Description

We are looking to add to our rapidly growing team and program with people who:

• Have a special place in their heart for youth, teens, or young adults with special needs
• Are interested in expanding their professional skills
• Have an internal sense of professional motivation
• Are flexible, detail-oriented, and have an innate ability to connect with kids
• Have the ability to communicate clearly and meet deadlines as part of a larger multi-disciplinary clinical team
• Are curious and interested in being a contributing member of a highly skilled professional team
• Have a demonstrated ability and clear understanding of professional effectiveness in the workplace
• Have interests and hobbies related to: outdoor activities, health, fitness, and wellness (e.g., working out, mountain biking, rock climbing, yoga, woodworking, cooking, video and filming, photography, computer programming, etc…) Equinox is a place in which TCS staff are encouraged to bring their interests to the workplace, which will further expose clients to hobbies, health, and wellness
• Are life-long learners

Responsibilities

• Learn and operationalize clinical models within our Equinox approach
• Work collaboratively with the clients, lead clinician and treatment team
• Plan activities that support treatment goals and engage youth in the program and community
• Demonstrate good communication and rapport-building skills with both clients, parents, and co-workers
• Confidently and effectively manage the milieu and other groups
• Competently and confidently communicate/interact with school professionals and other treatment providers to assist with monitoring and client support
• Close supervision and collaboration with school to monitor/support academic responsibilities
• Ability to creatively work with teens / young adults, have fun, handle stressful situations and have the desire to learn clinical interventions and therapeutic approaches to community-based work
• Work independently in the community while working in close collaboration with the client’s intensive treatment team
• Identify information and resources in local communities which can be used in our activities and involvement of our youth
• Engage youth in activities and teach valuable life skills to empower them and allow them to develop their own strengths and abilities while having fun fully
• Provide youth with opportunities to develop leadership, communication, and other skills to make positive life choices about their future
• Provide a caring, warm environment for the client through setting clear boundaries, supporting, encouraging, comfortably interacting to help build self-esteem, age-appropriate interpersonal skills, positive thinking, problem-solving, social cues and language, coping skills, respect for others and self
• Participate in team meetings, clinical rounds, and client staffing
• Complete progress notes and monthly summaries in a timely fashion

Qualifications

• Bachelors in Psychology, Special Education, or related field required. Masters preferred.
• Two years experience working with youth, teens & young adults that have social and learning differences, executive functioning deficits, may be on the autism spectrum (High-Functioning), are neuro-diverse with ADD / ADHD, or struggling with anxiety, depression, and co-occurring mental health diagnoses.
• Resume, a cover letter, and three letters of recommendation from professional references.
• Include contact information for your reference.

Benefits

Vision, 401(k), Dental, Medical, Call For More Information