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BE THE ANCHOR OF HOPE AND CHANGE AT HOLY CROSS SERVICES

Working for Holy Cross Services isn't just a job, it's a mission! We believe in the safety and joy of family. Our work is family-focused, as are our benefits: Holy Cross offers free health insurance for our employees AND their family members.

Position Overview

The Individual Therapist provides direct individual and group therapeutic services for youth. This position will serve as a member of the treatment team in the development of comprehensive treatment plans, determines treatment course to accomplish plan and assesses effectiveness. Will be responsible for upholding a trauma responsive environment of care.

Responsibilities:

• Conducts scheduled individual therapy sessions.
• May be required to co-facilitate group therapy sessions.
• Upholds an unwavering trauma-informed approach to service delivery and design
• Provides crisis intervention while upholding fidelity to program intervention model
• Collaborate with the team, across units, and across departments to ensure child success and positive culture
• Monitor milieu and contribute to decisions regarding resident admission
• May be required to conduct intakes, screenings, and assessment for children on the unit
• Will attend weekly team meetings.
• Provides direction for comprehensive assessments and service planning for children to promote healing
• Provides immediate, appropriate, and kind redirection and correction for problematic behaviors among the youth in the unit, in accordance with TBRI principles
• Maintain continuous visibility and accessibility for youth served
• Responsible for addressing, monitoring, and debriefing crisis situations with youth in need. May be required to physically guide, lead, and escort youth needing assistance and physically restraining youth who may be aggressive towards themselves or others.
• Provide court testimony and recommendations as needed
• Uphold compliance with all regulations as required on the unit
• Articulates the agency's treatment philosophy and values
• Shapes and guides unit culture to be trauma informed, compassionate, and upholding children's and families' dignity
• Collaborate with family therapists and other personnel to assist in developing and executing a family plan
• Abide by licensing and contract obligations, including participating in audits, reporting and investigations as needed
• Ensures adequate leadership engagement in licensing and investigation reports
• Provide 24-hour crisis on call availability to treatment team on an as needed basis.
• Communicating timely with internal and external stakeholders with a high level of professionalism
• Ensures all reporting and documentation are completed within the required agency and stakeholder electronic systems.
• May be required to work shifts on an as needed basis.
• Performs other duties related to the essential duties of the position and within the individual's capabilities as assigned by one's supervisor.

Benefits:

In addition to a competitive salary, we offer:

Employer-Funded

• Health Benefit Options
• Wellness Benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Virtual Mental Healthcare
• Public Loan Service Forgiveness Program (Student Loan Forgiveness)
• Generous time off including paid holidays and personal days.
• Employer paid short- and long-term disability & life Insurance.
• Employee Assistance Program

HCS also offers employee-paid benefits at group rates:

Dental

Vision

Flexible Spending Account (FSA) Health Care and Dependent Care