Youth Therapist - Residential

Overview

• Join our team and be a part of something extraordinary as part of our Community Treatment Solutions program.
• Community Treatment Solutions (CTS) program CTS specializes in working with youth who are at risk for out of community placement.
• These youth have had multiple failures in other settings or may be ready to be reintegrated into the community from residential programs.
• Our work with this population is strengths-based and provides multi-disciplinary and multidimensional individualized interventions for youth who present with complex issues.
• CTS is an expert in implementing state of the art and flexible interventions that involve traditional and nontraditional resources and stakeholders in the youth’s welfare.

Benefits

Some remote work opportunities Supervision for licensure provided CEUs provided and paid for; paid training days included 3.2 weeks PTO in first year / 4 Floating Holidays / 9 Agency Holidays Annual Retention Bonus Salary: Starting at $65000 - $75000 / annually - depending upon education / experience / licensure Hours: This is a 40-hour full-time benefitted position Monday - Friday 10am-6pm, no weekends, no on-call! Job Summary Create and manage a safe and positive residential treatment environment. Ensure the therapeutic setting is positive, strengths-based, and developmentally appropriate, aligned with Legacy Treatment Services' values and treatment philosophy. Meet all administrative, legal, and program requirements set by operating contracts and regulatory bodies (e.g., OOL, DCP&P, COA). Oversee and coordinate all aspects of a resident’s clinical treatment, including providing individual, family, and group therapy as part of the treatment plan in collaboration with the treatment team.

Responsibilities

• Training and Program Development Complete TF-CBT (Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy) training.
• Help develop and implement trauma-specific training and trauma-informed programs, including parent education and staff training.
• Quality Improvement and Compliance Engage in Quality Improvement (QI) activities, such as surveys, incident reviews, and program evaluations.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory and accreditation standards.
• Treatment Planning and Coordination Collaborate with staff, medical professionals, and schools to create and update individual treatment plans for youths, including an aftercare program.
• Serve as the main contact for community resources involved with each youth.