We are incredibly proud of the workplace we’ve built. As Heartland Family Service continues to serve the most vulnerable individuals and families in our community, we need a reliable, adaptable, and detail-oriented therapist to help us engage and provide therapeutic services to people who have experienced long term homelessness and those with histories of trauma.

A BIT ABOUT US

Founded in 1875, our agency has grown over the years to address most of the challenges children, adults, families, and communities face across the lifespan, including substance use, child abuse and neglect, domestic violence/sexual assault, human trafficking, homelessness, juvenile justice, mental health, neighborhood distress, and poverty. Today, we offer 42 programs from 20 locations in east central Nebraska and southwest Iowa. At Heartland Family Service, we are committed to building a culture that values and celebrates diversity in addition to creating a trauma-informed environment.

THE OPPORTUNITY

This position serves as a substance use and mental health therapist to individuals and families participating in our Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH) programs in the Omaha/Council Bluffs Metro Area. PSH provides financial assistance and supportive services to individuals and families who have experienced long term homelessness and those with a disability. The goal of the program is to assist people with obtaining and maintaining housing through supportive services such as case management and mainly in home therapy services to help support skills needed in order to maintain housing independently. This position will work in collaboration with a team of case managers.

Compensation: Provisional therapist starting at $50,000
Work Scheduled: Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

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WHAT YOU’LL BRING

You could be perfect for this opportunity if you have a Master’s Degree in Counseling or Social work and your LMHP or LIMHP in addition to at least three years of experience. We are looking for someone who has a passion working with individuals and families who have experienced trauma in their lives, embodies the tenants of trauma informed care, someone who is organized, detail-oriented and enjoys working out in the community as well as in a team setting.

WHAT YOU’LL LOVE ABOUT US

Casual work environment
Competitive salary based on experience
Flexible Paid Time Off
Opportunities for career growth
Collaborative team culture
Investment in continuous employee learning and development
Paid four weeks of FMLA and two weeks of caregiver leave
Support in creating a dynamic self-care plan that supports a work/life harmony.
Strengths-based professional development and individualized coaching
A trauma-informed culture where you are encouraged and supported to show up to work every day exactly as you are!
The knowledge your work is helping to provide hope and healing to people who need it most and changing our communities for the better!

THE SKILL SET

Within 3 months, you’ll:

Complete onboarding program designed to get you up to speed on our business, vision, departments, programming, and team and gain an understanding about how your role fits into Heartland Family Service’s broader organization mission and strategy.
Attend new employee orientation training to learn the mission of the organization, how we are doing, where we are going, and our overall agency philosophy.
Work with team and manager to understand work expectations and set goals for the first three months in the role
Get to know our policies, procedures, tasks and processes
Shadow other team members
Partner with manager to define key success metrics for your role and how to keep track of your progress

3- 6 months, you’ll:

Be introduced to the clients you will be working with
Continue to build your caseload
Start providing therapeutic services to clients and manage your own schedule
Attend trainings necessary for the position

6 -12 months onwards, you’ll:

Conduct evaluations
Provide on-going counseling to individuals, couples and families
Establish a treatment plan with client participation, which specifies treatment structure, outcomes, goals and objectives
Provide mental health crisis intervention as needed
Refer clients to other HFS programs and other community services as necessary
Complete all documentation for grant, clinical and billing purposes and meet timeliness standards
Attend team meetings for review of client progress and coordination of care
Meet with program supervisor and clinical supervisor for regular supervision