Part Time Residential Mental Health Therapist

Part Time Residential Mental Health Therapist

Requisition Number
: RESID
002165

• Posted :
  January 5, 2026
• Part‑Time

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Blaine, MN 55449, USA

Come join our life‑changing team building hope, resilience and well‑being as a Part Time Mental Health Therapist at Avanti Center in Blaine!

Shift Details: PT – 20 hours/week

Compensation: $30.75 per hour

Location: 10300 Flanders St NE, Minneapolis, MN 55449

About the job:

The primary responsibility of the Residential Mental Health Therapist role is to assure each resident’s clinical needs are met and individual treatment plans are adhered to by the clinical and unit treatment team. This comes in the form of providing individual, family, and skills group therapy, as well as providing leadership and psychoeducation to a group of residential counselors.

• Provide regular individual and family therapy sessions; about 3 clients per week for each
• Provide clinical direction to the treatment team
• Develop comprehensive treatment plans in cooperation with clients, families and treatment team
• Lead treatment plan review meetings
• Facilitate DBT skills group at least one time per week
• Attend and participate weekly in clinical and psychiatric consultation meetings and all required trainings
• Coordinate consultation and services with psychiatrist, case managers, families, and other Avanti staff as needed to maximize client success
• Complete ongoing documentation (diagnostic assessments, session notes, group notes, etc.)
• Utilize creativity in your trained and preferred interventions to guide clients to achieve their goals
• Arrange for provision of services and referrals as necessary
• Collaborate on overall operations assessment
• Meet affirmative action goals established by the organization while maintaining a work environment which respects and supports cultural competence and proficiency
• Assure program participant privacy is maintained by being knowledgeable and following HIPAA privacy and security regulations
• Participate in on‑call rotation with fellow clinical team members to provide support/guidance via phone to direct care staff outside of business hours (phone consultation only – does not require going in to work site)
• Conduct concurrent insurance reviews to ensure continuity of care as needed

Job Highlights:

• 403(b) Retirement Plan
• Employer Paid Life Insurance, Short‑Term/Long‑Term Disability
• Quality training, continuing career education and leadership programs
• Paid Time Off (Vacation, Holiday & Sick Days)

• Must have a master's degree in the following fields from an accredited college or university and working towards licensure (e.g. Clinical Social Work, Clinical Counseling, Marriage and Family Therapy)
• Licensed Mental Health Professional preferred (LMFT, LICSW, LPCC, etc.)
• 2 to 3 years of experience working with emotionally disturbed children and adolescents preferred (preferably in a residential or hospital setting)
• Experience completing DAs, treatment plans, and clinical case notes
• Effective communication, both orally and in writing
• Ability to demonstrate and model stable, appropriate boundaries with clients and co‑workers

Avanti Center provides therapeutic, residential care to adolescents aged 12‑17 whose sex is assigned female, who are experiencing emotional and behavioral challenges. This intensive, supportive environment serves adolescents that have tried outpatient services and are unable to be supported at home or in their community due to their mental health needs. Diagnoses include depression, anxiety, posttraumatic stress, and emerging personality disorders which often present as self‑injurious behavior and history of frequent hospitalizations for suicidal ideation and attempts.

DBT (Dialectical Behavioral Therapy)‑based interventions are used in programming.

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