Mental Health Therapist I- Skyline

The role

The Mental Health Therapist I provides milieu-based direct care and intervention for students ages 6 to 14 at Skyline Academy. This role involves providing trauma-informed care, intensive student supervision, and crisis interventions to achieve educational and behavioral goals.

What you will do

• Actively supervise and interact with students in the classroom, milieu, and community settings.
• Provide a supportive and structured environment for students to promote growth and ensure safety.
• Provide direct behavior modification interventions and instruction to students.
• Provide academic assistance, guide lessons or co-teach students with direction from Special Education Teacher.
• Help lead and actively participate in school and therapeutic programming.
• Provide crisis intervention and implement de-escalation techniques.
• Complete required clinical documentation including progress notes, attendance, and incident reports.
• Communicate with parents/guardians to ensure engagement and collaboration.
• Implement therapeutic interventions developed by the treatment team.
• Plan and facilitate student activities including field trips, recreational activities, and groups.

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in psychology, social work, or other related human services degree.
• Experience working with children or adolescents with specific learning or behavioral needs.
• Walking (daily)
• Standing
• Playing with children in the gym or outdoors during recess/P.E. (1-2x/week)
• Performing physical restraints (requires bearing student’s weight, sitting or kneeling on the ground, and laying on the ground)

Nice to have

• Experience providing direct care in an acute milieu, affective needs classroom, center-based program or similar
• Experience with crisis intervention and physical restraints

Benefits

• Day Treatment Differential: $1.00
• Language Differential: $1-$2.50/hour for bilingual proficiency in Spanish or ASL

About the company

WellPower envisions a community where every person's mental health is fostered through strength, resilience and hope. They offer compassionate, innovative services that meet people where they are.