Early Childhood Therapist

4 weeks ago


Saint Charles, United States Youth In Need Full time
Job DescriptionJob Description

Would you like a career that changes lives while working with a team built on shared values? Look no further

At Youth In Need, we value community and relationships. We encourage courageous spaces, leaning into discomfort, and stretching your learning muscles. As an Early Learning Program Therapist, you'll assist in the implementation of Conscious Discipline by observing, providing feedback and creating individualized therapeutic intervention plans. You will provide therapeutic intervention to individual children and help children's families in learning about social-emotional development, preventative measures for mental/emotional/behavioral disorders and strategies to support their children.

Our Company:

Youth In Need has been around since 1974 helping to create safe places for the area's most vulnerable children. We have more than 400 full- and part-time staff who serve more than 8,000 children, teens and families at nearly 100 locations in six counties in Eastern Missouri.

Youth In Need has been named a St. Louis Post-Dispatch Top Workplace for seven straight years. We are nationally recognized by the US Department of Health and Human Services as an exemplary program. We value social justice and are dedicated to enhancing racial equity in our organization.

This Position:

We are interested in Therapists with a Master's Degree in Counseling or related and passed the National Counselor Exam (NCE) or Masters in Social Work with LMSW (Licensed Master Social Worker). We prefer someone with a PLPC, LPC or LCSW.

We can provide supervision to you for free or low cost

  • For the full job description, please email Careers@YouthInNeed.org or visit www.youthinneed.org.

This is a salaried position starting at $52,603 (Provisionally Licensed) or $59,800 (Licensed). This position will primarily work in the St. Charles County area, but may need to travel to our other sites in Lincoln, Warren, Montgomery and St. Louis County/City.

The ability to be CPR certified and having a driver's license are required.

Why Apply?

We offer an extensive amount of competitive benefits including:

  • Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance at low cost
  • Paid Time Off including 12 Holidays, 1 Floating Holiday, 12 Sick Days and 2 Weeks Vacation (which increases with years of service)
  • 401k with 3% Employer Match
  • Tuition Assistance
  • Opportunity for growth

No phone calls, please. If you have questions, please email Careers@YouthInNeed.org.

Youth In Need is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. We are committed to equal opportunities for all applicants and employees without regard to ability, age, ancestry, color, cultural background, faith/religion, gender, gender identity, gender expression, genetics, income, marital status, national origin, political belief/affiliation, pregnancy, race, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.



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