Position Available: Reach Therapist

Position Overview:   The Therapist role provides prevention, diversion, and early intervention services to girls. This position is aimed at helping girls decrease risk-related behaviors by using gender-responsive, trauma-informed, and strength-based programming. In addition, the Therapist provides girls the opportunity to elevate their voices and achieve their potential, by celebrating a life defined by responsibility, dignity, serenity and grace.

Role and Responsibilities:

• Increase girls’ resiliency and protective factors by improving relationships, increasing self-efficacy, and encouraging self-advocacy
• Support girls in making decisions that will lead to productive, fulfilling, and healthy lives
• Address risk factors using holistic assessment, goal setting, and care plan development
• Utilize the Transtheoretical Model of Change, considering any history of trauma and leveraging girls’ strengths 
• Provide weekly therapy services to girls using evidenced-based and research-informed therapeutic interventions
• Provide monthly family support/counseling with parents/guardians to encourage girl progression in the change process
• Provide solution-focused counseling approaches toward the resolution of risk factors for substance abuse following the standards of the Florida Administrative Codes Chapter 65D-30
• Provide crisis intervention as warranted, including risk assessments and family support 
• Engage in care review meetings for girls served and provide education to the care planning team 
• Collaborate with outside entities and community providers involved in girl’s care, make referrals as appropriate, and advocate for needed resources 
• Conduct psycho-educational and therapy groups that are girl-centered, focusing on social-emotional and life skill development  
• Provide advocacy within the community by attending conferences and public speaking events
• Provide care management services, including transportation services when needed
• Review eligibility requirements for girls entering the program, complete enrollment paperwork, biopsychosocial assessments, screening tools, care plans and transition plans 

Qualifications and Education Requirements:

Required

• Master’s degree required with a major in Social Work, Psychology, Mental Health Counseling, Marriage and Family Therapy or related field required 
• Minimum five years’ experience required preferably working with at-risk youth
• Current Florida driver’s license required
• Licensed as a Mental Health Counselor, Marriage and Family Therapist or Clinical Social Worker or meet licensing eligibility as a registered intern
• Knowledge of case management and community behavioral health practices
• Experience using personal computers and basic office equipment required

Other Requirements 

• Must adhere to the Pace Center for Girls Values and Guiding Principles · Upholds the ethical standards of the Agency
• Follows mission, values and principles, policies and procedures of the Pace Center for Girls
• Availability to work evenings and weekends as required to fulfill workload requirements
• Must be able to travel by automobile, plane, train, etc.; occasional overnight travel may be required

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