**Up to a $5,000 Sign-on Bonus!**

**Eligible candidates for this position will hold an active LICSW, LMFT, LMHC or Clinical Psychologist license ** 

Purpose

School-based Mental Health Therapists provide prevention and intervention with a variety of therapeutic techniques, including evidence-based practices. Services are provided at the school or in certain circumstances, via telehealth. Therapists work in partnership and joint accountability with other team members toward Neighborcare’s Mission, and to ensure Neighborcare achieves goals for productivity, patient satisfaction, quality care, and contract compliance. Provide mental health services within the school-based health center Mental Health Scope of Services. Focus on the full spectrum of care, from promoting healthy development and preventing problems, to long-term intervention and support for students unable to obtain adequate mental health care from other organizations or in a non-school context. Position emphasis is on asset- and strengths-building; symptom reduction; increasing, stabilizing, and maintaining functioning; and on individual, family, and group modalities.

In this position you will: 

• Provide high quality, strengths-based services to clients in alignment with the Scope of Services and productivity expectations.  Assist students, parents and school personnel in efforts to remove psychosocial and mental/emotional health obstacles to students’ healthy functioning and academic performance.
• Provide individual, family, and group therapy; case management; classroom presentations; and psycho-educational services in accordance with the needs of the specific school population and as specified by applicable funding contract(s).  Participate in school-wide interventions as appropriate.  Assess mental health needs and develop individualized treatment goals for each caseload client.
• Review and revise treatment goals as clinically appropriate, and at least as frequently as required by applicable funding contract(s).  Exchange information within legal and ethical guidelines, with the goal of providing the best individual and team care.  Participate actively in multidisciplinary team care provision, including but not limited to: sharing of information, and coordinating and integrating client care with other providers within and outside of Neighborcare Health.
• Work with school staff, Neighborcare Health staff, and community providers to maximize students’ access to health services, within Neighborcare Health and/or with other organizations.  Complete required documentation in a timely manner, and in accordance with requirements specified by the State of Washington, Neighborcare Health, and funders.
• Report all known and suspected abuse or neglect per Washington State Law.  Uphold Neighborcare Health service commitments: (a warm welcome; respect; caring; working together and trusting relationship) with internal and external customers

Required Qualifications

• Active WA State LICSW, LMFT, LMHC or Clinical Psychologist license
• CPR/BLS

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior experience with adolescents

Our Mission 

The mission of Neighborcare Health is to provide comprehensive health care to families and individuals who have difficulty accessing care; respond with sensitivity to the needs of our culturally diverse patients; and advocate and work with others to improve the overall health status of the communities we serve. 

About our Service Commitments

Our service commitments were created by staff members, leaders, board members and patients.  We use these as a guide and expectation for how we treat our patients and each other.  You may learn more about our service commitments here, https://neighborcare.org/about-us/service-commitments/

• Serving patients
• Serving each other
• A warm welcome
• Caring
• Respect
• Working together
• Trusting Relationship

About us
For 50 years, Neighborcare Health has been caring for our neighbors with essential medical and dental care, counseling, outreach, health education and more in Seattle, Vashon, and our newest dental clinic in Olympia!  Our purpose is to improve health by engaging, educating, and empowering people in the communities we serve.  We are looking to hire the best talent to support our culturally diverse workplace and community.

Compensation

The wage range for this position is minimum $41.17 per hour up to $ 57.69 per hour maximum.  

Compensation will be determined based on years of relevant experience.

Union: No