Description

*** Starting salary at $67,000+ annually

*** Sign on bonus of $2,500 paid out periodically over the 1st year of employment

Nexus Family Healing has an exciting opportunity for a Mental Health Therapist role supporting our Bismarck, ND office. This position will provide mental health therapy services to youth within the child welfare system as well as their foster care providers, biological families or other natural supports. We are looking for an energetic, compassionate therapist to support the unique needs of children and families.

The Mental Health Therapist works as part of a multi-disciplinary wrap-around team in order to provide the most comprehensive and full-service support to clients.

At Nexus Family Healing, clinicians are supported with free licensure supervision, TF-CBT training and other evidence-based modality training at no cost to the employee. Our commitment is to ensuring clinicians are trained and supported in order to offer high-quality, evidence-based therapy services to children and families in North Dakota.

“At Nexus Family Healing, we embrace diversity, promote equity, and foster inclusion. As a national mental health organization, we serve a diverse group of youth and families, and we strive for our workforce to support and represent that diversity.”

Schedule/Location:

Hybrid remote (community and home-based) in the Bismarck, North Dakota area!
Manageable caseload sizes
Flexibility in scheduling based upon client needs
Limited crisis on-call required

Nexus’ Comprehensive Benefits Include:

FREE Clinical supervision is provided to clinical candidates seeking licensure
Advanced training opportunities in evidenced-based modalities such as TF-CBT, EMDR etc. Four weeks paid time off (PTO) in the first year of employment
Additional paid holidays
Multiple options for health insurance coverage
No-cost life insurance
Short/long-term disability insurance
401k match
NEW - Talkspace Therapy Benefit for the whole family
NEW - Hinge Health Benefit for the whole family
NEW – Carrot Fertility Benefit
Tuition assistance and training opportunities
Advancement pathways and internal promotion
And much more!

Primary responsibilities:

Creates and drives a trauma-informed environment
Collaboration with youth and family and team to develop an Individual and Family Treatment Plan
Provide individualized, youth-focused, strength and evidenced-based family and individual therapy models with youth, their families and foster families.
Participate in all treatment team meetings and coordinate quarterly CFTM (child and family team meetings)
Participate in needed crisis responses
Coordinate/communicate aftercare needs of the client with family and all necessary social service and community providers to ensure a smooth transition
Work with team member of the treatment team to engage all desired and necessary family members, educational, legal, community, and social service providers (as well as all-natural supports that the youth and family identify) to gather all necessary information to inform and support the treatment process
Ensures that all required client reports, records, and all documentation are produced accurately and maintained in a consistent, timely, and professional manner according to policy and regulated statutes
Recognize and value cultural differences in all aspects of work and service delivery

Requirements

Qualifications:

Master’s degree in social work, psychology, or clinically related field
Licensure required LPC, LPCC, MSW, or LMFT
Must successfully pass a DHS criminal background check.
Valid driver’s license required
Must have the ability to build strong relationships with diverse individuals or communities and understand their unique needs and challenges.
Must be open to meeting the cultural needs of individuals or communities, considering factors such as language, traditions, and values.

Nice to have:

Experience working with at-risk youth and families facing mental health or behavioral health challenges

Travel:

Regular business travel to family homes, community locations, and referral sites required

Commitment to Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion: At Nexus Family Healing, we not only support diversity – we celebrate it and rely on it for the betterment of our employees, our services, and our impact on the community. We strive to provide the best quality care for our youth and the best work environment for our employees through an inclusive team culture. Nexus Family Healing is proud to be an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer.

ICARE Values & Behavioral Competencies:

Innovation: Leading the way and implementing creative, cutting-edge ideas and approaches.
Compassion: Listening, honoring differences, and showing respect, kindness, empathy care, and concern.
Agility: Exhibiting flexibility and adapting quickly.
Responsiveness: Being quick, positive and accurate.
Excellence: Demonstrating quality results that surpass ordinary standards.

APPLY TODAY TO BE CONTACTED BY OUR RECRUITING TEAM! When you work at Nexus, you have the opportunity to change lives — including your own!

Nexus Family Healing

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