FULLTIME INTENSIVE IN HOME FAMILY SERVICES (I.I.F.S.) FOR HIGH-RISK YOUTH AND FAMILIES PROGRAM LICENSURE CANDIDATE $70K-$72K (DOE), OR THERAPIST

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$70k-$80k

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Job Description

FULLTIME INTENSIVE IN HOME FAMILY SERVICES (I.I.F.S.) FOR HIGH-RISK YOUTH AND FAMILIES PROGRAM LICENSURE CANDIDATE, OR THERAPIST - SIBLEY COUNTY

*Licensure Candidate $70-$72k (DOE)

*Licensed Therapist $75k-$80k (DOE)

Professional Activities

Serving in a “Circle of Courage”© community with 4 core Values of Belonging, Mastery, Independence, and Generosity. The most important one is Belonging; where everyone feels that they are a significant part of their local team (they are listened to).

Reaching out with Intensive In-Home Family Services (2-3 times per week per case) and collaborating with community agencies with mental health services to children who are at-risk and their families. Your services will be primarily in families’ homes, and at times in the community and schools.

Connecting with other agencies (‘customers’) who are working with the youth (to 'wrap' services around the child).

Scheduling. Your service will focus on helping the family and child, often during non-traditional hours when your clients are available – after school hours and evenings. Afternoon and evening services (about 4) to best connect with family work schedules. Available for crisis calls. You have flexibility in setting your schedule.

Documenting. Like all agencies, documenting of case notes and billable hours is required.

Billing. Full-time staff provide 110 client hours per month out of the 173 working hours available in a month (40 hours x 4.3 actual weeks per month). The average client hours are 26-28 hours per week.

Qualifications

Licensure Candidate:

Completed master's degree and working toward licensure (LICSW, LPCC, LMFT, or LP). We provide licensure supervision.

Licensed Therapist

Fully Licensed Mental Health Professional (LICSW, LPCC, LMFT, or LP).

Experience

Demonstrated ability to work with children and families experiencing mental health issues in a direct care role.

Familiar with a variety of counseling techniques with theories to aid in the care and treatment of individuals with mental health needs such as behavior modifications for children, child development education, communication, decision-making skills, anger management, social skills, leisure, self-esteem and basic home budgeting.

Benefits

Health Insurance— Very Good Coverage

"NICE Healthcare - provides you with direct in home or virtual medical visits to you along with 550+ prescriptions absolutely free.

  • Total Care Option - Save up to $8,000 on your family's healthcare costs
  • KiSxCard Program - Provides access to high-quality, low-cost surgery and imaging services.
  • Paid Time Leave which includes ‘Earned Sick and Safe Time’
  • 403b Retirement Plan with one-to-one match after one year
  • Wellness Program to reduce health insurance costs
  • Generous Employee Assistance Program

Minnesota Paid Family and Medical Leave

  • Clinical Supervision to become a Licensed Therapist (LICSW, LMFT, LPCC) with a board-certified clinical supervisor.
  • Public Service Loan Forgiveness in working with a Nonprofit organization.
  • Self-Income Based Forgiveness Programs are available for Bachelor level and Master level graduates in working with a Nonprofit organization.
  • Life Insurance
  • Short Term Disability
  • Long Term Disability
  • Vision Insurance
  • Dental Insurance
  • GMFS is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Key Responsibilities

Provide intensive in-home mental health services to at-risk children and their families, typically two to three times per week, including during afternoons and evenings and when needed for crisis calls. Coordinate with community agencies, document case notes and billable hours, and deliver approximately 110 client hours per month.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

Family TherapyChild Mental Health CareCrisis ResponseCase CoordinationCommunity CollaborationBehavior ModificationCommunication SkillsSocial Skills DevelopmentCase Documentation

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 64% are remote, 22% have no call, 76% require no weekends.

Mental Health Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.7% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Minnesota is 98.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$75k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $76k in an average-cost state. 63.4% of Minnesota clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.3this job 4.8
Better work-life than 40% of Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 7,853 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Gaylord

Median resident rent
$860/mo≈ 15% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
22 min
State income tax
Up to 9.8%
Sources & methodology

Sources: U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

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