Position: Psychotherapist (Spanish/English Bi-lingual Preferred).
Hours: Full time, 4-day workweek (36 hours). Exempt.
Pay (Salary): $55,000 - $60,000 – DOE.
Benefits: We offer a comprehensive and competitive compensation package that includes: Employee Medical and Dental insurance, Life insurance, Tax-sheltered Annuity Plan, PTO starting at 3 weeks, plus 12 paid holidays, 3 paid personal days, Professional Development, a Self-Care fund and a supportive team environment.
Reports to: Clinical Manager.
Location: Santa Fe, New Mexico, with on-site parking.
Who We Are
For over 53 years, Solace Sexual Assault Services has been a full-service sexual assault services provider for our neighbors in Santa Fe, Rio Arriba and Los Alamos Counties.
Our mission is to provide compassionate services to survivors of sexual violence while working to end sexual violence through therapy, advocacy, education, and prevention. The services of Solace are offered free of charge with bilingual therapists available. We are committed to being a vital resource for healing and hope in our community.
Solace offers three core services:
1. The Clinical Department provides crisis stabilization, assessment, and short-term and long-term therapy to individuals and in group setting for those who have experienced sexual violence and other violent crimes.
2. The Child Advocacy Center/Sexual Assault Services Department supports survivors of violence through the wide range of services available through Solace and our community partners. This department also provides forensic interviews and advocacy for clients.
3. The Education & Prevention Department provides comprehensive sexual violence prevention education programs to schools, government agencies, and community organizations.
Position Summary
The Psychotherapists at Solace provide evidence-based treatment and complex trauma psychotherapy treatment to children above the age of three, adolescents, and adults who experienced sexual violence, as well as to non-offending family members, guardians and other close supporters. Our clinical team uses a variety of modalities to address traumatic experiences, such as Mindfulness, Somatic work, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Internal Family Systems (IFS), Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR), The Social Resiliency Model (SRM), Lifespan Integration (LI), and Child and Family Traumatic Stress Intervention (CFTSI). We offer care rooted in cultural understanding and respect for racial, cultural, and social differences. Our clinicians are all licensed by the State of New Mexico.
Duties and Responsibilities of a Psychotherapist at Solace include:
1. Providing therapy for survivors of sexual violence, non-offending family members, partners, guardians or loved ones (aged 3 and above).
2. Providing emergency/crisis intervention.
3. Employing strategies of intervention that are evidence-based, trauma-informed and culturally appropriate.
4. Working closely with the Solace Clinical Team members to identify the needs of clients and their support systems.
5. Completing required administrative tasks that protect the confidential nature of our work along with adhering to state and federal policies and procedures.
6. Overseeing the waitlist by contacting clients, offering support through appropriate interventions and psychoeducation, and providing information about Solace’s group services. Contribute to additional key tasks that support the Clinical Department’s workflow and promote the wellbeing of survivors.
7. Participate in individual supervision, group supervision and in bi-weekly Spanish consultations, all to promote the supportive team environment that we at Solace have as a daily goal.
Required Qualifications to join the Solace team:
1. Master’s degree in counseling, social work or related field.
2. NM Licensure as LMHC, LPC, LPCC, LMSW, LCSW, or LMFT.
3. Experience using evidence-based modes of therapy.
4. Ability to work with clients from a variety of cultural and socio-economic backgrounds. Bi-lingual competency in Spanish/English (preferred).
5. Ability to serve clients with compassion, demonstrating the belief that they are the experts in their own healing with strong professional boundaries.
6. You must pass the CYFD Childcare background clearance and complete the US DOJ-OJP OVCTACC on-line Victims Advocacy Training (VAT) and CYFD Trauma Informed Training within 90 days of hire.
7. You must be computer literate in Windows-based applications.
Work Environment:
While performing the responsibilities of your work with Solace, these work environment characteristics are representative of the environment you may encounter:
This position is in-office, on-site. You must have reliable transportation, a valid driver’s license and proof of vehicle insurance.
You will need to sit, stand, or otherwise be mobile within the office. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable people with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.
You may occasionally be exposed to moving mechanical parts and vehicles. The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet to moderate.
Interested? To apply:
Mail your letter of interest, resume’ and three professional references to the Executive Director, Maria Jose’ Rodriguez Cadiz’ at the email address provided with this posting.
Solace is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to an equitable workplace where everyone is treated as a respected and valued member of the team and our community.
To find out more about who we are, visit: www.FindSolace.org