Weekend Group Therapist (State Licensure Required)

CounselorIncludes weekendsPart-Time

Listed compensation

$28 - $41/hr

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Job Description

When you join the Haverhill Pavilion team, you're not just taking a job, you’re making a positive impact in patients' lives.

The Role

As a Weekend Group Therapist, you will provide therapeutic treatment and counseling to patients, guiding them in the acquisition of skills and strategies for management of mental illness, co-occurring substance abuse disorders, and associated life stressors. You will perform necessary documentation, develop and facilitate groups, perform departmental support tasks, and assist with patient related activities under the supervision of licensed staff.

Weekend Group Therapist Essential Duties

  • Collaborate with nursing staff and treatment teams to promote patients' treatment and recovery
  • Responsible for performing necessary documentation, developing and facilitating groups, performing departmental support tasks, and assisting with patient related activities under the supervision of licensed staff
  • Responsible for formulating short term goals and interventions for patients based on the results of Therapeutic Admissions Assessment, and consistent with established long term goals
  • Responsible for working with the treatment team in learning and teaching the needs of the patients and providing individual interventions for patients with mental illness and/or substance addiction. This ultimately helps patients to identify behaviors that impact decompensation patterns and determine realistic strategies to manage their symptoms and maintain recovery
  • Report and document any changes observed in condition, mood, affect and/or behavior of patients

The Expertise and Skills You Bring

Education and Licensure

COTA, OT, LMHC, LCSW, LADC 1, or LICSW required

Experience

Ideal candidates are passionate about Haverhill Pavilion's mission, behavioral health, and are driven by the purpose to be of assistance to our patients. We invest in the career growth of our employees and offer paid training and the opportunity to gain experience in a behavioral health setting.

We offer a range of opportunities for learning so you are able to build the career you’ve always imagined.

The Team

At Haverhill Pavilion, our Purpose is to Lead Care With Light and our mission is to be a world-class organization that sets the standard for excellence in the treatment of mental health concerns. We strive to maintain our standing as a thought leader in the behavioral healthcare industry, providing treatment that is synonymous with compassion and innovation.

To our patients, we commit ourselves to providing quality, individualized care at Haverhill Pavilion Behavioral Health that offers them a supportive, caring environment in which they can regain hope.

To our employees, we commit ourselves to offering an enviable internal culture that encourages them both personally and professionally, supporting them as they reach their career goals and achieve their greatest potential.

Join Us

At Haverhill Pavilion, you’ll find endless opportunities to build a meaningful career in behavioral health that positively impacts peoples’ lives, including yours! You can take advantage of our benefits that support you through every stage of your career, empowering you to thrive at work and at home. We have tuition reimbursement up to $3,000/year as well as a full suite of benefits for employees to take advantage of.

We invite you to start your Path to Purpose with Haverhill Pavilion and join our team!

Additional Information

Pay Range

$28 - $41/hour depending on licensure and years of experience

This is dependent on experience and licensure.

Shifts Available

Weekend Shifts - Flexible Hours

Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Haverhill Pavilion believes in, and is committed to, fair and equitable treatment for every employee and patient. We are invested in creating a safe and respectful environment, in which everyone is dignity and respect. "Every day, we celebrate our diversity. Through compassionate language and kind actions we foster communication where everyone feels included, acknowledged, and respected." - Mission Statement of Haverhill Pavilion's Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee.

At Haverhill Pavilion, we are dedicated to creating an enduring culture of inclusion and belonging that will attract, develop and retain a diverse workforce.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant.

However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

Key Responsibilities

The Weekend Group Therapist provides therapeutic treatment and counseling, guiding patients in acquiring skills for managing mental illness, co-occurring substance abuse disorders, and life stressors. Responsibilities include performing documentation, developing and facilitating groups, and assisting with patient-related activities under licensed staff supervision.

Requirements

Candidates must possess state licensure, specifically COTA, OT, LMHC, LCSW, LADC 1, or LICSW. Ideal candidates should be passionate about behavioral health and assisting patients, with opportunities provided for career growth and experience in a behavioral health setting.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Group TherapyTreatment PlanningInterventionMental Illness ManagementSubstance Abuse Disorder TreatmentPatient CareCollaboration

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Weekend Group Therapist (State Licensure Required) at Acadiana Treatment Center a 6.4 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) — ranked against 7,956 active Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include flexible scheduling.

Counselor Career Context

Of the 40 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 88% are remote, 15% have no call, 83% require no weekends.

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Benefits & Perks21 jobs · 15 employers

401k / retirement match
95%
CME allowance
38%
Sign-on bonus
19%
Loan repayment
5%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 6.4
Better work-life than 60% of Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings

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  • On-site
  • Includes weekends
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About Acadiana Treatment Center

Mental Health Care
Sunset, Louisiana
11-50 employees

Benefits & Perks

Tuition reimbursement up to $3,000/year
Full benefits suite
Paid training