Group Home Therapist - Billings Heights
Listed on 2026-01-01
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Healthcare
Mental Health, Psychology
Job Details
Job Location: Billings Campus - Billings, MT 59106
Position Type: Full Time
Education Level: Graduate Degree
Salary Range: $56,969.38 - $73,016.32 Salary
Position Summary: At Yellowstone Boys & Girls Ranch our Group Home Therapists are an integral part of the interdisciplinary care team for adolescents experiencing emotional, behavioral, psychiatric, and developmental challenges. They provide evidence-based interventions to promote the mental health and well‑being of the youth on their caseload. This position involves conducting assessments and developing treatment plans based on varying diagnoses. Group Home Therapists are also responsible for working with different funding agencies, complying with external contract requirements, and federal and state guidelines for Therapeutic Youth Group Homes.
In this role, you will be an essential member of a diverse and committed team of individuals working hard to prepare our youth for life. The youth we serve have experienced some significant trauma in their past so you will be working with a team trained in trauma‑informed care. Your primary focus in this role will be providing individual and family therapy.
Starting Salary Range: Salary reflects steps 1-5 of an 11‑step pay schedule. The starting salary will be determined based on the applicant’s education and relevant experience.
- $2,191.13 - $2,466.14 biweekly for current Montana SWLC, PCLC, or MFLC
- $2,495.16 - $2,808.32 biweekly for current Montana LCSW, LCPC, or LMFT
Daily and Monthly Responsibilities:
The Child and Youth Worker Code of Ethics, The National Association of Social Worker Code and The American Psychological Association Code.
- 21 years old or older
- Criminal / Child Abuse Clearance:
Must pass criminal record and child abuse registry background check as required by the State of Montana. - Master's degree in social work, counseling, or similar field
- Professional License
- Group Home Therapist 1 – Current Montana SWLC, or PCLC, or MFLC or obtain within 6 months of date of hire.
- Group Home Therapist 2 – Current Montana LCSW, or LCPC, or LMFT
Required Abilities/Skills
- Ability to relate and build rapport with youth and families therapeutically.
- Ability to work in cooperation and collaboration with treatment team.
- Adherence to code of ethics including:
The Child and Youth Worker Code of Ethics, The National Association of Social Worker Code and The American Psychological Association Code. - Willingness to maintain and enhance clinical skill set.
- Knowledge of and ability to maintain professional therapeutic boundaries and confidentiality with youth and families.
- Knowledge of behavior modification and age‑appropriate child development.
- Good computer skills and able to quickly learn and use YBGR selected software solutions.
- Good judgment and decision‑making skills.
- Self‑motivated, self‑disciplined, and diligent with forward thinking.
- Team‑oriented: ability to think of the team over self and define success collectively rather than individually.
- Effective interaction and communication with others to build and maintain relationships, collaborate with colleagues, resolve conflicts, and navigate various social situations.
- Demonstrate the following values.
- Faith - being sure of successfully achieving our mission, based upon our trust in a loving creator.
- Integrity - doing what is right, putting the needs of others above your own, and living by the highest values.
- Relationship - being committed to one another in a mutually respectful, dignified, healthy, and honoring manner.
- Stewardship - the use of any resource or talent entrusted to YBGR to fulfill the mission and values.
- Willingness and ability to obtain certification in First Aid/CPR and Violence Intervention Prevention.
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