Mental Health Therapist - Portland Public Schools - CF

Position
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Child and Family Mental Health Therapist
Location
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Child & Family - 620 NE 2nd St., Gresham, OR 97030
Schedule
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Hybrid, Monday through Friday, 9:00am – 6:00pm (some evenings and weekends required)

The Mental Health Therapist provides comprehensive behavioral health services to children, adolescents, and families in Portland Public Schools, NARA Northwest outpatient clinics, and community-based settings. Responsibilities include mental health screenings, assessments, diagnoses, treatment planning, individual, group, and family therapy using evidence‑based, culturally responsive, and trauma‑informed approaches. The therapist collaborates with families, school personnel, community partners, and multidisciplinary team members, and provides crisis intervention, care coordination, referrals, discharge planning, and follow‑up services.

• Conduct mental health screenings, assessments, diagnoses, and treatment planning.
• Provide individual, group, and family therapy utilizing evidence‑based, culturally responsive, and trauma‑informed treatment approaches, including play therapy and other developmentally appropriate interventions.
• Perform risk assessments, safety planning, and crisis intervention services for clients experiencing behavioral health crises.
• Collaborate with families, school personnel, community partners, medical providers, and multidisciplinary treatment team members to coordinate care and support client treatment goals.
• Provide parenting support, psychoeducation, referrals, care coordination, discharge planning, and follow‑up services.
• Maintain timely and accurate clinical documentation, including assessments, treatment plans, progress notes, discharge summaries, and other records.
• Provide mentorship, training, and onboarding support to new clinicians.
• Participate in quality assurance activities, community outreach, program development, and professional training activities.
• Provide behavioral health consultation, education, and training to school staff and community partners as needed.

• Master’s degree in social work, psychology, counseling, or a related behavioral health field.
• Current Oregon licensure as an LCSW, LPC, LMFT, Licensed Psychologist, or equivalent license; or certification as a Qualified Mental Health Professional (QMHP) through MHACBO.
• Knowledge of behavioral health assessment, diagnosis, treatment planning, crisis intervention, and clinical documentation practices.
• Ability to effectively engage and provide therapeutic services to children, adolescents, families, and multidisciplinary treatment team members.
• Ability to maintain professional boundaries, confidentiality, and ethical standards of practice.
• Valid driver’s license, acceptable driving record, and compliance with NARA Northwest’s automobile insurance policy.
• Successful completion of pre‑employment drug test, criminal background check, and DMV check.
• Preferred experience working within the Native American/Alaska Native community, in behavioral health, social services, healthcare, education, or school‑based services.
• Preferred experience working with children, adolescents, and families.

• 15 Paid Holidays (including New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Presidents Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Battle of Little Black Horn, Independence Day, Labor Day, Native American Day, Indigenous Peoples’ Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving, day after Thanksgiving, and December 25th).
• Paid birthday holiday.
• Standard benefits for employees working 20 hours or more, effective from the first of the month following hire date, including: affordable medical, dental, and vision insurance through Kaiser Permanente; 13 Paid Days of Sick Time; 13 Paid Days of PTO (vacation accruals increase with years of service up to a maximum of 26 days); $50,000 life insurance & AD&D; short‑term and long‑term disability;
  
  flexible spending account; health spending account; 401(k) with 4% match; employee assistance program; inclement weather days (snow days); public student loan forgiveness.

Preference in hiring is given to qualified Native Americans in accordance with the Indian Preference Act (Title 25, US Code, Sections 472 and 473). NARA Northwest is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Within the scope of Indian Preference, all candidates will receive equal consideration. Experience working with Native American/Alaska Native community is considered a plus.