nexus Family Healing, our voices and actions are focused on recognizing, affirming and respecting people of every race, ethnic background, socio-economic status, sexual orientation, gender expression and faith.

Our ICARE Values:

• Innovation: Leading the way and implementing creative, cutting-edge ideas and approaches
• Compassion: Listening, honoring differences, and showing respect, kindness, empathy care, and concern
• Agility: Exhibiting flexibility and adapting quickly
• Responsiveness: Being quick, positive, and accurate
• Excellence: Demonstrating quality results that surpass ordinary standards

APPLY TODAY TO BE CONTACTED BY OUR RECRUITING TEAM! When you work at Nexus, you have the opportunity to change lives - including your own!

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Salary Description

Salaried position ranging from $70,000-$74,000