Children's Therapist

JOB TITLE: Children's Therapist Updated: 5/2026

DIVISION: Outpatient Services

REPORTS TO: Associate Director of Children's Services

FLSA STATUS: Exempt

WORK HOURS: Monday-Friday 8AM-5PM

NATURE OF WORK: As a Children's Therapist, the duties include assessing, planning, and providing psychotherapy/counseling services for child consumers. This involves the application of standardized assessment tools, therapy and counseling techniques, and crisis intervention services. The Children's Therapist advocates on behalf of the child, plans, and sets treatment goals and objectives with the child and family and evaluates the progress toward these goals. The Children's Therapist acts a member of the consumers' Interdisciplinary Team, communicating frequently with Children's Case Manager and Children's Psychiatrist to deliver quality behavioral health services.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES:

• Assesses client's needs and evaluates the client's progress.

• Seeks supervision and training from the Associate Director of Children's Services for questions and guidance regarding treatment, counseling, therapy, and therapy interventions.

• Develops measurable, observable, time-limited, independence-promoting objectives for inclusion in the treatment plan to address client's goals. Clarifies client's therapy objectives with clients, clients' parents/guardians, and other treatment team members.

• Will provide group and individual therapy sessions in accordance with treatment schedule.

• Evaluates progress towards treatment objective(s) and revises treatment plan(s) as needed.

• Links clients and clients' parents/guardians with necessary resources and services within Valley HealthCare System or within the community to address client needs.

• Completes and submits documentation in a timely manner as required by Valley HealthCare System, Medicaid, Medicare, Private Insurances, and any other licensing agencies.

• Participates in treatment plan meetings, staffing, and clinical meetings.

• Attends all mandated trainings related to profession and enhances knowledge and/or skills.

• Adheres to Valley HealthCare System's Values & Standards of Performance & Ethical Conduct in addition to professional code of ethics in performing therapy services.

• Cultivates professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops, adhering to professional standards, reviewing professional publications, and establishing professional networks.

• Returns phone calls and handles referrals and time sensitive tasks in a timely manner.

• Adheres to timely and accurate documentation standards.

• Other duties as assigned.