Therapist

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CLASSIFICATION TITLE:

Therapist

SALARY:

$66,559.45 - $86,089.08

DEPARTMENT:

Juvenile Justice Center

Opening Date:

05/04/2026

Closing Date:

05/18/2026 12:00 a.m.

FLSA STATUS: Exempt

EMPLOYMENT RELATIONSHIP: Just cause subject to probationary period

CURRENT HOURS AND STARTING TIME: Full-time (37.5 hours per week) position. The start time for this position is currently 8:00 a.m.

GENERAL SUMMARY

Under direction, provides trauma-informed therapeutic services to youth within a juvenile justice setting, supporting rehabilitation, emotional regulation, and successful reintegration. Conducts comprehensive risk assessments, develops individualized safety plans, initial service plans, and delivers individual and group therapy. Collaborates with multidisciplinary staff, families, and external providers to ensure coordinated care and continuity of services. Monitors clinical progress, maintains accurate and compliance documentation, and participates in program evaluation and quality improvement initiatives. Addresses behavioral challenges and conflict through evidence-based interventions and crisis management. Promotes a safe, structured environment while upholding professional, ethical and legal standards.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

Provides direct and indirect services to residents, their families and designated others.

Implements program components including individual and group modalities.

Conducts thorough, accurate, and clinically sound triage/screening with residents in a timely manner.

Provides individual and group counseling services to juveniles placed in the Juvenile Justice Center.

Performs crisis intervention utilizing verbal de-escalation skills.

Assumes the lead role in projects and team activities as assigned by the Program Supervisor.

Maintains accurate clinical documentation, including assessments, progress notes, service plans and other required documentation.

Conducts thorough, accurate and clinically sound triage/screening with residents in a timely manner.

Ensures administrative documentation is completed in accordance with facility/licensing requirements.

Participates in facility staff meetings.

Provides training to staff regarding a variety of clinical topics. 

Facilitates clinical appointments with community partners as required.

Participates in agency and system staff meetings.

Operates an automobile to perform assigned job functions.

Performs related duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS

Required Education and Experience

• Master's degree from an accredited college or university in Psychology, Social Work, Counseling, or a directly related mental health field
• A minimum of two (2) years of experience as a professional staff providing mental health services

Preferred Education and Experience

• Previous experience working with adolescents
• Previous experience working with individuals with developmental disabilities, mental illness, co­-occurring disorders and/or individuals with trauma history
• Previous experience in the supervision and/or management of professional staff

Required Licenses or Certifications

• Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW), Limited Licensed Master of Social Work (LLMSW), Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), Limited Licensed Psychologist (LLP), Limited License Professional Counselor (LLPC)
• Possession of a valid Michigan driver’s license and operable, insured automobile for authorized travel

COMPETENCIES FOR SUCCESSFUL PERFORMANCE OF JOB DUTIES

Knowledge of:

• Problems and behavior pattern of delinquent and neglected youth
• Principles of management, including program planning and staffing
• Current information of appropriate resources with the mental health community
• The Michigan Mental Health Code
• Mental illness, serious emotional disturbance, and developmental disabilities
• Applicable computer applications
• Techniques to de-escalate/interact in potentially dangerous situations

Skill in:

• Interpersonal skills necessary to develop and maintain effective and appropriate working relationships with elected officials, administrators, Department Heads, staff, union officials and the public
• Using good professional judgment for the welfare and safety of residents
• Public Speaking and training

Ability to:

• Understand and carry out oral and/or written instructions
• Accurately organize and maintain paper documents and electronic files
• Effectively speak, write and understand the English language
• Effectively speak, write, and understand a language other than English is preferred
• Work in an environment which embraces the county’s Dignity Campaign
• Maintain the confidentiality of information and professional boundaries
• Work independently
• Maintain the confidentiality
• Conduct oneself with tact and courtesy

WORK ENVIRONMENT/CONDITIONS

The work environment and exposures described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

N/S=Never/Seldom   O=Occasionally   F/C= Frequently/Continuously

Work Environment

Office or similar indoor environment: F/C

Outdoor environment: N/S

Street environment (near moving traffic): N/S

Construction site: N/S

Confined space: N/S

Exposures

Individuals who are hostile or irate:  F/C

Individuals with known violent backgrounds: F/C

Extreme cold (below 32 degrees): N/S

Extreme heat (above 100 degrees): N/S

Communicable diseases: N/S

Moving mechanical parts: N/S

Fumes or airborne particles: N/S

Toxic or caustic chemicals, substances, or waste: N/S

Loud noises (85+ decibels): N/S

Blood Borne Pathogens: N/S

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

N/S=Never/Seldom   O=Occasionally   F/C= Frequently/Continuously

Demand:

Balancing on even or uneven surfaces/ground: N/S

Bending (forward or backward bending at the waist): O

Climbing up or down stairs, ladders, scaffolding and platforms: N/S

Crawling (moving about on hands and knees): N/S

Inspecting in confined spaces: N/S

Digging:  N/S

Driving on sealed and unsealed roads: O

Grasping, gripping, holding, clasping with fingers or hands: O

Kneeling to work at low levels: N/S

Manual Dexterity (fine finger movements i.e., keyboard operating, writing): F/C

Lift/Carry/Move objects from one level/position to another:

Up to 10 pounds: O

Up to 50 pounds: N/S

More than 50 pounds: N/S

Over 100 pounds: N/S

Push/Pull objects away from or towards the body: O

Reaching overhead (arms raised above the shoulder) or forward reaching (arms extended): O

Sitting in a seated position during the task performance: F/C

Standing in an upright position without movement: O

Walking considerable distances in the facility on multiple surfaces: O

Running considerable distances in the facility on multiple surfaces: N/S

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS AND DISCLAIMERS

Complies with P.A. 390, as amended, known as the State’s Emergency Management Act and the County’s Emergency Management resolution as well as all related plans, policies and procedures covered by those statutes.

The intent of this job description is to provide a representative summary of the major duties and responsibilities performed by employees in this job. Employees may be requested to perform job-related tasks other than those specifically presented in this description.

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