School-based Therapist (HS Specialist II or III)
School-Based Therapist
(HS Specialist II or III)
HHS/Family & Youth
HS Spec II Salary: $4127 - $4706/month ( DOE)
HS Spec III Salary: $4506 - $5113/month ( DOE)
With Excellent Benefits
Job #FY19-049
Recruitment closes August 5, 2019 at 3:00 p.m.
Our Community
Yamhill County has approximately 102,000 residents and is a very desirable place to live in the heart of the Willamette Valley wine country. Yamhill County is home to Linfield College and Chemeketa Community College in McMinnville and George Fox University and Portland Community College in Newberg. Yamhill County is centrally located in the Willamette Valley, within close proximity to the Oregon Coast, the Portland and Salem metropolitan areas, and the Oregon Cascade Mountains. Wide varieties of indoor and outdoor recreation opportunities are available. We have the
benefits, appeal and superior quality of life found in a small town community, while enjoying active social and culturallifestyles found in larger metropolitan areas.
The Human Services Specialist II/III
This is a regular full-time position for a therapist to work on the Family & Youth team providing mental health services to children and their families in a rural School Based Health Center. Duties will include engagement, crisis support, diagnoses, direct treatment, performing integrated behavioral health assessments, service planning and implementation, individual and family therapy, case management, outreach/consultation with education personnel and collaborative
service documentation.
The Benefits
Health coverage - Group medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage for the entire family. For the 2018-19 plan year, the County pays 99% of the monthly premium and employees pay 1% ($15.10 per month) for the Base Plan. With this plan, employees are eligible for a $100 a month contribution into an HRA VEBA account. Buy-up plans are also available.
Retirement - PERS (Public Employee Retirement System) contribution is 100% employer funded, which includes both contribution to PERS pension and IAP accounts (IAP contribution is 6% of salary).
Short-Term Disability – 100% County paid
Life insurance - $6,000 for employee/$2,000 for spouse and children – 100% County Paid.
Vacation/Sick Leave - Flexible Earned Time (FET) is a combination of vacation and sick leave. To start, you will earn 12.38 hours per month and future accruals increase based on years of service. After a year of service and depending on FET balance, employees may sell-back up to 40 hours of FET per year.
The Qualifications
Master's degree from an accredited school in social work, clinical psychology, psychiatric nursing, or a related field and:
HS Specialist II: One year of experience as a Human Services Specialist I is required. Any satisfactory equivalent combination of experience and training which ensures ability to perform the work may substitute for the above. Must qualify as QMHP, CADC, or QMRP to work in respective fields. May require licensing.
HS Specialist III: Three years post-masters experience. Active professional license in the state of Oregon as a Qualified Mental Health Provider (QMHP) or be a non-licensed QMHP with dual credentialing as a Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor (CADC I, II, or III). Preference will be given to those applicants with training and experience in evidence-based practices and experience providing intensive mental health and addictions services in a community based setting. Will be subject to successful completion of a background check.
The Candidate
The successful candidate will have excellent skills in organization, paperwork management, and communication – both verbally and in writing, in addition to typing and computer proficiency and will be dependable, organized, self-directed, detail-oriented, and possess the ability to interact with co-workers, clients, and the public in a courteous, professional manner. Other requirements include working knowledge and skill with diagnosis, evaluation, and treatment planning techniques specifically related to community mental health services and the abilities to understand the behavior of people under stress, develop cooperative relationships with clients, their families, and the community, maintain relationships with physicians, law enforcement agencies, the courts, public and private administrators, and the community in general, interpret community mental health and chemical dependency services, and prepare concise and complete client treatment and progress records. In order to qualify for most HHS positions, applicants: * Must not be excluded from participation in federal health care programs (Medicaid, Medicare, and other federally-funded programs that provide health benefits); and * Must not be excluded from participation in federal procurement (Federal Acquisition Regulation) and non-procurement activities (Executive Order No. 12549). Employees must be able to perform the essential functions of this classification with or without accommodation.
Yamhill County is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and values diversity. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply.