Share Email Opening Title Mental Health Therapist  Position Mental Health Therapist   Full-Time/Part-Time Full-Time   Base Wage $42,000-$50,000 per year   Description Summary The Mental Health Therapist provides individual and family therapy, play based intervention and consultation to children and families, as well as, coaching and supporting Skip-a-Long early care and education staff as part of innovative programming to provide intentional interactions that support the emotional health and well-being of involved stakeholders. Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following: Conduct classroom and face-to-face assessments, create collaborative education and success plans; link families with community resources and establish diagnoses as necessary. Apply developmentally appropriate therapeutic interventions, advanced psychosocial theory and methods to individuals, families, and staff. Provide evaluative, preventive, therapeutic, restorative and personal care services that assist in meeting the complex needs of children and their families. Provide support, education, coaching of staff to address barriers in social and emotional learning and regulation. Remain current with best practices, industry trends and provide internal and external direction with internal and external stakeholders. Lead the development and ongoing support of program evaluation framework to assess the strengths of the program and to identify areas for growth. Provide crisis intervention and conflict resolution assistance and differentiate between emergency and non-emergency tasks and respond accordingly. Work with Chief Program Officer for programmatic compliance to budget and other financial/enrollment/quality/outcome criteria. Develop initiatives to support the strategic direction of the agency and ways to improve the efficiency of program operations. Assume accountability for providing appropriate documentation of all therapy/counseling sessions, significant incident occurrences, phone conversations, etc. consistent with applicable regulatory requirements.   Benefits and Perks At SALFCS, not only are we committed to serving our communities, we’re committed to our employees! Paid time off Paid meal break – you work an eight-hour day 8 paid holidays Health, dental, and vision benefits 401(k) savings and investment plan with employer contributions up to 6% Pet insurance Life insurance Employee Assistance Program Financial support for buying a house in Rock Island through the Homebuyer Assistance Program A schedule typically between Monday – Friday Professional development opportunities A welcoming environment where you can be yourself and surround yourself with diverse, skilled, caring professionals as teammates!   About the Organization Mission SAL Community Services (SALCS) strengthens children, families, and individuals to build and enhance thriving communities. About Us SALCS operates Skip-a-Long Child Development Services - early care and education centers in Iowa and Illinois, The Home Child Care Network - a network of licensed and license-exempt home child care providers in both the Quad Cities and Peoria areas, Open Door - a crisis assistance program funded by IDHS to help individuals and families in crisis navigate local social services, SAL Child Care Connection - the child care resource and referral program in Peoria, IL, the Child Care Resource and Referral of Midwestern Illinois that serves the Illinois Quad Cities and surrounding counties, and Early Head Start Child Care Partnerships that serve Rock Island, Henry, and Mercer Counties in Illinois. SALCS is at the forefront of public policy and issues regarding early care and education and individual and family social services, and is dedicated to making sure all families have what they need to be successful, regardless of financial means.   EOE Statement SAL Community Services is an equal opportunity employer and believes in equal opportunity for all employees and applicants. Accordingly, all employment decisions are based on the principles of equal opportunity. These decisions include recruitment, selection, promotion, transfer, discipline, compensation, benefits, training and other personnel actions involving persons in all job titles and shall occur without regard to actual or perceived race, creed (including religious dress and grooming practices), color, religion (or for requesting an accommodation for a religious belief), sex, age, ancestry, national origin, genetic information (as defined in Title II of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 (GINA)), military status or discharge status, veteran status, qualified disabled veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression, transgenderism, marital status, citizenship status, familial status, physical or mental disability (or for requesting an accommodation for a disability), association with a disabled person(s), medical condition (including HIV or AIDS status, cancer related or genetic characteristics) arrest record (unless doing so violates contractual, funding, or licensing requirements), order of protection status, pregnancy (including conditions related to childbirth or breast feeding), homelessness or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.   Location Home Child Care Network - Quad Cities   Exempt/Non-Exempt Exempt   Open Date 10/5/2021   This position is currently not accepting applications. 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