Mental Health Therapist-CA

Mental Health Therapist

Salary: $80,000 - $90,000 Per Year DOE

Full-Time, On-site

We are looking for a skilled and empathetic adolescent mental health therapist that wants to make a difference and be part of an amazing and growing team located in San Martin, CA,  just outside of San Jose.

About us

Join us at Embark at our Short-term Residential Treatment Program in San Martin, where therapists offer guidance and support to adolescents and their families that include multi-modal family system approaches to amplify and solidify change.

Serving teen girls and boys (gender fluid) ages 12 – 17, experiencing and struggling with school refusal, anxiety, depression, substance abuse, suicidal ideation and other mental health issues. Pre-teens and teens reside at our Residential Treatment Center in our comfortable family-style residence, where community and interpersonal relationships are fostered and encouraged. 

At Embark Behavioral Health, therapists will be advocating for client and family care through strong assessments and treatment planning, ongoing progress monitoring with detailed case management, community-based support, and robust aftercare planning. 

Comprehensive Mastery Program:

• Completing phase 1 - $4K increase
• Completing phase 2 - $4k increase
• Completing phase 3 - $5k increase
• CEU of $1500.
• License Renewal.

• Managing an average caseload size of six (6) clients; we believe allows for you to build good rapport with clients and families for effective treatment and outcome results
• Provide individual, family and group therapy
• Parent coaching
• Case management and team management
• Crisis management/ de-escalation
• Treatment planning
• Utilize assessment tools
• Utilization review
• Documentation in our electronic medical record
• Salaried position, will share on call duties

Required: 

• CA Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT), Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC) or Licensed Clinical Psychologist (PsyD) OR Registered with the CA board as an Associate, and in process of obtaining clinical hours toward licensure in the given field
• Desire to facilitate client growth through a team approach, working with other care providers.
• Desire to perform and develop counseling/therapeutic expertise in individual, family, and group therapy
• Ability to plan, implement, and adjust a course of treatment as required.
• Ability to pass a state background check and drug test

Preferred: 

• Two (2) years of working experience as a therapist leading individual, family, and group therapy sessions
• One year of experience working in a high acuity setting (intensive out-patient, residential, psychiatric hospital, eating disorder clinic, substance abuse clinic, etc., using relational, experiential, and systemic modalities
  
• For associate therapists (prefer 1000 hours completed), but not required

• Access to professional growth using our leading-edge strategies and trainings with our exceptional leaders
• Opportunity to foster relationships with adolescents and their families, create joy in their lives, and heal generations.
• Join a team of nationally recognized industry leaders who provide you with a framework of training, support, and long-term advancement opportunities.
• Embark and team members embrace the core values of empathy, trusting relationships, service, growth, and results.
• Comprehensive Benefit Program that includes medical insurance with a generous company contribution towards a high deductible plan, dental insurance, vision insurance, voluntary life and AD&D insurance, long-term disability, 401K with company matching, and paid parental leave.
• Industry leading staff to client ratios 1:6 average ratio
• Paid training program (Mastery) for years one through three of tenure. Salary is increased based on completion of the three modules during this time. Convert to Merit increases after completion of mastery program. 4K, 4K and 5K 
• CEU allowance starting in year two - $1500
• Paid license fees for new or renewals. 
• Covered under Embark professional liability insurance for practice at Embark including tail coverage- no external coverage required
• Flexible Work Environment

Click/insert the link to see what life look like at Embark San Martin: https://www.embarkbh.com/location/embark-behavioral-health-in-san-martin-california/ 

Embark is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. Embark is committed to enriching the therapeutic and healing experience it offers through the diversity of its employees and community. Embark seeks to recruit and support a broadly diverse staff who will contribute to the organization's excellence, diversity of viewpoints and experiences, and relevance in a global society. 

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