Mental Health Therapist | School Based | Beautiful Pacific Coast Location
Mental Health Therapist | School Based | Beautiful Pacific Coast Location
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About Willapa Behavioral Health and Wellness (WBHW): Located in scenic Long Beach, WA, WBHW is an outpatient treatment provider with a reputation for excellence since 1986. Our accredited facilities offer a comprehensive range of services including mental health programs for adults, children, and families, case management, crisis services, and more. Committed to preserving a culture of kindness and family, we’re the ideal size to ensure personalized care and professional growth.
Job Overview: Provide full time, all year, leadership mental health treatment and community services in the school setting. Some in-home and community- based services that support the family system may be provided. Developmentally appropriate practices to enable children to have their needs met and improve the quality of their lives. Provide training and support, to the other Child and Adolescent School Specialists as needed in order to assist them with getting acclimated to the agency, the schools, and the unique community therapist/school counselor role.
If you are passionate about making a significant impact in rural health and thrive in a supportive, scenic environment, this position is for you.
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide services to youth while collaborating with parents, teacher, and school resources.
- Perform thorough mental health assessments and provide therapeutic interventions.
- Provide face to face contact with consumers, their families and community supports. Submit service reports on a daily basis. Meets productivity requirements.
- Engage in proactive community outreach to aid and educate the local population.
- Ensure compliance with all healthcare regulations and maintain high standards of care.
Washington does not have a state income tax for residents.
Benefits:
- Competitive Salary: $25.00 – $33.00 per hour, plus up to an additional $2,000/year performance-based pay.
- Sign-on Bonus and Relocation Assistance: Up to $2,000 to assist with your transition, dependent on relocation distance.
- Comprehensive Health Benefits: Medical, dental, and vision insurance, along with retirement planning options.
- Generous Paid Time Off: Four weeks of paid vacation and 12 paid holidays.
- Professional Development: $500 annually for workshops and a $240 wellness initiative.
- Loan Repayment: Eligible for the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program, offering up to $50,000 for a 2-year service commitment.
- Additional Perks: Pet insurance and a vibrant work-life balance with access to outdoor activities.
Willapa Behavioral Health and Wellness is an outpatient treatment provider. We are nationally accredited and have provided high-quality care with experienced professionals to Pacific County since 1986. Services include mental health programs for adults, children & families, case management, chemical and problem gambling treatments, peer services, domestic violence perpetrator treatment, co-occurring disorders, medically assisted treatment, psychiatric prescribing, trauma-sensitive primary care, and 24/7 mobile crisis services.
Working for Willapa Behavioral Health allows you quick access to the coast and beautiful landscape. The areas that we are located have affordable housing, beautiful views, and outdoor activities. Our Raymond and Montesano locations are located approximately 3 hours from Portland and 2 hours from Seattle, and our Long Beach location is 2 hours from Portland and 3 hours from Seattle, all located in a beautiful, calm setting.
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications:
- Master’s degree in social work, Counseling, Marriage and Family therapy, or a related field, and certification as a Mental Health Professional.
- A minimum of at least two years of experience working with at-risk kids.
- Experience in providing counseling services to individuals, families, and groups.
- General knowledge of systemic approaches.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, computer proficiency to document in the electronic medical record (EMR) and utilize telehealth and Microsoft office suite.
- Undergo and pass a criminal background check upon initial employment and any subsequent statements required by the agency.
- Meet requirements of the agency’s drug-free workplace policy.
- Excellent customer service with a client focus.
- Able to sit, stand, and move for long hours at a time and lift up to 25 pounds.
- Current driver’s license, working vehicle, able to drive occasionally, and driving record that passes insurance company’s underwriting guidelines.
- Able to drive in daylight, darkness, and typical Northwest weather conditions.
- Essential worker providing in-person delivery of care.
- Compliance with Washington’s vaccination requirements for health care workers.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience working with children, adolescents, and families.
- Child Mental Health Specialization.
- Experience providing treatment services in the community.
- Cultural competence-namely the impact culture has on the therapeutic relationship, including that of the therapist.
Diversity Statement
We embrace and encourage our staff’ differences in age, color, disability, ethnicity, family or marital status, gender identity or expression, language, national origin, physical and mental ability, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, veteran status, and other characteristics such as personality and personal interests that make our staff unique.
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