Description

Sandhill Center is an innovative, nationally-recognized residential program for children between the ages of eight and thirteen who are experiencing significant difficulties in functioning at home, in school, or in the community. Most of our residents lack the capacity to adequately regulate their emotional or mental states, and therefore present with emotional and behavioral challenges.

Our goal as treatment providers for children is to create a therapeutic environment in which care and connection are hard to resist. Our treatment model encourages the development of healthy interpersonal relationships, while confronting behaviors that interfere with that connection. We integrate key principles of neurobiology, along with emotionally focused work, to help create powerful, focused and highly individualized intervention strategies. Caseloads are kept small to maximize therapeutic support for each resident.

We are located in Los Lunas, a rural community about 20 miles south of Albuquerque, NM. The facility is located in a homelike setting, with horses, dogs, a swimming pool, tennis and basketball courts, etc.

Please visit sandhillcenter.org for more information.

Salary:

• $65,000.00 – $70,000.00 per year
• $1,500.00 sign on bonus

Benefits:

• Paid time off
• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Vision insurance

Schedule:
Monday to Friday

COVID-19 considerations:
Mandatory covid vaccination policy.

Responsibilities

Our therapists spend considerable time integrated into the residential milieu, where healthy relationships are built and corrective emotional experiences can occur on an ongoing basis. In addition, our therapists conduct staffings, create treatment plans, provide individual, group, and family therapy, and complete required documentation in a streamlined and timely manner. They also communicate regularly with families and referral sources.

We look to Dr. Bruce Perry’s Neurosequential Model of Therapeutics to help us create powerful, focused, trauma-informed intervention strategies. This position offers the unique opportunity to receive ongoing paid training directly from Dr. Bruce Perry and the Child Trauma Academy.

A successful candidate generates creative solutions and new ideas, has excellent relational skills and enjoys working as part of an energetic and supportive team.

Qualifications

Requirements:

• A Master’s degree or Ph.D. in Psychology, Clinical Counseling, Social Work, or related field is required
• License eligible in the state of New Mexico
• Independent licensure is a plus but not required
• Prior training in neurodevelopment or trauma-based intervention is welcome but not critical for hire, as we provide extensive training
• Our competitive compensation packages are dependent upon licensure status, previous experience, and salary history
• This is a FT position
• Pre-employment drug screen required
• Background check required

Benefits

Vision, 401(k), Dental, Medical