Staff Therapist Mindfulness Behavioral Therapies Program

DEPARTMENT: Clinical Services

REPORTS TO: Director of Mindfulness Behavioral Therapies

LOCATION: Hybrid work arrangement from home office and any office location in Chicago Evanston or Northbrook

FLSA CLASSIFICATION: EXEMPT

THE ORGANIZATION

Through clinical services education and research The Family Institute at Northwestern University is one of the nations leading relationship-based behavioral health organizations committed to strengthening and healing children and adolescents couples families and individuals. When you join The Family Institute you are joining a team of over 230 collaborators comprised of clinicians educators researchers therapists-in-training partners and administrators across three service sites. We are a strong independent organization focused on advancing the world of behavioral health.

Learn more about our culture.

THE ROLE

Provide mental health care that may include work with individuals couples and/or families that supports the mission of The Family Institute the vision for Clinical Services and is in keeping with The Family Institutes core organizational values.

ESSENTIAL JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Provide psychotherapy that is empirically informed theoretically grounded culturally responsive and relationally based.
2. Provide a timely response to all current or prospective clients; perform mental health assessments identify at-risk behaviors and develop appropriate treatment plans providing referrals when necessary.
3. Document all services in EHR within established organizational timelines.
4. Build and maintain a caseload by meeting unit targets.
5. Obtain two years of clinical supervision with satisfactory evaluations.
6. Work collaboratively with clients external systems colleagues and operation staff and in a culturally sensitive and appropriate manner including complex clinical or shared cases as appropriate.
7. Support organizational or administrative communication with clients
8. Attend required individual supervision weekly peer clinical consultation and Clinical Services meetings as applicable in addition to all other mandatory meetings.
9. Demonstrate an ongoing investment in professional development while adhering to confidentiality practices and maintaining compliance with organizational policies and procedures.
10. Apply AI and/or automation tools that streamline or improve processes efficiency and quality while exercising discretion and ethical judgment.
11. Perform other duties as assigned by supervisor.

Optional Job Responsibilities

1. Contribute to a class (e.g. guest lecturer)
2. Supervise therapist in-training
3. Participate in a clinical educational or research program
4. Present a topic to external groups (workshop presentation)
5. Receive meta vision
6. Develop and disseminate a product (e.g. workshop talk blog) that drives referrals to The Family Institute

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
Knowledge and Skills

1. Possess a training background and clinical experience that are empirically informed theoretically grounded and systemically oriented
2. Understanding of personal and professional boundaries
3. Organizational skills
4. Time and stress management skills
5. Communication skills to include interpersonal teamwork and collaboration skills
6. Computer literacy
7. Problem solving skills

MINIMUM HIRING SPECIFICATIONS

1. Masters Degree in a license-eligible discipline
2. Minimum of one-year post-graduate experience
3. Ability to work some evenings and Saturdays

PHYSICAL AND MENTAL REQUIREMENTS

1. Must be able to compose written reports clearly and effectively
2. Must be able to be in a stationary position due to attention to computer screen
3. The ability to communicate information and ideas so others will understand. Must be able to exchange accurate information in these situations
4. The ability to observe details at close range (within a few feet of the observer) to perform work-related duties
5. Must be able to apply established protocols in a timely manner
6. Must be able to determine solutions to problems
7. Must be able to operate successfully while handling multiple projects

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

The Family Institute is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race color ancestry religion sex national origin sexual orientation age citizenship marital status disability gender identity Veteran status or any other protected class. We strive to create a working environment that is free of all forms of discrimination and one that promotes human dignity and mutual respect among all staff. We believe every member of our organization enriches our diversity by exposing us to a broad range of ways to understand and engage with the world toidentifychallenges and to discover design and deliver solutions.

We are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and welcome applications from candidates with disabilities. If you requirea reasonableaccommodation toparticipatein the job application or interview process please direct your inquiries to the HR Team.

Compensation is based on a number of factors including but not limited to the scope and responsibilities of the position a candidates applicable work experience licensure status key skills and qualifications and internal and external market considerations. Staff Therapists are compensated through a base salary plus variable compensation model. The base salary range for this position is $44886 to $71832 for unlicensed applicants and $59848 to $91171 for licensed applicants based on licensure tier and years of clinical experience. New Staff Therapists are paid a fixed salary during a 24-week ramp period while building their caseload. After ramp Staff Therapists move to base salary plus variable compensation based on clinical productivity which can meaningfully increase total earnings above base.

Details of the full compensation structure including variable pay potential are reviewed during the interview process.

The Family Institute provides competitive benefits including health a 403(b) retirement savings plan generous time off and professional development. For a more inclusive list of benefits please visit our Careers page at