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School-Based Emotional Wellness Therapist

Community of Hope

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#Behavioral Health#Electronic Health Records#Mental Health#Crisis Intervention#BLS Certification#LICSW#Telehealth#LPC#Evidence-Based Practice
#Trauma-Informed Care
#Clinical Supervision
#Psychotherapy
Full TimeOn Site2-5 yrs$75,000 - $85,000 / YEARPosted 17 days ago

Location

District of Columbia

Salary

$75,000 - $85,000 / YEAR

Quick overview

Provide evidence-based individual, group, and family psychotherapy to children and adolescents within a school setting. Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to conduct screenings, deliver crisis interventions, and promote overall emotional wellness for students and families.

Requirements summary

Must hold a valid LICSW/LGSW, LPC/LGPC, or comparable license and possess BLS Certification. Candidates must be able to travel between sites, work with electronic health records, and provide proof of required vaccinations.

professional certificatepostgraduate degreeInterpersonal SkillsCase ManagementOrganizational SkillsElectronic Health RecordsTreatment PlanningCrisis InterventionNeeds AssessmentClinical SupervisionGroup TherapyFamily TherapyTelehealthEvidence-Based PracticesPsychotherapy

Job description

Description Washington, DC | On-Site| $75K - $85K | Washington Post Top Workplace (8x Winner) Community of Hope is seeking a School-Based Emotional Wellness Therapist to collaborate with school staff and families in supporting children and adolescents as they navigate emotional, behavioral, and social challenges. As a School-Based Therapist, you'll provide effective, evidence-based short-term and traditional psychotherapy, conduct screenings, and deliver crisis intervention services, improving student engagement and emotional health.

Our Approach and Values

We celebrate people’s strengths and acknowledge the impact of trauma on people’s lives. We embrace diversity, welcome all voices, and treat everyone with respect and compassion. We lead and advocate for changes to make systems more equitable. We strive for excellence and value integrity in all that we do.

  • What You'll Do Works with other treatment and school personnel in a coordinated, comprehensive, multi-disciplinary approach to improve student engagement and emotional health.
  • Provides services as necessary to enable each client to meet their goals and to reach his or her maximum level of success.
  • Provides individual, family (non-couples), and group therapy via in person and/or telehealth.
  • Completes a treatment plan for all short-term therapy clients by the 2nd scheduled session and for long-term therapy clients by the 4th scheduled session.
  • Monitors client progress through the course of treatment, reevaluating and adapting the treatment plan at required intervals.
  • Treatment Plan should be updated at least every 3 months or more frequently as appropriate.
  • Provides crisis intervention per the clinician’s licensing, following the school’s protocol and COH guidelines, to include addressing suicidal/homicidal ideations.
  • Enhances school climate and broadly promotes emotional wellness, mental wellness, and school success for students, families and staff by conducting on-going needs assessments, building relationships and systematically seeking to reduce stigma.
  • Delivers a range of effective interventions to children and families to address emotional and behavioral concerns and the unique stressors through the delivery of training implementation of evidence-based practices.
  • Helps identify and address related problems affecting health of client, such as housing, vocational rehabilitation, and social integration, and coordinates service delivery with other health center staff and community providers.

Benefits

  • Dental insurance
  • Vision insurance
  • Medical insurance
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Life insurance
  • Disability insurance
  • 403(b) retirement
  • Licensing reimbursement
  • Annual performance-based raises
  • 3 weeks vacation
  • CEU funding
  • 11.5 paid holidays
  • 2 weeks sick leave
  • Loan repayment (NHSC & DCHPLRP)
  • 8-hour workdays with paid lunch
  • One personal floating holiday

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With hope, one can accomplish anything. At Community of Hope, we believe every family deserves quality healthcare, stable housing and the opportunity to thrive. For more than 40 years, we have been committed to improving health, ending homelessness and partnering with...

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IndustryNon-profit Organization Management
TypeNonprofit
Size201-500 employees
HQWashington, DC
Founded1980

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  • Provides clinical supervision to Master level interns and Licensed Graduate Clinicians as appropriate.
  • Participates in clinic services to support productivity, which is a minimum of 50 billable hours per month (12.5 billable hours per week).
  • Meeting the productivity goals can be achieved through a combination of school based and clinic services and can occur either in person or via tele-health.
  • Prior to the start of winter and spring break, works with supervisor to determine a tentative outline of availability for clinic services.
  • Regularly checks in with supervisor to discuss updates to schedule.
  • Prior to summer break, works with supervisor to develop clinical programming for the summer which includes but is not limited to individual therapy, clinical groups, preventive educational programming and/or other clinically appropriate programming.
  • Expected to plan up to two months in advance to allow for success and promoting programming to families & students.
  • Maintains and documents all client encounters, including face to face, telephone, and electronic communications, in the medical record in a timely fashion.
  • Secures client information and maintains client confidence by completing and safeguarding medical records and keeping client information confidential.
  • Requirements

    Must-Haves L.I.C.S.W/LGSW, LPC/LGPC, or comparable license required. Any providers who are licensed in Maryland who provide a copy of their license and MD CDS to Talent Management are also eligible for MD licensure reimbursement. BLS Certification. Strong interpersonal and organizational skills. Ability to travel between sites required. This position may require evening or weekend hours depending on client or school needs. Ability to travel between sites required. Ability to work with technology and electronic health records required. Proof of required vaccinations is required. This includes, but may not be limited to, Flu. COH will consider requests for reasonable accommodations for anyone who cannot be vaccinated for a religious or medical reason, subject to applicable law. Nice-to-Haves Experience in school or other educational setting preferred. Knowledge of community resources or the ability to become knowledgeable. Why You'll Love Working Here! At COH, we prioritize the following well-being and work-life balance-centered benefits: 8 x Washington Post 150 Top Workplaces winner. 8-hour workdays with paid lunch. 3 weeks vacation (additional week after two years), 2 weeks sick leave, + 11.5 paid holidays and one personal floating holiday on an annual basis. Annual performance-based raises, up to 5% of your annual pay. Tuition reimbursement & loan repayment (NHSC & DCHPLRP), Licensing reimbursement & CEU funding. Medical, dental, vision, life & disability insurance + 403(b) retirement. Leadership development, internal promotions and career growth opportunities. A culture grounded in equity, compassion, and well-being. About Us Community of Hope is a mission-driven, innovative, rapidly growing nonprofit, and Federally Qualified Health Center. For over 45 years, we have provided health and housing services, perinatal care coordination, and community support services to make Washington, DC more equitable. Community of Hope also strongly emphasizes maternal and child health, with midwifery practice and the only free-standing birth center in DC. We are honored to be one of DC’s largest providers of housing and homelessness prevention services for families and individuals throughout DC. Through our Family Success Center, our WIC nutrition centers, and our various partnerships, we have reached hundreds and believe that everyone in DC deserves to be healthy, housed, and hopeful. With the help of our amazing staff, we have successfully provided: 50,000+ medical visits 6,300+ dental visits 17,000+ emotional wellness visits 1,384 families and 220 individuals with housing/homelessness prevention services Ready to bring hope and health to our DC community? Apply today! To request a reasonable accommodation to complete an employment application or for general questions about employment with Community of Hope, contact a Recruiting Coordinator.

    Email

    • hr@cohdc.org
    • Phone: 202-407-7747. Community of Hope is an equal opportunity employer.

    Market context

    District demand for licensed school therapists

    School-based emotional wellness therapists in the District of Columbia are typically sought to support student mental health, attendance, and crisis response in school settings. This role is competitive because it requires a valid LICSW/LGSW, LPC/LGPC, or comparable license, BLS certification, site-to-site travel, EHR use, and proof of required vaccinations. Review the AI-summarized requirements and benefits here to save research time, then confirm your license status and vaccination documentation before applying.

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