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Pre-Licensed/Associate Clinical Therapist

Mass Bay Counseling
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Mass Bay Counseling 

Pre-Licensed/Associate Clinical Therapist

Job Description
 

Position Overview: This is a fee-for-service position. A Pre-Licensed or Associate Therapist will provide outpatient therapy to clients of Mass Bay Counseling, located in Marshfield, MA  and complete all related documentation while under the direction of a Clinical Supervisor. Under the guidance of their Clinical Supervisor, Clinicians will begin working with populations and presenting issues they have experience with and will move into additional areas as they gain confidence and expertise. Work hours and schedule vary depending on client population and Mass Bay Counseling’s needs. Hours include some evenings, nights and/or weekends. The minimum number of hours a clinician must bill is 15 client hours per week. Client sessions are held at the Mass Bay Counseling office or through telehealth sessions.

 

Directly Reports to: Jessie Lane, Clinical Operations Manager (for pre-LMHCs and LMFTs); Ayala Royster, LICSW (for LCSWs)

 

About Mass Bay Counseling: Mass Bay Counseling believes in creating the best atmosphere for our clients and for our staff.  We strive to ensure Pre-Licensed and Associate Clinicians receive quality supervision from trained professionals, are provided with the tools they need to learn and flourish, and are able to work in a supportive, non-judgmental environment in which they are comfortable learning and exploring throughout their professional development. Our mission is to create an environment where our therapists are truly able to support and guide those we people work with toward finding the best version of themselves in order to live happy and satisfying lives, and we believe that the environment and culture we create directly contributes to making this mission a reality. 

 

Our Values: Mass Bay Counseling lives by values that guide who we are as a team and how we show up for our community. We hire and promote staff who truly embody these values.

 

Positive and supportive culture: We know that when people love where they work and are provided support and resources to flourish, they are happier, more fulfilled, and do exceptional work. We strive to create a culture at Mass Bay that is joyful, nurtures growth, and prioritizes appreciation for our indispensable team. We value building relationships and promoting strong, supportive bonds within our team. Our leadership team comes from a place of servant leadership-- we focus on the growth and well-being of our employees, leading to employees who are aligned with our values, and committed to the practice of socially-just therapy, which in turn contributes to positive growth for clients, our practice and our communities. You will never be just a cash cow at Mass Bay. 

 

Lifelong Learning: Mass Bay Counseling believes that we are always learning and growing. Mass Bay Counseling practices clinical supervision that focuses on clinician development, addressing skill acquisition and the self-of-therapist, not productivity goals. Mass Bay is unique our work to mitigate financial barriers to clinician growth by providing a generous continuing education stipend, hosting paid monthly in-house trainings, providing ongoing clinical support through paid monthly individual consultation to ALL clinicians regardless of licensure status, scheduling paid monthly group consultation opportunities, and empowering our clinicians to schedule consults as-needed. This also allows us to ensure our clinicians do not feel abandoned or stunted in their growth after their license has been obtained. 

 

Commitment to Social Justice: We engage in continual efforts to ensure that our practice, culture, environment, and relationships fully embody and reflect our commitment to welcome, support, and empower all members of our community and society. We believe that we must use our power as clinicians to move us to a more just and equitable world.  We do this through ongoing self-examination (both professionally and personally), amplifying and attending to the voices and experiences of marginalized groups, and by understanding how political, societal, institutional, and interpersonal power and privilege dynamics affect our clients, ourselves, and our work. 

 

Invest in quality: Mass Bay Counseling is one of the few group practices which actively engages in advocacy for higher reimbursement rates for our clinicians with insurance companies, working to ensure our clinicians are paid appropriately for this challenging work.  We promote continued education and resources for our clinicians so clients can feel safe knowing their therapist is always growing in their skill. Additionally, we commit ourselves to providing an optimal atmosphere for our clients and our team. Our beautiful office provides a comfortable workspace for our employees and a welcoming space for our clients. Mass Bay Counseling is always looking for areas of improvement in how we can not only meet but exceed clinician and client expectations.  

 

Promoting inclusion: We promote hiring clinicians of varying backgrounds, identities, and specialties to better serve our diverse client population. It’s imperative that our office promotes a foundation of diversity, equity, and inclusivity in its culture and practice. We deeply value diversity and aspire to create an environment where our clients can see themselves in our clinicians, and where we can engage in the curious learning and supportive challenging of our beliefs, biases, values and assumptions that can only come from encountering different experiences and perspectives. 


 

Duties/Responsibilities:

  • Perform on-site and telehealth clinical counseling services to clients of Mass Bay Counseling, as scheduled, and in accordance with company policies.  
  • Utilize clinically sound, evidence based, and culturally competent interventions.  
  • Respond to communications from clients, colleagues and collateral in a timely manner.
  • Collaborate with clients’ treatment team (e.g. psychiatrists, PCP) as appropriate.
  • Complete and all required documentation in a timely and accurate manner.
  • Maintain accurate and up-to-date records of treatment and documentation. 
  • Communicate with clients to address billing-related issues as requested by the administrative team. 
  • Adhere to all laws, rules, regulations, and ethical mandates as they apply to services performed for Mass Bay Counseling.  
  • Attend mandatory paid staff meetings and training.
  • Engage in clinically appropriate and respectful collaboration with colleagues.
  • Consistently attend and actively engage in individual and group clinical supervision.
  • Collaborate with your clinical supervisor to address internal biases and countertransference as they are uncovered to address impact on clinical work.
  • With the support of your clinical supervisor, maintain accurate records of hours towards licensure. 
  • Other duties which may be assigned by Mass Bay Counseling.

 

Qualifications and Skills:

  • Master’s Degree in social work, mental health counseling, marriage and family therapy, or clinical psychology.
  • Attended a CACREP, COAMFTE or CSWE approved program, or obtained passing score on graduate therapy exam (e.g. CPCE).
  • Ability to utilize an Electronic Health Records system and online communication platform.
  • Punctuality and reliability in attendance of scheduled sessions and staff meetings.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills and strong interpersonal skills.
  • The ability to implement and embody Mass Bay goals and values throughout work.
  • The ability to determine, prioritize and address professional development needs collaboratively with a clinical supervisor.
  • Have a strong understanding of and ability to adhere to appropriate professional boundaries as they pertain to the role of a therapist, the therapist-client relationship, and relationships with collateral contacts and colleagues.

 

This position perfect for you if:

  • You’re aligned with Mass Bay Counseling’s vision and values.
  • You’re energized by helping others in a team and contributing to the growth of Mass Bay Counseling.
  • You value consistent, collaborative and quality supervision from trained Clinical Supervisors.
  • You’re practicing, or learning the practice of, social justice informed and anti-oppressive therapy.
  • You’re able to receive direct and constructive feedback and incorporate it into future work.
  • You’re receptive to challenging yourself to make tough decisions, have difficult conversations, and show up for clients and colleagues in a radically candid, professional, way.
  • You thrive in environments where you’re encouraged to constructively challenge leadership and colleagues as opportunities for improvement arise. 
  • You value an environment which promotes and respects clinician autonomy while still providing support and guidance to clinicians at all stages of their career.
  • You’re creative, engaged in doing good work, and excited by furthering our mission to make Mass Bay a down-to-earth practice.
     

Compensation and Benefits:

  • $49-$67 per session depending on experience and time with the practice
  • $25/hour admin time for attending staff meetings, individual and group clinical supervision, and team clinical consultations
  • 401K plus 4% match after 6 months
  • Health and dental benefits paid 50% at full time (25 clients a week)
  • Earned PTO 1 hour for every 24 worked, which increases each year you are with the practice going up to 1 hour for every 14 worked (which we actually want you to use!)
  • CEU stipend of $300 annually for full time, $150 for part time, which can be used towards test prep or study materials