VIDEO: Highfields: Family Counselors and Home Based Therapists 6/1/22

Minimum Qualifications - Education & Experience

• A Bachelor’s degree in a behavioral science. 
• Experience in providing counseling services with children and families. 
• State licensure commensurate with degree preferred but not required.
• An understanding, commitment and/or training in solution-focused counseling models. 

Essential Functions

• Engage with children and families, assisting them to improve their functioning. 
• Provide home-based counseling services to families at a level that is in compliance with the model and meets contractual expectations including unit thresholds and documentation requirements. 
• Provide home-based counseling services to families at a level that is in compliance with the model and meets contractual expectations. 
• Interact with clients in non-traditional settings and during non-traditional hours. 
• Represent clients served and Highfields through interacting with referral sources. 

Knowledge or Experience

• Must attend and participate in FTBS specific training and have the ability to understand, practice and implement a solution focused approaches to treatment. 

Travel Requirements

• Extensive travel to clients’ homes is required. 
• Must have reliable transportation. 
• Must maintain adequate insurance coverage. 
• Must have/maintain a valid driver’s license and fewer than 6 points on record. 

Highfields, Inc. is seeking licensed mental health therapists to grow our Home-Based program in Jackson and Hillsdale Counties. Home-Based provides a unique opportunity to work with kids and families directly in their homes and communities, allowing us to maximize the positive impact of therapy on the child and their environment.

Highfields, Inc. is a COA accredited non-profit that has been providing a range of services to children and families since 1962. We are known for offering a flexible, supportive environment to both our staff and our clients. We believe in the power of relationships to strengthen and empower families to change their lives.

To qualify for this great opportunity, you need:

• Masters degree in social work, counseling, or psychology
• Commensurate full or limited licensure through the State of Michigan
• Valid driver’s license, reliable transportation, and vehicle insurance coverage

In a typical shift, an employee may be required to:

• Continually sit for 2 hours;
• Walk for up to 200 yards (2 blocks) in all weather conditions;
• Frequently lift 1-10 pounds, daily lift 11-25 pounds and occasionally lift 25-50 pounds;
• Climb up to 2 flights of stairs;
• Drive up to 3 ½ hours;
• Tolerate exposure to pets, smoke and noise and extreme weather conditions such as heat, cold, snow, rain and humidity;
• Hear at least quiet conversation (40 dBA) and speak verbally and read in English;
• See up close, at distances and peripherally with a corrected eyesight minimum of 20/40;
• Use a computer keyboard and mouse, telephone, office equipment and automobile