Status: Part Time Hourly FLSA Classification: Non-Exempt
Summary of the Position: Therapist will provide therapeutic support to children and caregivers as needed and outlined in Individualized Service Plans (ISP). Therapist will serve as YAPs primary point person on the ISP team for assisting in creating a behavior management plan for the child with the other members of the ISP team.
Knowledge of substance abuse and/or domestic violence is preferred.
Serving families throughout Lee County - Chambers, Coosa, Elmore, Lee, Macon, Russel, and Tallapoosa)
Qualifications/Requirements: • Masters Degree in the field of Social Work, Psychology, or Counseling with proven post-masters experience in family and childrens services • Must have a valid licensure to practice counseling in Alabama • LCSW, LGSW, ALC, and/or LPC from a college or university
Position requires reliable transportation, valid driver's license, and current automobile insurance coverage.
Benefits Available: • Voluntary Dental • Voluntary Vision • UNUM Supplemental Insurance • 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan • Employee Assistance Program • Direct Deposit
Youth Advocate Programs, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, age, color, ancestry, national origin, place of birth, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, military or veteran status, genetic characteristics, or disability unrelated to job performance or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where YAP operates. YAP will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics.
YAP is a nationally recognized, nonprofit organization exclusively committed to the provision of community-based alternatives to out-of-home care through direct service, advocacy and policy change.
Since our founding in 1975, our expertise and passion have been in serving deep-end, multi-need and cross-system youth and families, though we have success across a continuum of needs and challenges. We provide safe, cost-effective services to youth and families involved in numerous systems, including the Child Welfare, Juvenile Justice, Behavioral Health, Developmental Disabilities, Education and Adult Systems.
We serve over 13,000 families a year in more than 100 programs across 21 states and the District of Columbia in rural, suburban and urban areas including 25 major metro areas. Since our beginning in 1975, 100% of our programming occurs in the home communities of the people we serve.