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Early Childhood Mental Health Counselor and Therapist - Summary

NorthKey Community Care is seeking a full-time Early Childhood Mental Health Counselor and Therapist to provide quality and flexible therapeutic behavioral health services to children and families with Serious Emotional Disturbance (SED) and other mental illness. This job is eligible for a sign-on bonus of up to $5,000.

Early Childhood Mental Health Counselor and Therapist - Perks & Pay

• Sign-on bonus up to $5,000
• Opportunity for pay increase within first 6 months
• Up to 12% annual bonus
• Flexible scheduling opportunities
• Family and team oriented work environment
• Paid Time Off accrued each year of employment
• 9 Paid Holidays
• Individual and family health insurance options, as well as other insurance plans offered
• 401(k) with employer match
• Potential eligibility for Student Loan Forgiveness through the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program
• Company paid license fee reimbursement
• Clinical supervision provided
• In-service training and conference leave
• Professional liability coverage for clinical staff

Early Childhood Mental Health Counselor and Therapist - Qualifications

• Master's degree or above in a clinical field of study related to behavioral health from an accredited school.
• Appropriate Kentucky license, independently licensed preferred.
• Must have or be eligible for one of the following Kentucky licenses: LCSW, CSW, LPCC, LPCA, LMFT, MFT, LPAT, LPATA, LCADC, LCADCA, PhD, or PsyD.
• Relevant experience, knowledge, training, and expertise to meet the needs of child clients.
• May 2022 and December 2022 graduates encouraged to apply.

Early Childhood Mental Health Counselor and Therapist - Responsibilities

• Provide quality, competent, and effective behavioral health services to children and their families in a professional manner.
• Assess clients and provide individual and family therapy, counseling, intervention, and/or education to clients and their families.
• Provide evidence-based, clinically appropriate behavioral health treatment based on mental health assessment and individualized treatment plans.
• Participate in staffing meetings and consultation with other clinicians to assess therapeutic needs of clients and encourage appropriate referrals to internal and external community services.
• Maintain communication and positive multi-disciplinary working relationships with clinicians and other related professionals in the community. This will include making appropriate referrals, sharing clinical information within HIPAA guidelines, and providing clinically appropriate interventions and collaborations.
• Complete timely and accurate documentation within an electronic health record, prepare and complete progress notes, assessments, reports, schedules, and other documentation as required of the position.
• Attend and participate in relevant continuing education and in-service training to improve professional competency and clinical intervention skills, specifically as it relates to veterans of the United States military.
• Maintain flexible hours to meet agency and client needs.

NORTHKEY COMMUNITY CARE - COMPANY OVERVIEW

Since 1966, NorthKey Community Care (NorthKey) has provided effective and efficient mental health, substance use, and developmental disabilities services to the Northern Kentucky region with the commitment to providing the right service, at the right time, and in the right place. With multiple convenient locations throughout the Northern Kentucky region (Kenton, Boone, Campbell, Grant, Carroll, Gallatin, Pendleton, and Owen counties), NorthKey offers a wide array of mental health, substance use, and developmental disabilities services unparalleled in the region. Come join our team to help Transform Lives and Communities!

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $40,000.00 - $70,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Employee discount
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance
• Referral program
• Retirement plan
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Supplemental pay types:

• Bonus pay
• Signing bonus

COVID-19 considerations:
COVID-19 vaccinations strongly encouraged; mask required when onsite and unable to socially distance; increased sanitizing; other safety protocols

Application Question(s):

• What is your requested compensation?

Education:

• Master's (Preferred)

Experience:

• working with early childhood clients: 1 year (Preferred)
• providing mental health or behavioral health services: 1 year (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• LCSW, CSW, LPCC, LPCA LMFT, MFT, LPAT, LPATA, LCADC, LCADCA (Preferred)

Work Location: One location

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