Job Description:
Job Title: Therapist - Youth Recovery Services (LPC, LCSW, LMFT)
Location: Joplin, Missouri
Department: Youth Recovery Services
Employment Type: Full-Time
Schedule: Monday-Friday
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Job Summary:
Help young people and families build healthier, more hopeful futures. Join our compassionate and collaborative team as a Youth Therapist, providing evidence-based counseling and recovery-focused support to individuals experiencing mental health, substance use, trauma, and co-occurring challenges. This Monday-Friday opportunity offers meaningful clinical work, strong interdisciplinary collaboration, professional development, and the chance to make a lasting impact in the Joplin community.
As a Therapist, you will complete behavioral health assessments, provide diagnoses, develop individualized treatment plans, and deliver individual, group, and family therapy. You will collaborate with treatment-team members, referral sources, and families to help clients strengthen coping skills, improve relationships, navigate transitions, and progress toward their recovery and wellness goals.
This position offers…
- All-Inclusive Employee Benefits Package - A robust full-time employee benefits package encompassing health, dental, vision, retirement, disability, life insurance, wellness program, and more
- Telemedicine – 24/7 phone, web, or mobile app medical, behavioral health, & dermatology visits
- Employee Assistance Program – 24/7 counseling services, legal assistance, & financial consultation for you and your household at no cost
- Paid Time Off - 29 days per year including vacation & holiday pay
- Free Licensure Supervision - for PLPC, LMSW, PLMFT
- Additional Income Opportunities - for LPC & LCSW (provide supervision)
- NHSC Student Loan Repayment - eligible site for tax-free student loan assistance
- Workplace Culture - An environment cultivating employee wellbeing, valuing each individual's humanity, and actively promoting healthy, joyful workforce engagement
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide individual, group, and family therapy that supports recovery, emotional wellness, healthy relationships, and improved functioning
- Conduct intake screenings, comprehensive assessments, and diagnostic evaluations within required timeframes
- Develop individualized treatment plans based on each client’s strengths, needs, goals, diagnosis, and progress
- Facilitate evidence-based interventions, including trauma-informed therapy and treatment for mental health, substance use, and co-occurring disorders
- Collaborate with families, treatment-team members, referral sources, and community partners to coordinate effective, person-centered care
- Respond to crisis situations by providing timely assessment, intervention, safety planning, and coordination of emergency services when needed
- Support clients through transitions of care by developing aftercare plans, transition summaries, and connections to continued services
- Monitor treatment progress and adjust therapeutic approaches and recommendations to support positive outcomes
- Document assessments, treatment plans, therapy services, progress, and clinical decisions accurately and within required timeframes
- Participate in clinical staffing, treatment meetings, case consultation, quality improvement, and professional development activities
- Provide clinical consultation, training, or supervision to colleagues and professionals in training when qualifications permit
- Represent the organization professionally while maintaining positive relationships with clients, families, colleagues, and community partners
Education, Experience, and/or Credential Qualifications:
- Master’s degree in Social Work, Counseling, Psychology, Marriage and Family Therapy, or a closely related behavioral health field
- Active Missouri licensure as a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), or Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT)
- Knowledge of behavioral health assessment, diagnosis, treatment planning, crisis intervention, and evidence-based therapeutic practices
- Experience providing therapy to youth, families, or individuals experiencing mental health, substance use, trauma, or co-occurring challenges preferred
- Understanding of caseload management, recovery-oriented care, clinical documentation, confidentiality, and professional ethical standards
Additional Qualifications:
- Current driver’s license, acceptable driving record, and current auto insurance
- Willingness to become licensed in additional states when required
- Comfort providing telehealth services; training will be provided
- Strong clinical judgment, communication, relationship-building, and crisis-intervention skills
- Ability to manage a caseload, meet service expectations, and complete accurate documentation on time
- Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively with a multidisciplinary treatment team
- Commitment to trauma-informed, person-centered, family-focused, and recovery-oriented care
Physical Requirements:
- Perform primarily sedentary work involving extended periods of sitting, documentation, computer use, and client interaction
- Occasionally stand or walk while providing services and completing assigned responsibilities
- Frequently use hands, fingers, and arms for typing, writing, and electronic documentation
- Occasionally lift, carry, push, or pull up to 10 pounds
- Perform the essential functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodation
Help Young People Build Brighter Futures
Your clinical expertise can help a young person develop resilience, strengthen relationships, and move toward lasting recovery. If you are a licensed therapist who is passionate about supporting youth and families through meaningful, evidence-based behavioral healthcare, we encourage you to apply today.
Position Perks & Benefits:
Paid time off: full-time employees receive an attractive time off package to balance your work and personal life
Employee benefits package: full-time employees receive health, dental, vision, retirement, life, & more
Top-notch training: initial, ongoing, comprehensive, and supportive
Career mobility: advancement opportunities/promoting from within
Welcoming, warm, supportive: a work culture & environment that promotes your well-being, values you as human being, and encourages your health and happiness.
Brightli is on a Mission:
A mission to improve client care, reduce the financial burden of community mental health centers by sharing resources, a mission to have a larger voice in advocacy to increase access to mental health and substance user care in our communities, and a mission to evolve the behavioral health industry to better meet the needs of our clients.
As a behavioral and community mental health provider, we prioritize fostering a culture of belonging and connection within our workforce. We encourage applications from individuals with varied backgrounds and experiences, as we believe that a rich tapestry of perspectives strengthens our mission. If you are passionate about empowering local communities and creating an environment where everyone feels valued and supported, we invite you to join our mission-driven organization dedicated to cultivating an authentic workplace.
We are an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.
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