Pay is commensurate with experience within a range of $64,000 to $75,000 annually. Full time, exempt, benefits eligible. Bert Nash offers excellent benefits which include medical, dental, vision, KPERS retirement, life insurance, an Employee Assistance Program (EAP) providing free counseling and resources, and generous PTO.

Caring. Hope. Giving back. Our mission at the Bert Nash Center as the Community Mental Health Center (CMHC) of Douglas County is to advance the health of the community through comprehensive behavioral health services responsive to evolving needs and changing environments. We accomplish this by believing in our team. Each person that works for the Bert Nash Center contributes directly to the success of our clients, organization, and community. Our values of compassion, integrity, equity and hope reflect in everything we do.

Responsibilities: Primarily working a school-based calendar with flexible summers, the WRAP Therapist provides outpatient therapy and related mental health services to at-risk children and adolescents attending Douglas County public schools. WRAP therapists are assigned to one or more schools and are a member of their school(s)'s multidisciplinary mental health teams.
Specific duties include but not limited to:

• Providing high quality and evidence based direct services, including crisis intervention, therapeutic interventions, assessment, support services, intakes, and follow up to at-risk children and adolescents and their families;
• Completing clinical assessments to determining eligibility for the SED Waiver;
• Regular attendance and participation in their school(s)' mental health team meetings. s men member of their school(s)'s mental health team and expected to be a regular attendee at meetings.
• Fostering collaborative relationships with school personnel;
• Screening, referral, and case management to help youth access relevant services;
• Coordinating intervention strategies with school personnel and other team members as appropriate;
• Assuming additional responsibilities as circumstances warrant;
• Regular and predictable attendance is an essential function of the this position.

Qualifications: the WRAP Therapist position requires but not limited to:

• A master's degree in counseling, psychology or social work and a current Kansas license in one of these disciplines;
• Experience working with youth and families preferred;
• Experience providing clinical interventions with youth and families, including crisis intervention, diagnosing mental health disorders in youth, and collaboratively creating treatment plans for clients;
• Experience working with school personnel and in school settings or experiences working in community mental health preferred;
• Basic computer fluency;
• Flexibility in assigned working hours;
• A commitment to interdisciplinary and community mental health center approaches; and
• An energetic and positive approach to the rapidly evolving changes and challenges of a complex work-place.