Staff Therapist- Temporary

3 weeks ago

Ames IA, United States YSS Full time

As part of the Residential Team, you will assist clients in strengthening the skills needed to transition back into their home and community. Youll also provide individual, family, and group therapy helping to alleviate identified substance use, mental health and behavioral problems. Developing therapeutic client relationships and conducting comprehensive client assessments to understand clients' mental health needs, history, and current challenge.
Collaborating with clients and colleagues to develop tailored, comprehensive treatment plans, including realistic and achievable goals for clients' mental health improvement.
Providing individual and family therapy sessions to clients using evidence-based therapeutic techniques.
Facilitating group therapy sessions to address common themes, promote peer support, and encourage interpersonal growth.
Monitoring progress of provided services and adjusting treatment plans, as needed.
Maintaining ongoing frequent contact with others associated with the client, as appropriate, be they YSS staff, family members, outside agencies, etc.
Promptly and accurately submitting and maintaining all documentation in compliance with YSS policy, state/federal regulations, accrediting organization requirements. This includes client assessments, treatment plans, progress notes, and discharge summaries, as well as forms, reports, research, data, etc., Engaging in continuing education and professional development to stay informed about the latest research, therapeutic modalities, mental health trends, and evidence based practices.
Complying with quality assurance, follows YSS policies and procedures, maintains ethics and expectations of the therapists license and of YSS.
A clear, mission-driven purpose to create hope and opportunity by putting kids first
Comprehensive administrative support.
Retirement offerings
Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
Supplemental accident, critical illness, and hospital indemnity insurance
Accrued paid time off, plus paid time off for holidays, your birthday, and volunteering
Employee Assistance Program
available for full-time staff.
We want to create a world where youth are valued and empowered to stand strong. To do this, we ask our staff to embrace YSS core values - Commitment, Collaboration, Compassion, Innovation, Integrity, and a Can Do Spirit.
Masters degree in social work, mental health counseling, marriage, and family therapy, or psychology.
A license (LISW, LMFT, LMHC, LMSW) to practice in the State of Iowa, or a temporary license with the intent to seek independent licensure.
Excellent observational, listening, verbal, and writing skills and fluency in English.
Knowledge and training in substance use disorders, adolescents, and families.
Proficient with the majority of Microsoft Office applications and basic database use.
History of working with youth and families.
Have demonstrated ability to engage youth and establish rapport in creative ways.
Speaka language(s) in addition to English. .
One of Iowa's oldest and largest, youth-serving, nonprofit organizations, YSS's mission is to create hope and opportunity by putting kids first. Our programs impact tens of thousands of youths and families each year. Headquartered in Ames and located across Iowa, our sites are not cookie-cutter modelswe tailor our services to fit the highest needs of each community. YSS is constructing Ember, a 50-acre recovery campus in Central Iowa that will offer shelter, crisis stabilization, and residential addiction treatment for youth and young adults.
Our goal is to create a continuum of caretogether, with programs give youth the tools they need to succeed their entire lives. Work for YSS and you too can have a positive impact in the lives of young people.
YSS is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to fostering a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace. Our ongoing efforts to promote diversity and inclusion are central to our mission, and we are dedicated to continuous improvement in these areas.
Communication with applicants is done primarily via email from our Paycom system. If you have questions about your application, please email .
Application - All applicants are required to complete an online application. The application is considered complete when all questions have been answered, all required documents (resume, waivers) have been submitted, and the application has been electronically signed.
Assessment As they are received, applications are reviewed for education, experience, and licensure (if required). If the required qualifications are not met, the application will likely be declined.
Interview Depending on the number of applications received, we may choose to do initial phone interviews. The SING provides authorized organizations online access to Iowa Criminal History and Sex Offender Registry information held by the Department of Public Safety/Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI), Department of Human Services (DHS) Central Abuse Registry for Child Abuse (CA) and Dependent Adult Abuse (DAA), as well as Professional License information.

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