Mental Health Intern (w/ Housing)

Internship in the Florida Keys!

Great opportunity for graduate students or limited licensed individuals looking for hands on clinical experience in outpatient mental health. Supervision provided along with on-site trauma training. This position will provide treatment and counseling to those in need. The successful candidate for this is professional, compassionate, and experienced with a strong ability to care for others.

We are offering 6-month housing in Key Largo, FL (you are responsible to cover the cost of all utilities) (Limited 2 spots)

About us

Kinder in the Keys is a small business in Key Largo, FL. We are professional and our goal is to provide a healing environment to women seeking recovery from trauma and related mental health mental health conditions.

Qualifications

• Graduate Level Degree or higher in mental health or currently enroll in graduate program focusing on counseling, psychology or social work.
• Valid FL Driver’s License and Proof of Automobile Insurance
• Background Fingerprint Clearance
• TB Clearance
• Drug Test Clearance
• Ability to read and write English and to communicate at the level required for successful job performance.

Essential Job Duties:

• Direct service treatment, including diagnostic (intakes), crisis intervention, and ongoing treatment (individual, family, and group).
• Caseload management: information/referral advocacy.
• Team accountability and responsibilities along with project supervisors, students, other divisions, and administrative staff.
• Generation and implementation of Treatment Plans, Utilization Review, and other case planning activities.
• Participation and presentation at case review/disposition, case consultation, and clinic meetings.
• Assisting in program start-up activities and subsequent (ongoing) statistical and recording.
• Twenty-four-hour telephone crisis consultation availability. Available some Saturdays (presentations, emergency case situations).
• Punctual and Regular Attendance
• Other duties as assigned and necessary

Report to: Clinical Supervisor

Licenses & Certifications: Post-masters, pre-licensed (Interns welcome, on-site post master supervision provided.)

Physical & Mental Demands:

• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to work under highly demanding deadlines.
• Ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Ability to remain seated for long periods of time while working on a computer or doing sessions.

Equal Opportunity Employer / Drug-Free Workplace

About Kinder in the Keys

Kinder in the Keys is a healing program committed to providing high-quality care in an environment that fosters renewal, restoration, and healing for adult women who are in recovery from trauma-related disorders that include anxiety and depressive disorders, PTSD, eating disorders, and any co-occurring disorders. The Trauma Resolution Program at Kinder in the Keys focuses on dealing with stressful and traumatic incidents in one's life. Particular emphasis is on developing the necessary coping skills to deal with these incidents.

Kinder in the Keys, Healing one Heart at a Time!

Company website: http://kinderinthekeys.com

Job Types: Full-time, Internship

Benefits:

• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance

Schedule:

• 10 hour shift
• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Evening shift
• Night shift
• On call
• Weekends as needed

Work setting:

• In-person

License/Certification:

• Driver's License (Preferred)

Work Location: In person