Therapist II - York, United States - Children's Home of York

Description

Our mission at Children's Home of York is to empower children to thrive, strengthen families, and enrich communities. Children's Home of York is committed to providing quality therapeutic, educational, health care and financial services to children and families throughout York County and the greater Pennsylvania area.

For over 150 years, Children's Home of York has offered a comprehensive range of programs and services designed to meet the complex needs of the children we serve and their families.

The Therapist II works very closely with children, families, agencies, schools, and other entities.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Work to insure the health, safety, and well being of both clients and fellow staff at all times.
• Appropriately performs Safe Crisis Management physical intervention techniques
• In conjunction with the Program Supervisor and Psychiatrist, assist with the development and implementation of the clinical operations of the program, and provide evidence-based and best practices clinical services to individual clients, groups, and families.
• Appropriately and comprehensively completes required assessment tools.
• Provides evidence-based and best practices clinical services to assigned clients, families and groups.
• Develops clinically appropriate program curriculum.
• Perform collateral services with families, agencies, schools, and other involved entities and presides at multi-agency/inter-agency team meetings.
• Provides collateral services in a thorough and timely fashion
• Ensures collateral services meet all governing regulations
• Develop individualized comprehensive treatment plans with clients, families, concurrent services, and other members of the treatment team. (Treatment plans follow the CASSP principles, are strengths based, and measurable).
• Prepare and complete required reports, documentation, and billing information as well as perform other required administrative tasks as assigned.

FUNCTION OF THE JOB:

• Physical ability to perform all aspects of safe crisis management, including physical interventions.
• Ability to intermittently stand and sit.
• Pushing, pulling, lifting, and carrying as required.
• Must be able to describe and articulate events in both written and spoken English.
• Must be able to read and comprehend reports written in English.
• Ability to provide awake supervision of clients at all times.
• Ability to provide vehicular transportation of clients.
• Maintains a flexible schedule for appointments and on-call duties.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES REQUIRED:

• Master's degree in social work, psychology, counseling, or related field required.
• License Social Worker preferred.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• All required clearances.