Early Childhood Therapist

10 days ago
Grand Rapids, Michigan$49,920 - $55,250Full TimePsychologist
✓ No Call✓ Flexible Schedule

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Below Market
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46% below median for Psychologist in MI — negotiate

Job Description

About the Role

Join D A Blodgett-St Johns as a Early Childhood Attachment Therapist – Home-Based in United States. Job Title: Early Childhood Attachment Therapist Department & Division: Early Childhood Attachment, Family Preservation Services Reports To: Beginning Pay Range: $49,920- $55,250 Classification: Full Time, Salaried, Exempt D. A.

Key Responsibilities

  • Provide home‑ and community‑based therapy, assessment, and treatment to infants, toddlers, and their caregivers.
  • Maintain required caseload and meet families for 3
  • 4 visits per month, adjusting locations based on the child’s caregiving environment.
  • Use Infant Mental Health principles to deliver parent‑child psychotherapy, play‑based interventions, and developmental guidance.

Requirements

  • Education requirements are a Master’s degree in Social Work, Counseling, Psychology, or Marriage & Family Therapy.
  • Licensed to practice mental health therapy in the state of Michigan (LLMSW/LMSW, LLP, LLC/LPC, LLMFT, LMFT). If temporary or limited licensed, must be completing steps towards full license.
  • Candidates should have or be willing to work toward a level II MI
  • AIMH Endorsement by starting on an IMH Waiver.

Benefits & Compensation

  • Salary: $49,920 - $55,250

Work Schedule

  • Full-Time position.
  • Weekend coverage may be required.
  • Flexible scheduling available.

Apply to join D A Blodgett-St Johns as a Early Childhood Attachment Therapist – Home-Based.

Key Skills

Infant Mental HealthChild DevelopmentPsychotherapyCrisis InterventionCase ManagementDevelopmental AssessmentAttachment TheoryFamily TherapyTrauma-informed CareClinical DocumentationCollaborationAdvocacyCultural ResponsivenessSafety PlanningReflective Supervision
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Position Insights

Work-Life Balance Overview

This Early Childhood Therapist position at D A Blodgett-St Johns includes the following lifestyle factors: no on-call duties, flexible scheduling. Candidates should review the full job details to assess overall work-life fit.

Mental Health Therapy — Psychologist Career Context

This Mental Health Therapy position at D A Blodgett-St Johns is open to psychologist candidates.

Psychologists are seeing unprecedented demand driven by the mental health crisis, with telehealth dramatically expanding access and enabling fully remote practice.

Compensation Analysis

D A Blodgett-St Johns lists compensation for this psychologist position at $50k to $55k annually.

Location & Logistics

This position is based in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Why This Position Stands Out

  • No on-call requirements — clinicians are completely off-duty after hours
  • Flexible scheduling options available
  • Transparent compensation ($50k–$55k)

Skills, Responsibilities & Benefits

Key skills and qualifications: Infant Mental Health, Child Development, Psychotherapy, Crisis Intervention, Case Management, Developmental Assessment, Attachment Theory, Family Therapy. Candidates with experience in these areas may be especially well-suited for this Mental Health Therapy role.

Core responsibilities: Provide relationship-focused, home- and community-based therapeutic support to infants, toddlers, and their caregivers using an Infant Mental Health framework. Collaborate with childcare providers and community partners to promote healthy social-emotional development and prevent suspension or expuls...

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About D A Blodgett-St Johns

Individual and Family Services
Grand Rapids, Michigan
2-5

Protective Factors (2)

No on-call (β=6.95; p<0.001 for ↓ exhaustion)

Flexible scheduling (Schedule control protective)

Interpretation: Position shows moderate burnout protection with 2 validated protective factors.

Job Details

Employment Type

Full-time

Posted

10d ago