IOP Therapist

Join our team and be a part of something extraordinary as we fulfill our mission to change behavioral health and social service outcomes for people of all ages with disabilities.

Legacy Treatment Services is a vibrant nonprofit behavioral health organization that utilizes cutting-edge technology and evidence-based practice in treatment and clinical care. Legacy provides services to over 20,000 adults, youth, and adolescents throughout 17 counties in New Jersey.

Our programs provide a complement of services for most ages and needs. This continuum is designed to meet the complex needs of each individual and creates a continuum of services that are able to meet the needs of children, adults, and families through a continuum of services utilizing an integrated care model. We are dedicated to seeking new innovative solutions that help us provide needed services more efficiently while maintaining stable, sustainable growth.

Title: Co-Occurring Therapist

Salary: $55000 to $65000 / annually depending upon education, experience, and licensure.

This is a 40-hour full-time benefitted position which includes some evenings required:

• Free Supervision provided towards licensure
• Free CEU training opportunities, paid training days
• Reoccurring Six-Month Retention Bonus
• 3.2 weeks of PTO in the first year
• Medical, vision, dental & life insurance benefits
• 403(b) employee participation and employer match
• 9 Agency-paid holidays

• Plans, organizes, and implements clinical social work services to consumers and families involved in the Co-occurring IOP Program.
• Plans for discharge and aftercare.
• Maintains contact with referring agencies and related people and with community resources used for referral.
• Maintains treatment records according to agency standards and regulations.
• Ensures coordination of care with SCIP, local and state hospitals, and other treatment team members for consumers.
• Maintains positive working relationships with community agencies.
• Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to any age-related needs of the consumers served.
• Demonstrates the knowledge of the principles of growth and development appropriate to the consumer population served.
• Must be able to assess and interpret data about the consumer's status in order to identify each consumer's needs and provide care based on agency approved evidence based practice models.

• MSW from an accredited school of social work or Master's degree in a related counseling field with at least one year of experience required.
• Clinical license or license eligibility is required.
• Must be able to work under required deadlines and schedules, while being flexible to special projects and requests.
• Must be able to professionally handle stressful situations.
• Must possess a valid driver's license and if duties require driving, be able to drive an agency owned vehicle.