Windhorse staff members are second to none. They treat you not like a patient or client, but like a human being.
— Alejandro, Windhorse Alum
Windhorse is always seeking compassionate individuals to become part of our team. We seek individuals who have a strong sense of their own basic sanity, and confidence in the basic sanity and health of others. We encourage our staff to have a mindfulness or contemplative practice to help cultivate the capacity for being present, available, and attuned to those we support. Most members of our staff have a background that aligns well with Windhorse philosophy and approach. In particular, our organization seeks to find individuals that are willing to look beyond clinical diagnoses and treat clients with the dignity they deserve.
Employment Opportunities
Current Openings in Northampton, MA
Housemate
Windhorse Integrative Mental Health is seeking housemates. A housemate lives with a person experiencing significant emotional distress (i.e. depression, schizophrenia, trauma, etc.) and needing a high level of support and interaction in their recovery process. Windhorse uses a mindfulness-based philosophy in working with these individuals. Each household is fully supported by a clinical team. This is an excellent opportunity for a well-grounded person interested in supporting those seeking recovery and well-being. It is an opportunity for self-growth and work within the human services. Specific experience in this field is not required. Being engaged in a personal contemplative discipline (i.e. meditation, yoga, etc.) would be supportive to this job.
Benefits include a weekly stipend, rent and utilities are paid for, a monthly food allowance, the freedom to work up to 25 hours per week at another job, ongoing individual and group training and supervision.
We ask a minimum of a six month commitment. Please send a cover letter and resume to [email protected]
Team Counselor
Team Counselor
Windhorse Integrative Mental Health Northampton, MA 01060
Hours: Full-time
Compensation: Pay scales upon request; hourly including benefits
Job Description:
Clinical team counselors work on a team of 4+ clinicians, each offering a tremendous amount of support and 1-on-1 time to clients. A team counselor meets with a client for typically 3 hours at a time, perhaps several times per week, partaking in activities that support healing in client homes or out and about in the community such as hiking, sharing a meal, getting coffee, volunteering, taking a class together, etc. Full-time case load is only a few clients per counselor, allowing for extensive depth of healing and connection. A generous amount of supervision, mentoring and training is offered for this position.
Ideal Candidate:
· Strong interpersonal skills
· Warm and compassionate
· Thrives in a collaborative team environment
· Capacity for humor, playfulness, and lightheartedness
· Malleable—open to learning non-traditional therapeutic approaches
· Humble and curious—remains mindful and transparent about one’s own growth edge
· Affinity toward relationship-based healing
· Tends to not be overly anxious, fear based or rigid
· Personally well-resourced and grounded
Job Requirements:
· Bachelor’s Degree in relevant field (working toward clinical licensure for clinical practice preferred)
· Ongoing personal mindfulness/contemplative practice
· Able to attend staff meetings, clinical team meetings and trainings
· Registered and inspected car
If you would like to apply for this position, please email a resume and cover letter to: Victoria Yoshen, Executive Director at [email protected]
Current Openings in San Luis Obispo, CA
Team Counselor
Hours: Part-time (with potential to grow to full-time)
Compensation: Pay scales upon request; part-time is paid hourly and full-time includes salary and benefits
Job Description:
Clinical team counselors work on a team of 4+ clinicians, each offering a tremendous amount of support and 1-on-1 time to clients. A team counselor meets with a client for typically 3 hours at a time, perhaps several times per week, partaking in activities that support healing in client homes or out and about in the community such as hiking, sharing a meal, getting coffee, volunteering, taking a class together, etc. Full-time case load is only a few clients per counselor, allowing for extensive depth of healing and connection. A generous amount of supervision, mentoring and training is offered for this position.
Ideal Candidate:
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Warm and compassionate
- Thrives in a collaborative team environment
- Capacity for humor, playfulness, and lightheartedness
- Malleable—open to learning non-traditional therapeutic approaches
- Humble and curious—remains mindful and transparent about one’s own growth edge
- Affinity toward relationship-based healing
- Tends to not be overly anxious, fear based or rigid
- Personally well-resourced and grounded
Job Requirements:
- Master’s Degree in relevant field (working toward clinical licensure for clinical practice preferred)
- Ongoing personal mindfulness/contemplative practice
- Able to attend staff meetings, clinical team meetings and trainings
If you would like to apply for this position, please email a resume and cover letter to: [email protected]
Still Point Resident Home Manager
The Resident Home Manager (Still Point Manager) maintains the Still Point home, as well as provides support and companionship to each client staying there. The number of clients residing at Still Point range from 0 to 2 at any given time. House maintenance includes keeping common rooms and yards tidy, grocery shopping and cooking. Lodging is free and all other living costs (groceries and household items) are covered as long as at least one client is in the home. Client related duties include preparing and sharing breakfast and dinner, spending some quality time together in the evenings, and offering general support when needed. A Still Point Manager attends 2-5 hours of meetings per week to support training, supervision, and staff inclusivity. The Still Point Manager provides 5-6 hours per day of availability to the client as well as a safe living space for the client.
This is a very unique and great job opportunity for a student, individual or couple looking to gain direct experience in the field of mental healthcare. If you’d like to facilitate client healing and are moved by the therapeutic community model, we highly encourage you to apply!
Ideal Candidate:
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Warm and compassionate
- A heart for this line of work
- Thrives in a collaborative team environment
- Capacity for humor, playfulness, and lightheartedness
- Open to the notion that each of us is learning, growing, and healing
- Leads a balanced and healthy lifestyle—personally well-resourced and grounded
- Familiar with mental health challenges/recovery in a personal, familial, or professional capacity
- Engages in ongoing personal mindfulness/contemplative practice
Benefits:
- Free lodging in a beautiful neighborhood in West San Luis Obispo directly at the base of Cerro San Luis Mountain.
- Bi-weekly stipend to cover groceries and household necessities (while a client is in the household)
- Bi-weekly paycheck
- Generous health, dental, vision and life insurance packages
- Two weeks of paid vacation per year
- Ongoing training and support from senior staff
If you would like to apply, please send a cover letter and resume to [email protected]
Current Openings in Portland, OR
Clinical Team Leader
Hours: Full-time
Compensation: Pay scales upon request, includes benefits (generous PTO, health, vision, dental, life/LTD, simple IRA)
Job Description:
A team leader coordinates a care team of 4+ clinicians who all work together to offer a tremendous amount of support and 1-on-1 time to clients. A team leader also meets with clients for typically 3 hours at a time, perhaps several times per week, partaking in activities that support healing in client homes or out and about in the community such as hiking, sharing a meal, getting coffee, volunteering, taking a class together, etc. Case load is only a few clients per counselor, allowing for extensive depth of healing and connection. This position includes ongoing training as well as the opportunity to supervise others.
Ideal Candidate:
- Strong clinical and case management skills
- Warm and compassionate
- Thrives in a collaborative team environment
- Capacity for humor, playfulness, and lightheartedness
- Malleable—open to learning non-traditional therapeutic approaches
- Humble and curious—remains mindful and transparent about one’s own growth edge
- Affinity toward relationship-based healing
- Tends to not be overly anxious, fear-based or rigid
- Personally well-resourced and grounded
Job Requirements:
- Licensed for clinical practice at the Master level (LCSW, LPC, LMFT, etc)
- Ongoing personal mindfulness/contemplative practice
- Extensive experience with adult psychosis, mood disorder and trauma (preferably in a community setting)
- Experience in conducting direct psychotherapy and case management
- Skilled in acute crisis management
- Experience working in a multidisciplinary team environment
If you would like to apply for this position, please email a resume and cover letter to: [email protected]
Team Counselor
Hours: Part-time (with potential to grow to full-time)
Compensation: Pay scales upon request; part-time is paid hourly and full-time includes salary and benefits
Job Description:
Clinical team counselors work on a team of 4+ clinicians, each offering a tremendous amount of support and 1-on-1 time to clients. A team counselor meets with a client for typically 3 hours at a time, perhaps several times per week, partaking in activities that support healing in client homes or out and about in the community such as hiking, sharing a meal, getting coffee, volunteering, taking a class together, etc. Full-time case load is only a few clients per counselor, allowing for extensive depth of healing and connection. A generous amount of supervision, mentoring and training is offered for this position.
Ideal Candidate:
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Warm and compassionate
- Thrives in a collaborative team environment
- Capacity for humor, playfulness, and lightheartedness
- Malleable—open to learning non-traditional therapeutic approaches
- Humble and curious—remains mindful and transparent about one’s own growth edge
- Affinity toward relationship-based healing
- Tends to not be overly anxious, fear based or rigid
- Personally well-resourced and grounded
Job Requirements:
- Master’s Degree in relevant field (working toward clinical licensure for clinical practice preferred)
- Ongoing personal mindfulness/contemplative practice
- Able to attend staff meetings, clinical team meetings and trainings
If you would like to apply for this position, please email a resume and cover letter to: [email protected]
Volunteer Opportunities
Board Member
Windhorse Integrative Mental Health (WIMH) is looking for people with a contemplative practice, some experience with people in extreme mindstates, and/or business acumen to join our board of directors!
Windhorse IMH is celebrating our 30th year as an alternative to residential treatment. Windhorse uses mindfulness-informed clinical teams and therapeutic households to support our clients’ recovery journey. Extreme, life-disrupting mind states are often paired with isolation, but recovery is best discovered in relationship. By cultivating genuine and compassionate connection, we invite our clients to relax into who they are authentically — beneath turmoil and distress — reconnecting at their own pace with others and the world around them.
To support our mission, we are expanding our board with three key objectives: to offset board retirements, contribute to our next generation strategic plan and to enhance governance and transition planning. Windhorse IMH is well managed with a proven executive team. We have a strong balance sheet and have recently completed significant capital investment in residential facilities for each of our three locations. (Northampton, MA; San Luis Obispo, CA; Portland, OR)
A primary responsibility of the Board of Directors is to participate in policy or planning meetings held every six to eight weeks. Meetings typically last about 90 minutes. We expect the board to be an active one and to ensure that the organization has the leadership and oversight to fulfill it’s mission.
As you consider this opportunity please review our website and address questions or interest to Victoria Yoshen at 413-586-0207 ext 102 or [email protected]