Embedded Youth Mental Health Therapist
Full-Time | Exempt | 11-Month Position | Community-Based
Why CHADS?
For more than 20+ years, CHADS Coalition has partnered with schools, families, and communities throughout the St. Louis region to improve youth mental health and prevent suicide. Our work includes counseling, prevention education, family support, postvention services, and community partnerships that help young people build resilience before a crisis occurs.
When you join CHADS, you'll become part of a collaborative team that values compassion, clinical excellence, and meaningful community impact.
What You'll Do
As an Embedded Youth Mental Health Therapist, you'll provide therapy and support in schools and community partner locations, including Normandy Schools Collaborative, the 24:1 Community Center, Epworth's Drop-In Center, and other assigned sites.
- Provide trauma-informed individual, family, and group counseling for youth ages 12–25.
- Complete assessments, treatment planning, and clinical documentation.
- Support youth experiencing anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, suicidal ideation, self-harm, and other mental health concerns.
- Help families navigate behavioral health services and connect with community resources.
- Collaborate with educators, school staff, and community partners to improve student well-being.
- Facilitate support groups and participate in multidisciplinary planning and intervention efforts.
- Coordinate care with internal and external providers while maintaining client confidentiality.
- Participate in program development, quality improvement, and prevention initiatives.
- Master's degree in Counseling, Social Work, Psychology, or a related behavioral health field.
- Missouri LMSW, PLPC, or equivalent license eligible for clinical practice.
- Experience working with children, adolescents, young adults, and families.
- Strong clinical, communication, and documentation skills.
- Valid driver's license and reliable transportation.
Preferred
- Missouri LPC or LCSW.
- Two or more years of counseling experience.
- Experience in school-based or community mental health settings.
- Crisis intervention and suicide risk assessment experience.
- Bilingual (Spanish/English).
Schedule: Full-time, exempt, 11-month position. Typical hours are Monday–Friday between 9:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. (40 hours weekly), with occasional flexibility requested to support school and community events.
Starting salary: $53,387+ based on experience.
CHADS is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. CHADS is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.
OUR MISSION
CHADS SAVES YOUNG LIVES BY ADVANCING THE AWARENESS AND PREVENTION OF DEPRESSION AND SUICIDE.
WHAT WE DO
CHADS is a 501(c)(3) organization offering Signs of Suicide®, Family Support, and Social Emotional Well-being programs to advance the awareness and prevention of depression and suicide. Aside from providing adolescents and young adults ages 25 and under with counseling services and educational programs, we also serve parents, educators, and community members with resources, presentations, and more to provide a holistic and proactive approach to mental illness and bullying.
VISION
To be the community leader in educating and supporting young people whose lives are impacted by suicidal thoughts, anxiety, and/or depression.
CORE VALUES
- Youth Focused - Support the mental health of youth and young adults with each decision we make.
- Passion - Keep our mission and vision central in our work. We show pride, enthusiasm and dedication in everything we do.
- Character - Value those we serve, our employees, volunteers, and collaborating organizations by demonstrating honesty, respect, integrity, trust, and supporting diversity. We are people of character.
- Hope - Bring hope to the clients and families we support. We are confident that their lives will improve and they will get through their mental health crisis.
- Collaboration - Encourage effective partnerships with youth and their families, community volunteers, school districts, businesses, other nonprofits, and the broader community.
- Stewardship - Emphasize efficiency, quality, and the optimal use of resources in all aspects of our operation, ensuring that we remain responsible guardians of the trust that our community places in us.
- Accountability - Meet our commitments and take responsibility for our performance.
- Excellence - Expect the best of co-workers and ourselves. Strive for positive outcomes, continuous quality improvement, and fact-based decision-making. We are committed to providing only high quality programs and services.