GROUP FACILITATOR

Job Details: Job Location: New Jersey / NW or Hoboken - NJ, Position Type: Contractor, Education Level: Graduate Degree/Master's, Salary Range: $75.00 - $125.00Commission, Travel Percentage: None, Job Shift: Any, POSITION PURPOSE:

The Group Facilitator is responsible for planning and leading group sessions that support participants in achieving shared objectives. This role guides group discussions and activities, manages group dynamics, and fosters a collaborative, inclusive environment where all participants feel empowered to contribute. Key responsibilities include organizing and leading sessions to meet defined goals, facilitating open discussion while navigating varying perspectives, maintaining an environment that encourages participation from all members, monitoring group progress and adjusting the facilitation approach as needed, resolving conflicts or disruptions professionally, and summarizing outcomes with appropriate follow-up. The Group Facilitator plays a key role in ensuring sessions are productive, engaging, and aligned with organizational or program goals.

 Qualifications: Qualification Requirements:

Masters level education in Psychology, Counseling, Social Work, Sociology, or a related field is required.
Prior experience in facilitating therapeutic groups is required.
Ability to create a safe and inclusive support group environment, including a strong interpersonal communication skillset.
Commitment to promoting a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Additional training or certifications is preferred, but not required: Internal Family Systems (IFS), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT), etc.

Licensing Requirements:
A valid and unencumbered clinical license for the State of New Jersey, which can be as a:

Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)
Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)
Licensed Social Worker (LSW)
Licensed Associate Counselor (LAC)
Licensed Associate Marriage and Family Therapist (LAMFT) 
Licensed Clinical Alcohol and Drug Counselor (LCADC)

Pay: This is a 1099 independent contractor role that is compensated per group facilitated (these are 1 hour and 15 minute sessions, plus time needed for documentation). This is a part-time position without benefits.

Flexible availability preferred.