School Based Family Therapist

Pay: $5,208.28 per month

Employment Type: Full Time / Part Time

Under direction, provides individual, family and group therapy to students enrolled at Phoenix Rising Alternative High School using evidence-based practices by performing the following duties.

• Conducts intake assessments with all new students following admission to Phoenix Rising Alternative School.
• Develop individualized treatment plans with the involvement and consent of the students and their support system, making referrals to community partners when appropriate.
• Plan and facilitate group interventions based on trends in student population.
• Participate in staffing cases with a multidisciplinary team.
• Provide information and consultation to school staff regarding best practices in working with justice involved youth.
• Respond to calls from clients and/or families for crisis solutions.
• Provide support to members of the student's immediate family throughout the change process.
• Complete documentation regarding student progress/regress including documentation regarding each family/student contact.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Additional responsibilities may include performing other duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Skill in:
  Counseling individuals and families; using a personal computer, Microsoft Excel and Word.
• Knowledge of:
  Child development, trauma, and delinquency.
• Knowledge of:
  The use of various evidence based/best practice therapeutic modalities.
• Knowledge of:
  Principles and practices of social work and psychology applicable to juvenile casework.
• Knowledge of:
  County and state regulations regarding youth offenders, including Title 10 of the Oklahoma State Statutes.
• Ability to:
  Learn and incorporate new practices as deemed necessary by the program facilitator.
• Ability to:
  Work a flexible schedule, including some evenings and weekends.
• Ability to:
  Work under stressful conditions and with persons in conflict.
• Ability to:
  Handle multiple tasks efficiently.
• Ability to:
  Communicate effectively both orally and in writing.
• Ability to:
  Establish effective interpersonal relationships and create a constructive atmosphere of crisis problem solving.
• Ability to:
  Work with culturally diverse families and communities and be culturally sensitive and appropriate.
• Ability to:
  Speak effectively and present information and respond to inquiries from groups of administrators, teachers, clients, and the general public.
• Ability to:
  Deal with problems involving several concrete or abstract variables in standardized situations.

Supervisory

Skills:

This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Master's degree in Psychology, Social Work or Human Relations; and 3 years full-time paid employment in family focused counseling.

• Valid Oklahoma Driver’s License possessed for at least 6 months.
• Defensive driving with Tulsa County within 6 months of hire.
• Possession of a professional license or eligibility for supervised licensure (LPC, LMSW, LMSW-US, LCSW) as approved by the relevant state governing board.
• Professional liability insurance.
• Documents verifying supervision status for professional license.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to sit and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel.

The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and taste or smell. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision and ability to adjust focus.

The work…