Therapist Assistant

Location: Town Plot Hill

Why CMHA?

Community Mental Health Affiliates, Inc. (CMHA) is a private non-profit treatment provider headquartered in New Britain, with seven locations throughout the city and in Waterbury. We partner with clients and the community to promote recovery from mental illness and substance use, treating more than 7,500 adults and children each year. CMHA is Connecticut’s first fully Joint Commission accredited Behavioral Health Home and is a SAMHSA Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC).

Visit cmhacc.org to learn more.

Internal mobility and career pathing is a focus at CMHA with many employees growing from individual contributors to leaders.

CMHA is looking to hire a part-time (20 hours) Therapist Assistant for our Multidimensional Family Therapy TAY CT TREE team. This position will be located at 255 Bank St. Waterbury, CT.Compensation Range:
The starting salary for this position starts at $20.00 per hour.

Compensation for each position is determined not only by years of relevant experience, education, and skills, but also by maintaining internal pay equity. CMHA also takes into consideration our benefits and paid time-off package to provide a well-rounded and competitive approach to the applicant’s overall compensation.

Summary:

Serve as a key member of the Multi-Dimensional Family Therapy (MDFT) treatment team, which will provide treatment for youth/young adults and parents with substance abuse and co-occurring disorders both in home, in office, and community settings.

Essential Responsibilities and Target Outcomes:
• Establish a trusting supportive relationship with family members through direct contact in the context of home visits, phone contacts and assistance in times of crisis.
• Work as part of the treatment team with the assigned clinician, providing assistance to both youth, families, and treatment team members.
• Maintains appropriate caseload as determined by agency and funder. Provides crisis intervention to family in the home, office or community if need arises. This includes on‐call 24/7 coverage of families on caseload.
• Adhering to documentation requirements and data collection/entry related to MDFT fidelity monitoring and project evaluation efforts.
• Engages clients in treatment plan interventions, particularly around clinical involvement, drug testing and activities that will help to support the MDFT model of treatment.
• Develop and maintain collaborative relationships with other community agencies and organizations, in order to provide comprehensive and effective treatment services for clients (i.e., schools, courts, hospitals, after school programs, DCF, probation, detox/ residential substance abuse treatment facilities, etc.).
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Education:

Bachelor’s in social work/human service. Exceptions to education level may apply based on contract requirements and approval from contract holder.

Credentials and Licenses:
Valid CT driver’s license and ability to provide own transportation.

Experience:

• Minimum of 1 year of experience working with adolescents with substance abuse/behavioral health problems.
• Beginner to intermediate experience with Microsoft Office products including Word and Outlook.
• Experience in, or the ability to learn how to use an Electronic Medical Record (EMR) system which includes appointment scheduling, authorization tracking, assessments, treatment plans, progress notes and discharge summaries.

Competencies:

Behavioral Skill Sets:
• Effective interpersonal skills, ability to problem solve, use good judgment and work independently.
• Flexibility and ability to adapt creatively to stressful situations.
• Awareness/sensitivity to all types of issues related to client diversity.
• Strong organizational abilities and verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to ensure the security and confidentiality of client information and records in a manner consistent with professional and CMHA codes of ethics.

We care about our employees by offering benefits that strike a harmonious work-life balance. We also care about your future. CMHA offers:
• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance packages
• 403(b)-retirement savings plan with…