Overwatch Coach Jobs (NOW HIRING)

**Offering a signing/retention bonus of up to $5,000 for qualified/eligible candidates**

Schedule: Tuesday through Saturday 8a-4:30p

Who We Are

Silver Pines Treatment Center is a compassionate residential treatment center in Pennsylvania, providing medically supervised detox, addiction treatment, dual-diagnosis care, and primary mental health treatment for adults. Nestled in Mahanoy City, PA, Silver Pines offers around-the-clock clinical support in a safe, structured, and therapeutic environment for individuals navigating substance use disorders, mood disorders, anxiety, trauma-related conditions, and other mental health challenges—whether or not substance use is present.

Our Overwatch program provides expert, culturally competent care for veterans and first responders facing mental health and substance use challenges. Our trauma-informed detox and residential programs offer a safe, structured environment to begin healing. Led by clinicians with lived experience in service roles, Overwatch empowers those who serve to rebuild resilience, restore well-being, and take back control of their lives.

What We Offer:

•        Collaborative environment dedicated to clinical excellence
•        Multiple Career Development Pathways
•        Company Supported Continuing Education & Certification
•        Multiple Health Plan Design Options Available
•        Flexible Dental & Vision Plan Options
•        100% Company Paid EAP Emotional Well-Being Support
•        100% Company Paid Critical Illness (with health enrollment plan)
•        100% Company Paid Life & ADD
•        401K with Company Match
•        Company-Sponsored HSA, FSA, & DSA Tax Savings Accounts
•        Generous Team Member Referral Program
•        Parental Leave

Position Summary

The Program Therapist is responsible for providing individual and group therapy sessions for clients in a specialized substance use disorders and Mental Health Residential treatment facility, with a particular focus on serving military Veterans and first responders. Position is responsible for assessing the therapeutic needs of the individuals and families, and for developing appropriate treatment. Program Therapists act as the primary contact for clients and families throughout the treatment process and serve as a client advocate with the treatment team. Position acts as a liaison with referral sources, clinical partners, and internal resources to coordinate care throughout the treatment process, demonstrating cultural competence and clinical effectiveness with Veteran and first responder populations.

Relationships and Contacts

Within the organization: Maintains frequent and close working relationships with the Executive Director, Business Development team members, Admissions team members, Nursing leadership, milieu leadership, and all clinical team members.

Outside the organization: Initiates and maintains professional working relationships with clients and their families, referral partners, clinical partners, and vendors, as needed.

Position Responsibilities

Essential Responsibilities

1. Demonstrates a high level of clinical skill in assessing the clinical needs of clients, determining appropriate interventions, and conducting individual and group therapy sessions in accordance with these needs.
2. Demonstrates cultural competence and clinical skill in working with military Veterans and first responders, including familiarity with occupational culture, identity, stigma/barriers to care, moral injury, trauma exposure, and the unique clinical presentations often associated with these populations.
3. Completes psychosocial evaluations, treatment plans, contact logs, discharge plans and other reports required for each client in compliance with State, accrediting bodies, quality guidelines and payor source guidelines.
4. Conducts weekly individual and family therapy sessions for assigned caseload.
5. Monitors behavioral interventions for clients and provides skills coaching, as needed.
6. Conducts specialized groups as assigned based on education, training, and experience; supervises or co-leads groups with staff or interns when appropriate.
7. Selects appropriate interventions to meet the clinical needs of individual clients.
8. Maintains therapeutic relationships with clients using praise and other reinforcers to encourage appropriate behaviors and attitudes.
9. Sets limits and holds boundaries in a kind and firm manner.
10. Demonstrates effective verbal crisis intervention and de-escalation, involving other staff as needed.
11. Collaborate with an interdisciplinary team to coordinate client care from admission through discharge.
12. Attends weekly clinical, consultation and business meetings; present cases to be discussed as pre-assigned.
13. Completes documentation in a timely and accurate manner reflecting ongoing assessment of client’s clinical presentation and behaviors.
14. Communicates client progress with the referral source, family, parent, or guardian informed of treatment goals and plans, as appropriate.
15. Documents in accordance with policies and procedures services provided, incident reports, shift reports, or department reports in a timely and accurate manner.
16. Communicates with referents, clients, and families appropriately and effectively.
17. Use the referral process to build relationships with new referents and engages in collaboration with referents.
18. Addresses clients, visitors, physicians, and co-workers in a pleasant and respectful manner.
19. Responds to clients and families with empathy and positive professional skills.

Additional Responsibilities

1. Prepares reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing treatment and results data and trends.
2. Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications; maintaining personal networks; participating in professional organizations.
3. Can be relied upon to be at work as scheduled and is rarely absent from work, notifying the supervisor if absent.
4. Reads, understands, and adheres to all company policy statements on ethics, conduct, and conflict of interests; adheres to facility policies, procedures, rules, and regulations.
5. Maintains positive attitude and acts as a team player with others on the team.
6. Attends and completes all training within assigned time frames as required by the facility.
7. Performs other duties as assigned.

Minimum Requirements

Position requires a bachelor’s degree. Master’s Degree In Social Work, Counseling, Marriage & Family Therapy, or related behavioral health field preferred. Must be working towards or hold a Pennsylvania licensure (LCSW, LPC, LMFT, or LMHC). Position requires a minimum of 1 year experience in a behavioral healthcare setting, preferably with clients with Mental Health diagnoses, including Thought Disorders, Bipolar Disorder, Borderline Personality Disorder, Trauma History, Anxiety and Depression, strongly preferred.

Additional Veteran / First Responder Requirements

• Must have demonstrated experience providing clinical services to military Veterans and/or first responders (law enforcement, fire, EMS, corrections, dispatch).
• Military Veteran or first responder lived/professional experience preferred.
• Must be culturally competent and have experience working with veterans and first responders.

Additional Requirements

• Position requires incumbent to have a valid driver’s license and vehicle insurance.
• Clearance of TB test, PA and FBI background check, and any other mandatory state/federal requirements.
•  Current CPR and First Aid certification.

STR Behavioral Healthcare provides equal employment opportunities without regard to race, color, creed, ancestry, national origin, ethnicity, sex, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, religion, age, disability, gender identity, genetic information, service in the military, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law. Equal employment opportunity applies to all terms and conditions of employment. STR Behavioral Healthcare reserves the rights to modify, interpret, or apply this job description in any way the organization desires. This job description in no way implies that these are the only duties, including essential duties, to be performed by the employee occupying this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to reasonably accommodate qualified individuals with disabilities. This job description is not an employment contract, implied or otherwise. The employment relationship remains “At-Will.” 

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