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Community-Based Therapist Lead

Nexus Family Healing

Mendota Heights, MN · HybridFull-time$75–82K/yrSeen 1w agoSeen in employer's feed 2 days ago

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At a glance

Compensation
$75–82K/yr
Location
Mendota Heights, MNHybrid
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Minnesota LICSW, LMFT, Or LPCC LicenseMinnesota LGSW, LAMFT, Or LPC Provisional LicenseMaster's degreeValid Driver's License

Job overview

Nexus Family Healing is hiring a Lead Therapist for its Youth ACT Program, an intensive community-based mental health service for youth ages 14–21. The role provides leadership and clinical guidance to therapists, supports service delivery and clinical quality, and collaborates with leadership to improve programs and outcomes. The position is hybrid, with frequent in-person work and travel between sites, and is based in Mendota Heights, Minnesota.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Clinical LeadershipMentorshipClinical Case ConsultationRisk ManagementTherapist OnboardingClinical TrainingAssessmentsTreatment PlanningService DeliveryClinical DocumentationTrauma-Informed CareCommunity OutreachProgram ImprovementAdolescent CounselingYouth and Family Services

Qualifications

Master's in Behavioral Sciences or Related FieldMinnesota LICSW, LMFT, or LPCC LicenseMinnesota LGSW, LAMFT, or LPC Provisional LicenseValid Driver's LicenseDHS Background Check4+ Years Adolescent Clinical Experience3+ Years Staff Therapist ExperienceLADCRelated Youth and Family Experience

Benefits

Paid Time Off
Medical Insurance
401(k) Match
Tuition Assistance

Full job description

Job Duties

Description:

Nexus Family Healing is excited to add a hybrid-remote Lead Therapist for our Youth ACT Program based out of Mendota Heights, MN!

Youth ACT is an intensive, comprehensive and community-based rehabilitative mental health service. Services are provided in the home, school, or community using a multidisciplinary team. Individualized services help stabilize youth, ages 14-21, to decrease hospitalizations and out of home placements. Services are provided in the home, with Youth ACT providing 3-5 sessions per week.

At Nexus Family Healing, we embrace diversity, promote equity, and foster inclusion. As a national mental health organization, we serve a diverse group of youth and families, and we strive for our workforce to support and represent that diversity.

Location, Schedule and Pay:

  • Full-time, 40 hours per week

  • Schedule: flexible Monday-Friday

  • $75-82k per year, dependent on licensure and experience

  • Hybrid-remote in Mendota Heights, MN

  • This is a hybrid position requiring frequent in person, remote, and travel between sites

Nexus’ Comprehensive Benefits Include:

  • Four weeks paid time off (PTO) in the first year of employment

  • Multiple options for health insurance coverage

  • No-cost life insurance

  • Short/long-term disability insurance

  • 401k match

  • NEW – Talkspace Therapy Benefit for the whole family

  • NEW – Hinge Health Benefit for the whole family

  • NEW – Carrot Fertility Benefit

  • Tuition assistance and training opportunities

  • Advancement pathways and internal promotion

  • And much more!

Position Summary: The Therapist Lead will provide collaborative and supportive leadership, mentorship, and guidance to all therapists while building and maintaining clinical excellence. This role will communicate and integrate the greater therapeutic goals and objectives of Nexus Family Healing into the agency’s daily clinical and operational work with clients, while serving as a therapeutic subject matter expert. The Therapist Lead will assist in directing the daily workflow of therapists and overseeing the planning and execution of service delivery.

Primary responsibilities:

  • Provide leadership, mentorship, and clinical support to therapists and therapy interns.

  • Facilitate clinical case consultations, risk management discussions, and problem-solving to support quality client care.

  • Serve as a liaison between therapists and clinical leadership, ensuring clear communication of policies, initiatives, and best practices.

  • Support therapist onboarding, training, licensure development, and ongoing professional growth.

  • Deliver and coordinate training on clinical practices, documentation standards, compliance requirements, and therapeutic techniques.

  • Provide oversight and guidance on assessments, treatment planning, service delivery, and clinical documentation.

  • Ensure high-quality therapeutic services, appropriate staffing support, and adherence to regulatory and organizational standards.

  • Serve as a clinical subject matter expert, promoting trauma-informed care and representing the organization through community outreach, education, and professional presentations.

  • Collaborate with leadership to enhance clinical programs, improve outcomes, and support continuous quality improvement.

Requirements:

Required Education and Licensure:

  • Master’s degree in one of the behavioral sciences, human services, social work, marriage & family therapy, psychology, counseling, or clinically related fields.

  • Fully licensed in Minnesota as an LICSW, LMFT, or LPCC

  • And/or currently holds a provisional/intermediary license for a specific track (i.e. LGSW, LAMFT or LPC)

  • Valid driver’s license required. Must meet state regulating agency and Nexus Home Office driving requirements

  • Must successfully pass a DHS background check

  • Minimum of 4 years adolescent counseling and/or clinical experience required

  • Minimum of 3 years of experience as a staff Therapist

Preferred Education and Experience:

  • LADC preferred

  • Related residential or human services experience working with youth and families

At Nexus Family Healing, our voices and actions are focused on recognizing, affirming and respecting people of every race, ethnic background, socio-economic status, sexual orientation, gender expression and faith.

ICARE Values & Behavioral Competencies:

  • Innovation: Leading the way and implementing creative, cutting-edge ideas and approaches.

  • Compassion: Listening, honoring differences, and showing respect, kindness, empathy care, and concern.

  • Agility: Exhibiting flexibility and adapting quickly.

  • Responsiveness: Being quick, positive, and accurate.

  • Excellence: Demonstrating quality results that surpass ordinary standards.

APPLY TODAY TO BE CONTACTED BY OUR RECRUITING TEAM! When you work at Nexus, you have the opportunity to change lives — including your own!

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Minimum Education Required

Diploma or GED

Minimum Experience Required

See job description

Shift

First (Day)

Number of Openings

1

Public Transportation Accessible

Yes

Compensation

$75,000.00 - $82,000.00 / Annually

Postal Code

55120

Job Type

Full Time

Place of Work

On-site

Requisition ID

4594619

Job Benefits

PTO, health insurance, 401k match

How this job compares

Set against the 2,870 open Therapist jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 27, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$75–82K/yr
  • Minnesota median$70–81K/yr24 salary ranges
  • US median$66–82K/yr1,051 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $79K, is close to the Minnesota median midpoint ($77K) — in the middle half of Therapist salary ranges in Minnesota.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 47 open Therapist jobs in Minnesota and 2,870 across the US. 17% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Experience
This posting asks for at least 4 years of experience — more than three in four Therapist postings that state a minimum ask for (median 2 years, across 830 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a master's degree; 1,780 of the 2,870 open Therapist jobs (62%) ask for a master's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 27, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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