Mental Health Therapist ; Underfill - Assertive Community Treatment

Are you interested in fostering hope, inspiring people to engage in their recovery journey, and supporting people to live their best lives? If so, we have the job for you! Marion County Adult Behavioral Health is looking for mental health therapists for their Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) team. ACT is a multi-disciplinary treatment team that provides intensive, highly integrated, and community-based treatment services to individuals with serious mental illnesses and co-occurring disorders.

Services are designed to be provided in the most integrated setting possible to maximize independence, community integration, and recovery.

The ACT team takes treatment services to individuals wherever they might be their homes, shelters, sidewalks, etc. An ideal candidate would appreciate diversity in their workday, enjoy being out and about in the community, believe that recovery is possible, and love working closely with a team! We offer great benefits, superb training, provide LPC and LCSW licensure supervision, and are a qualifying site for Public Service Loan Forgiveness.

Apply today to be part of this talented, dedicated, and dynamic team!

• Mental Health Therapist 1: $29.54 - $39.58/hr.
• Mental Health Therapist 2: $35.83 - $48.00/hr.

Provide behavioral health services to individuals with serious and persistent mental health conditions and co-occurring substance use disorders who are enrolled in Assertive Community Treatment (ACT). Services are delivered according to ACT’s National Program Standards, fidelity standards, and OARs, including using a person-centered and recovery-oriented approach.

• Provide individual and group therapy to individuals using a variety of evidence-based practices such as CBT, DBT, SFBT, CAMS, CPI, and Motivational Interviewing.
• Work independently to provide crisis assessment and specific intervention services, including development of safety/crisis plans and suicide and self-harm risk assessments.

• Provide intake and annual comprehensive mental health assessments, including assessing mental health and/or behavioral symptoms using a variety of standard assessment tools, individual functional skills, determining treatment needs, developing individualized treatment plans, developing crisis prevention plans, and directing provision of treatment services.

• Determine individual service needs, eligibility, and appropriateness of services.
• Provide case management to include making referrals and coordinating with other agencies to obtain services and resources for individuals; and advocacy and brokerage on behalf of client to access community resources, benefits, and entitlements.
• Provide individual case specific consultation to other providers and community partners, which may include recommendations for risk reduction.
• Work on development of individuals’ natural supports.

• Maintain accurate and timely clinical documentation in accordance with federal, state, county, and treatment program requirements under the direction of the clinical supervisor.
• Meet performance expectations for time and billing standards.

• Participate fully as a member of the Marion County Assertive Community Treatment team as a supportive, reliable, positive, collaborative, and professional team member during the development of individual treatment planning, daily clinical team meetings, and client crisis intervention.
• Follow ACT’s National Standards, fidelity scale, and OARs.
• Participate in after-hours on call rotation to provide coverage to support to individuals in crisis and provide consultation and coordination with other agencies and providers. Hours of work may include weekends.

• Work with a team of clinicians and supervisor for clinical supervision, treatment planning, staff and departmental meetings, and trainings.
• May provide mental health and/or substance use disorders education and training to other staff.
• May represent the agency on internal or external committees as requested by the supervisor.
• Driving is required to provide services in the community. At least 75% of services are provided…