Mental Health Therapist I or II - Livingston County Community Mental Health

Starting Salary:

Mental Health Therapist I $26.94 - $30.83 per hour based on experience.

Mental Health Therapist II $28.13 - $32.35 per hour based on experience.

Livingston County Community Mental Health Authority is excited to offer an Employee Signing Incentive to eligible new hires. Regular part-time employees will receive $1,000, less applicable taxes. More information on terms and conditions will be made available at the time an offer of employment is made.

About Us:

Livingston County Community Mental Health is a public mental health services provider located in Howell, Michigan, between Detroit and Lansing. We are an agency joined by the shared vision to create a healthy and rewarding life in the community for everyone. Our team approach works together to serve individuals with a wide array of needs in order to create individualized pathways to wellness, resilience, recovery, and self-determination.

Working for Us: (Regular Part-Time Only)

Join our team and enjoy generous benefits from Day 1, including a voluntary employee-funded 457(b) salary deferment plan. We provide employer-paid 2X salary life insurance and long-term disability. Find rewarding work supporting Livingston County residents alongside dedicated colleagues.

Take advantage of our Spring Health Mental Health Wellness program offering free counseling, life coaching, and self-care tools. Generous paid time off with pro-rated vacation, sick, personal, 13 holidays (4 floating).

We prioritize your overall well-being through robust financial benefits, mental health support, and work-life balance offerings. Become part of our mission while enjoying rewarding work supporting Livingston County residents alongside dedicated colleagues.

The Mental Health Therapist will look forward to:

a meaningful, rewarding work with opportunities to develop your clinical skills through regular supervision. Join a supportive, diverse team allowing you to collaborate with experienced colleagues. Our positive environment values diversity and provides avenues to take on special projects aligning with your interests. Enjoy potential for career advancement plus an efficient, electronic health record system.

Experience continuous learning, a welcoming culture, the ability to pursue your passions, clear growth prospects, and a modern documentation approach. This role offers a truly enriching experience focusing on your professional development.

Advance your skills through our comprehensive training program in evidence-based treatments like Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Motivational Interviewing, Trauma-Informed Treatment, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Adult/Youth Mental Health First Aid, and many more. Stay at the forefront of therapeutic best practices to provide exceptional patient care. Our commitment to your ongoing professional development ensures you receive cutting-edge, specialized training.

Role:

Regular part-time (20 hours per week) Community Independence Therapists are licensed mental health therapists who provide an assessment of adults for their behavioral health and mild substance needs, identify goals, develop person-centered plans for treatment and case management services, provide individual/group therapies and case management services, and link and coordinate with needed community resources. Services are provided in both the office and community. Therapists may provide individual therapy, group therapy, and case management functions. Therapists learn and utilize evidence-based treatment approaches. Our therapists work under the supervision of the Mental Health Program Director and Program Coordinator.

Requirements to join us:

Candidates must be committed to our shared values and commitment to community care including clinical excellence, community inclusion, community benefit, innovation, integrated care, and improvement. Our collaborative approach to treatment requires strong teaming skills. This is a dynamic, team-oriented position with great opportunities to grow.

Job Specific Requirements:

Therapists must have experience treating adults with serious mental health needs and possibly with mild substance use needs too. Our collaborative approach to treatment requires strong teaming skills. Some evening hours may be required. A valid MI driver's license is required.

Qualifications, and Experience

Licensure requirements:

For Therapist II - Master's degree with Michigan licensure, either LMSW, LLP or LPC.

For Therapist I - Master's degree with Michigan licensure, either LLMSW, TLLP, LLPC, and the ability to obtain full licensure within 2 years of hire. Promotion to Therapist II upon receipt of full license.