Therapist

Position Overview

Now Hiring: Therapist

D.A. Blodgett – St. John’s | Family Preservation Services Grand Rapids, Michigan Area Beginning Salary: $53,827 – $56,817 Full-Time | Salaried | Exempt

Help Children Heal. Empower Families. Build Stronger Futures.

Are you a compassionate clinician who wants to make a meaningful difference in the lives of children and families?

D.A. Blodgett – St. John’s is seeking a Therapist to join our Family Preservation Services team. In this role, you'll provide comprehensive, trauma-informed, and culturally responsive mental health services to children, youth, and families in the environments where they live, learn, and receive support.

Whether you're working in a school, family home, clinic, or community setting, you'll help children and families build resilience, navigate challenges, and create lasting positive change.

At D.A. Blodgett – St. John’s, we believe children thrive best with their families whenever safety can be ensured. Our team provides a continuum of services—including counseling, family preservation, foster care, adoption, and residential treatment—to promote healing, stability, and long-term success.

Why This Work Matters

As a Therapist, you won't simply provide treatment—you'll build relationships, advocate for families, and help connect people to the resources they need to thrive.

You'll have the opportunity to:

• Build trusting relationships with children, youth, caregivers, and families
• Provide therapy in natural settings that promote engagement and accessibility
• Help children and families navigate emotional, behavioral, and developmental challenges
• Use evidence-based and developmentally appropriate treatment approaches
• Partner with schools, childcare providers, and community organizations
• Advocate for equitable access to behavioral health services
• Help families identify strengths and develop practical solutions
• Support children and families in building stability, resilience, and hope

What You'll Do

Provide Clinical Care

• Deliver trauma-informed and culturally responsive mental health services
• Conduct assessments, diagnoses, treatment planning, and therapeutic interventions
• Provide individual, family, and/or group therapy
• Conduct intake assessments and ongoing clinical evaluations
• Provide crisis intervention while prioritizing safety and stability
• Select therapeutic approaches based on each child's and family's strengths, needs, identities, and circumstances
• Engage families as active partners through education, coaching, and strengths-based support

Work Where Families Need You

Services may be provided in:

• Homes
• Schools
• Clinics
• Community settings
• Court or other external settings, depending on program assignment

This flexibility allows you to meet children and families in environments where they are most comfortable and where treatment can have the greatest impact.

Collaborate & Coordinate Care

• Work closely with caregivers, educators, childcare providers, and community partners
• Participate in interdisciplinary teams, case meetings, and agency activities
• Coordinate services across school, home, and community systems
• Advocate for resources and help reduce barriers to care
• Build strong partnerships that support positive outcomes for children and families

Continue Growing as a Clinician

• Participate in clinical supervision and team meetings
• Complete required training and professional development
• Stay current with agency practices, ethical standards, and regulatory requirements
• Contribute to agency initiatives, committees, and cross-functional projects
• Maintain timely and accurate clinical documentation

Explore Different Areas of Clinical Practice

Depending on your program assignment, you may have the opportunity to specialize in one or more areas:

School-Based Mental Health

Support students within their school environment by:

• Providing school-based mental health services
• Collaborating with school leadership and support teams
• Helping reduce barriers to learning and student success
• Maintaining communication with parents and guardians
• Coordinating support across school, home, and community systems

Behavioral Health Services

Provide a diverse range of clinical and community-based services, potentially including:

• Outpatient therapy
• Home-based intervention
• Clinical case management
• Enhanced Foster Care support
• Court and school-related collaboration
• Community-based services
• Participation in a 24/7 on-call rotation for client crises

Early Childhood Attachment

For clinicians interested in early childhood mental health, this work may include:

• Infant and early childhood mental health services
• Caregiver-child attachment support
• Parent-child psychotherapy
• Relationship-based and play-based interventions
• Developmental screening and assessment
• Consultation with childcare providers
• Reflective supervision focused on early childhood and attachment

Clinicians in this area will have the opportunity to pursue or maintain Infant Mental Health (IMH) endorsement. Candidates may begin on an IMH Waiver while working toward a Level II MI-AIMH Endorsement.

What We're Looking For

Minimum Qualifications

• Master's degree in Social Work or a related field
• Licensed to practice therapy in Michigan or actively working toward licensure
• Strong understanding of common diagnoses and treatment approaches for children
• Ability to provide effective individual, family, and/or group therapy
• Knowledge of community resources and support systems for children and families
• Valid driver's license, good driving record, adequate insurance, and reliable access to a vehicle

Preferred Experience

• Experience working with children and families from diverse cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds
• Knowledge of early childhood development
• Experience with foster or adoptive children and families
• Experience providing community-based or family-centered services
• Familiarity with trauma-informed and relationship-based treatment approaches

We're Looking for Clinicians Who Are

• Compassionate: You genuinely care about children and families and meet them with empathy and respect.
• Adaptable: You're comfortable moving between different settings, populations, and clinical needs.
• Collaborative: You know great outcomes happen when families and professionals work together.
• Resilient: You can navigate challenging and emotionally demanding situations while maintaining professionalism.
• Culturally responsive: You approach differences with curiosity, humility, and respect.
• Reliable: You follow through, communicate proactively, and take pride in high-quality work.
• Thoughtful decision-makers: You consider the needs and perspectives of children, families, and other stakeholders when determining the best path forward.
• Committed to equity: You recognize barriers and disparities and work to ensure every family has access to meaningful support.

A Culture Built Around People

Our mission is:

To help children and empower families by providing safety, advocacy, and support.

Our vision is:

A safe, nurturing home for every child. A supportive community for every family.

At D.A. Blodgett – St. John’s, our values include:

• Exceptional service
• Equity, diversity, and inclusion
• Excellence and continuous learning
• Integrity and accountability
• Creativity and innovation
• Passion for our mission

We also embrace Sanctuary principles focused on nonviolence, emotional intelligence, social learning, open communication, growth and change, cultural humility, trauma-responsive practices, identity safety, and anti-racism.

A Career Where Your Work Has Meaning

This is an opportunity to do more than provide therapy. You'll have the chance to meet families where they are, build meaningful relationships, advocate for children, and help create pathways toward greater stability and well-being.

If you're ready to bring your clinical skills, compassion, and creativity to a team dedicated to helping children and empowering families, we'd love to hear from you.

Apply Today!

Join D.A. Blodgett – St. John’s and help make a lasting difference—one child, one family, and one community at a time.

D.A. Blodgett – St. John’s is an equal opportunity, at-will employer committed to building a diverse and inclusive team. We welcome individuals with different backgrounds, perspectives, identities, beliefs, and lived experiences.

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