Mental Health Practitioner
Relationships & Collaboration
Relationships:
As an organization, we believe that change and growth happen within the context of a trusting relationship. This is true with the clients we serve, and it’s true with our staff. We believe in building a culture where employees feel safe to make mistakes and feel celebrated in their achievements. We want our employees to feel genuinely cared for within a professional space.
Collaboration:
Every employee has something important to contribute to our agency and the agency cannot run without feedback from staff. It is important to us to hear ideas from staff, whether the ideas come informally during a meeting, or more formally through the use of staff surveys. Many of the supports that we currently offer to staff exist because someone suggested it. We are a better organization because of each person on our team.
Flexibility
Not every clinician has the same needs or capacity – some clinicians can manage a larger caseload of clients while others prefer a smaller caseload. We want you to have a position that is the right fit for you. Therefore, we offer both part-time AND full-time positions, and we offer salaried AND pay-per-code positions. Pay-Per-Code positions are best for individuals whose priority is flexibility and working as much or as little as they want. Salaried positions are for those individuals whose priority is consistent and stable pay.We have opportunities for hybrid telehealth positions as well.
Support
We all entered into the mental health field because we care about supporting clients. But who supports us? As an agency, we offer various supports to our staff so that we can not only be successful but thrive. This includes, but is not limited to, the following:
- A support staff team who schedules clients and manages some of the administrative tasks.
- A billing team that handles insurance and other billing responsibilities
- Clinical supervisors who provide support to interns and clinical trainees through group and individual supervision
- A site supervisor at each office
- Consultation groups for licensed professionals
- Quarterly All-Staff meetings with food and fellowship
- On-site and virtual continuing education opportunities (CEUs)
W2 Employee Benefits
At SBCC, we use a W2 employment model. It can feel unclear how a W2 model differs from 1099 independent contracting or private practice models. In short, 1099 and private practice models mean you are completely independent and cannot rely on your employer for any supports or costs according to federal laws.
As a W2 employee, we pay for many of those costs – which can add up quickly! Below is a (not exhaustive) list of many of the benefits and things that the agency pays for:
- All payroll taxes, including federal and state withholding, Social Security tax, MN Care tax, Unemployment Insurance tax and more
- Coverage for Liability insurance and Legal representation
- Coverage for Insurance take-backs (often referred to as “claw-backs”)
- Credentialing with all payers and insurance panels
- Marketing for client referrals
- Scheduling of client intakes
- On-site and virtual continuing education
- 50% of employee healthcare premiums
- An electronic health records (EHR) system
- HIPAA compliant G-Suite for telehealth sessions, emails, etc.
- A virtual office phone and voicemail box via our 8×8 system
- On-boarding and annual 245I DHS training
- Emergency medical leave
- Bereavement days
- PTO and PTO bonus options
- 8 weeks of 100% Employer-paid maternity leave
- Rosen Bodywork sessions at reduced rates for staff and their families
- Regular paychecks every bi-weekly pay-period for all Salaried and Pay-Per-Code employees (whether insurance has reimbursed or not!)
About This Career
Secure Base Counseling Center’s therapeutic approach and overall philosophy relies heavily on the Attachment Theory. We believe a secure base is the foundation of growth and healing, both in our work with clients and throughout our organization. Our 4 core values are the foundation of our work and relationships:
- Authenticity
- Connection
- Learning
- Wellbeing
At Secure Base Counseling Center, we have a strongly held belief that everyone is doing the best they can with the information and resources they have available to them. To support our clinicians we offer flexible scheduling, hybrid positions, weekly support opportunities, monthly professional development opportunities, and growing benefits.
Secure Base Counseling Center is hiring qualified individuals to fill the role of Mental Health Practitioner. Part Time and Full Time positions available! Spanish speaking individuals are encouraged to apply.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in behavioral sciences or related fields and 2,000 hours of experience providing services to individuals with:
- a mental illness or a substance use disorder; or
- a traumatic brain injury or a developmental disability
- OR Has completed a practicum or internship that required direct interaction with adult clients or child clients, and was focused on behavioral sciences or related fields.
- OR has at least 4,000 hours of experience in the delivery of services to individuals with:
- a mental illness or a substance use disorder; or
- a traumatic brain injury or a developmental disability
- OR has a master’s or other graduate degree in behavioral sciences or related fields.
- OR Is fluent in a non English language.
Location
This position could be located in any of Secure Base Counseling Center’s offices in Northfield, Farmington, or New Prague.
Responsibilities
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Form one-on-one relationships with clients through activities
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Work directly with clients in-home, in the community, in schools and in the office
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Use their own vehicle to transport clients to various work environments
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Collaborate with the therapists and clinical supervisors to create individual treatment plans for their clients
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Write and bill for clinical documentation for each client session
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Travel is required within a 30 minute radius of desired office
Skills
Successful candidates must:
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Have the ability to develop deep relationships with clients
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Be eager to collaborate and solve problems with a team
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Be willing to work from an attachment perspective and with a team approach
- Ability to thrive in an independent work environment
- High computer literacy
Available Benefits
Secure Base Counseling Center is proud to provide the following benefits to our employees:
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- Bereavement leave
- Paid maternity leave
- PTO
- Wellness package (includes Rosen Method Bodywork sessions)
- Free professional development opportunities
- Flexible scheduling
- Retirement Plan
- Health insurance, vision and dental insurance
- Short term and long term disability
- And More!
Pay
Pay starts at $20 per client contact hour.
Applicable travel to and from clients is reimbursed at 40 cents per minute.
Notice
All new employees at Secure Base Counseling Center (SBCC) are under an initial 90-day review period. If at any time during the first 90 days, either a representative of SBCC or the employee decides that work for this agency is not a good fit, employment will be terminated.
This SBCC Employee Job Description is for informational purposes and is not a contract, nor is any portion of it a contract or a legal document. SBCC may change any portion at any time, and reserves the right to modify, revoke, suspend or change any or all plans, policies and procedures in whole or part, without notice. All employees shall be provided a copy of this document and indicate its receipt by signature. Employment with SBCC is employment at will. “Employment at will” means that employees may end their employment at any time for any reason; and that the employer (SBCC) may terminate employees at any time for any reason, with or without cause. Items not covered in this personnel policy are at the discretion of SBCC directors.
For any questions please email careers@securebasecounselingcenter.com.
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Hiring Organization

Location:
This position could be located in any of Secure Base Counseling Center’s offices in Northfield, Farmington or New Prague.
Compensation:
Pay starts at $20 per client contact hour.
Applicable travel to and from clients is reimbursed at 40 cents per minute.