Intake Therapist

Job Description

> REF:#441daa5ded70ca65 At Riverwood Center we have a team of caring and committed professionals providing a wide array of personalized services to individuals with behavioral health, intellectual & developmental disabilities and substance use disorders. Riverwood Center is located in beautiful Southwest Michigan with staff at seven sites across Berrien County. We are accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities and a member of Southwest Michigan Behavioral Health, Michigan Association of Community Mental Health Boards, and the National Council for Behavioral Health.

Benefits:
· Fourteen (14) Holidays
· Twenty (20) PTO Days
· Defined Benefit Pension
· Outstanding Health, Vision & Dental Insurance
· Life Insurance
· Short- and Long-Term Disability
· Flexible Spending
· Strong Work/Life Balance
· Employee Assistance Program
· Generous Continuing Education
· YMCA 360
· Flexible work schedules
· Full administrative support

Responsibilities:
· Provides video and face-to-face triage, crisis intervention, brief therapeutic interventions, initial assessments, and pre-admission
screenings to consumers presenting to the behavioral health urgent care as well as those requesting services

Qualifications:
· Master’s Degree in an appropriate mental health discipline.
· Two or more years’ experience providing treatment to individuals with a mental illness
· Experience in treating individuals with substance use disorders preferred
· Excellent computer and interpersonal skills, punctuality, ability to organize and manage several projects/tasks simultaneously, and
work independently.

Licensure/Certification:
· Licensed by the Michigan Department of Commerce or Professional Regulation as a Master’s Social Worker, Limited Licensed
Psychologist and/or Counselor.
· Preferred candidates will possess CAADC or eligible for Development Plan. Must become fully licensed within 30 months of date of
hire.