Child Advocacy Program (CAP) Child & Family Therapist

Smokey Point

Compass Health is currently looking for a Child & Family Therapist/Trauma Specialist who is interested in providing excellent clinical care to children and youth who have disclosed sexual or physical abuse, and support to their families, in a unique inter-disciplinary setting working with other committed and dynamic professionals.

The Child Advocacy Program (CAP) team is a competent, hardworking, supportive and collaborative team of trauma therapists dedicated to providing high quality, evidence-based trauma treatment to our clients. We offer individual therapy, family therapy and group therapy. The therapists on our team interact and coordinate care with a variety of inter-disciplinary professionals at Dawson Place Child Advocacy Center and in the community, who are similarly dedicated to supporting children who have disclosed abuse and helping them to find healing and justice. The therapist will be working out of our Smokey Point location.

Therapists on the CAP team are supported by weekly individual supervision provided by experienced and competent supervisors. In addition, we value team meetings and consults, social connection and laughter, and an emphasis on self-care and the personal growth of the therapists on the team.

What you will perform

The clients and families seeking assistance from the Child Advocacy Program are victims of child sexual or physical abuse, which impacts the lives of our clients in a variety of stressful and difficult ways. As a therapist in the CAP program, you will work with these children, teens, and young adults (up to the age of 22) to assess their functioning and needs, and partner with them to develop an individually tailored care plan to provide trauma treatment and help them meet their goals for healing. You will also provide support for families impacted by the trauma, and guidance as our clients navigate the CPS and legal systems involved in their lives. We can provide weekly individual supervision for licensure with an LICSW or LMHC dependent on your supervisory needs.

You will be working in Arlington at a Compass Health location. You will have the unique opportunity to interact and communicate with many of the professionals involved in our clients’ lives, and work with this inter-disciplinary team to support and advocate for our clients.

What you bring

• MA/MS/MSW Degree in a Behavioral Science related field.

• Qualifies as a Mental Health Professional (MHP) as defined by WAC preferred.

• Training in Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavior Therapy preferred.

• Experience working with children who have experienced trauma preferred.

• Demonstrated knowledge and experience with Evidence-Based Practices, or interest and ability to learn.

• Ability to work effectively with individuals with complex needs and multi-system involvement.

What we offer *pro-rated for part time employees

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance at NO COST to full time employees

• 16 days of vacation the first year

• 12 sick days including an additional wellness day

• 13 paid holidays – 11 traditional holidays, plus 2 floating holidays

• $300 in professional funds per year

• Up to 5 days paid education leave

• 403(b) retirement plan with up to 2% company match after the first year

• Automatic additional pay raises when you have your 1st and 3rd anniversary with Compass

• Mileage reimbursement

• Supervision hours towards licensure

• And much, much more!!!

This totals over 45 paid days off in your first year!

Who we are
Compass Health is the region’s largest private, non-profit organization providing mental health and chemical dependency services in Island, San Juan, Skagit, Snohomish, and Whatcom counties of Western Washington. We provide quality creative services to children, families, and adults in a variety of outpatient, residential and inpatient settings. We have been serving our clients and our communities for over 110 years, though our commitment to care doesn’t stop with our clients as we take pride in offering our employees the opportunity to work in a culture that promotes learning, growth, and advancement. We maintain a focus on employee satisfaction and work/life balance, which includes competitive compensation and benefits programs.

Compass Health promotes equal treatment and equal employment opportunity to all applicants and employees regardless of race, creed, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, marital status, sexual minority status, sexual orientation, veteran status, or disability unless based on a bona fide occupational qualification

Job summary:

Job Title: Child & Family Therapist / Clinician II
Program: 220-51010
Location: Smokey Point
Hours: 30-40 hours/week
Wage: $29.15-$43.60/hr DOE

*** Licensed Scale - $30.93-$45.90/hr DOE

KEY Elements: Mental Health Counselor, Mental Health Therapist, Child and Family Therapist, Child and Family Counselor, Trauma Specialist, LMHC / LMHCA, LMFT / LMFTA, MSW / LICSW / LSWAIC, LMFT / LMFTA Supervision, LMHC / LMHCA Supervision