School Based Therapist supporting PGCPS

Thrive Behavioral Health is currently hiring social workers and counselors with LCSW-Cs, LCPCs, LMSWs, LGPCs, or similar who have an active, unrestricted license through the state of Maryland to work with Thrive's Prince George's County School-Based Program.

We are looking for licensed therapists to provide social, emotional and behavioral support in the Prince George's County School System. This position is geared towards students between Pre-K and 8th grades that have social, emotional and behavioral problems at school . Our goal is to be able to provide social, emotional, and behavioral support in the school to reduce said behaviors. The position is approximately 37.5-38.5 hours a week, with some flexibility of scheduling and other benefits. Additional work is available outside of the PGCPS contract. The therapists will provide professional development, consultation and support to school staff and administrators and services will take place in the PG County School Clusters. This position will not require home visits.

Requirements:

• Full time licensed therapist (LG/LM's and LC's)

• Experience with a younger population of 4 years old and up

• Must be familiar with multiple intervention types

• Able to form strong connections with integral school staff and families

• Able to provide consultation and plan formulation for specific behaviors interfering with classroom success

• Able to work with Thrive staff to develop and implement school-specific trainings on managing behavioral health concerns of students

This position follows the PGCPS schedule.

• Additional responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Maintain active caseload list of students

• Attend interest meetings with the school-based team

• Assist in program development, professional development, and related tasks

• Candidates should be able to interact in a professional manner, build productive & positive relationships with others, both internally and externally. The successful candidate will confidently represent the agency and its mission.

This position is paid hourly and is not based on a fee-for-service structure. Desired candidates should be able to collaborate effectively with a team of professionals. EXTRA INCOME CAN BE EARNED ON A FEE FOR SERVICE BASIS

The position offers:

• Benefits include but are not limited to: health, company-paid life insurance, paid time off (encouraged to be taken during school closures), paid holidays, 401k plan with match, disability insurances, etc.
• Clinical and administrative supervision provided.
• Health insurance available.
• Positive and supportive work environment.
• Thrive is a rapidly growing company offering a great deal of opportunity for advancement and ability to create/develop professional specialties.
• In-house CEUs available and participation in several training initiatives.

Thrive Behavioral Health provides individual, family, and school-based therapy services to adults, children and families in homes, schools, and community settings. We serve clients throughout Central Maryland. Our diverse team of clinicians take a proactive approach to treatment by meeting with clients in neighborhoods, homes, and schools to reduce the barriers to traditional mental health treatment. Thrive also has clinic based programs in Rosedale, Catonsville, Millersville, and Silver Spring.

Thrive is committed to the goal of building a culturally diverse and pluralistic staff committed to working in a multicultural environment and strongly encourages applications from all genders, minorities and underrepresented groups. Bilingual candidates strongly encouraged to apply.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS/WORKING CONDITIONS:

• The essential functions of this job include the following physical and intellectual demands:
  
  • Frequently sit, stand, and or walk
  • Regularly driving a motor vehicle
  • Frequently hearing, seeing and speaking
  • Regularly typing
  • Occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds
  • The ability to work in a fast pace environment with potential for stressful situations
  • Comprehends and performs job duties at a reasonable pace while using attention to detail
  • Concentrates, formulates plans, and makes decisions
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• The organization cannot control all environments in which a therapist may encounter outside of the Thrive office space, however, staff are encouraged to notify management to determine if there are reasonable options available. Examples to consider include but are not limited to, temperature/humidity of the site, places to sit while providing therapy, smoking and/or pets in the home, and a private environment to provide therapy. You may be exposed to other allergens.
• Due to the nature of the industry, working in the evenings, approximately 7:30-8:00 pm, may be expected

EEOC STATEMENT:

It is our policy to abide by all Federal and State laws, as well as, the requirements of 41 CFR 60_1.4(a), 60-300.5(a) and 60-741.5 (a), prohibiting discrimination against qualified individuals based on their race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), parental status, national origin, age, disability, family medical history or genetic information, political affiliation, military service, or other non-merit based factors.