Overview
Would you like a career that changes lives while working with a team built on shared values? At Youth In Need, we value community and relationships. We encourage courageous spaces, leaning into discomfort, and stretching your learning muscles. As an Early Learning Program Therapist
, you'll assist in the implementation of Conscious Discipline by observing, providing feedback and creating individualized therapeutic intervention plans. You will provide therapeutic intervention to individual children and help children's families in learning about social-emotional development, preventative measures for mental/emotional/behavioral disorders and strategies to support their children.
About Youth In Need Youth In Need has been around since 1974 helping to create safe places for the area's most vulnerable children. We have more than 400 full- and part-time staff who serve more than 8,000 children, teens and families at nearly 100 locations in six counties in Eastern Missouri. Youth In Need has been named a St. Louis Post-Dispatch Top Workplace for seven straight years.
We are nationally recognized by the US Department of Health and Human Services as an exemplary program. We value social justice and are dedicated to enhancing racial equity in our organization.
- Assist in the implementation of Conscious Discipline by observing, providing feedback, and creating individualized therapeutic intervention plans.
- Provide therapeutic intervention to individual children and support families in learning about social-emotional development and strategies to prevent or address mental, emotional, or behavioral disorders.
- A Master s Degree in Counseling or related field and passing the National Counselor Exam (NCE), or a Master’s in Social Work with LMSW (Licensed Master Social Worker).
- Preference for PLPC, LPC or LCSW.
- CPR certification and a valid driver s license are required.
- Supervision may be provided for free or at low cost.
We can provide supervision to you for free or low cost!
SalaryThis is a salaried position starting at $52,603 for provisionally licensed therapists and $59,800 for licensed.
Benefits- Medical, dental and vision insurance at low cost
- Paid time off including 12 holidays, 1 floating holiday, 12 sick days and 2 weeks vacation (which increases with years of service)
- 401k with 3% employer match
- Tuition Assistance
- Opportunity for growth
No phone calls, please. If you have questions, please email Careers. For the full job description, email or visit the official site .
EEOYouth In Need is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. We are committed to equal opportunities for all applicants and employees without regard to ability, age, ancestry, color, cultural background, faith/religion, gender, gender identity, gender expression, genetics, income, marital status, national origin, political belief/affiliation, pregnancy, race, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
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