We are committed to supporting at risk children and families providing them with tools and resources to help prevent children from experiencing child abuse, neglect and abandonment. We are a Christian agency that believes in living our mission, we provide Christ-centered care and support to children and families in need.

In response to this community-wide challenge, Presbyterian Children’s Homes and Services (PCHAS), provides 14 programs and services in 28 locations, in Missouri, Texas, and Louisiana, which provide children with permanent homes and adults with increased self-sufficiency. This is accomplished by the agency’s commitment to “The PCHAS Way” which inspires the agency to be strength-focused, family-centered, and goal driven with every client.

Benefits of serving children and families in need through PCHAS include competitive salaries, flex work schedules, paid time off, medical, dental and vision insurance options, voluntary life insurance options, paid holidays, and a very generous retirement plan (after one year of service and working 1,000 hours the agency matches an employee 200% up to a 3% retirement contribution).

Status: Exempt

Working Conditions: Works in a typical office setting and from employee’s home, or other community location as established by flexible work agreement, to complete paperwork, documentation, and other indirect service tasks. Meets clients in home or other community locations as needed or meets clients via telehealth using a HIPAA compliant platform; drives an automobile on a routine basis in both suburban and urban areas; must have reliable transportation. Requires sitting, standing, bending and reaching. May require lifting up to 25 pounds. Requires manual dexterity sufficient to operate standard office machines such as computers, copiers, calculators, the telephone and other office equipment. Must have the ability and energy to visit more than one family per day. Must participate in an on-call rotation with team members; willingness to work irregular hours which will include two to three evenings per week. Attend monthly team meetings and bi-weekly staffing's, therapists manage their own schedule around these meetings.

Position Summary: Under the supervision of the Clinical Director, the Therapist provides assessment and strength-based therapy services to clients and families directly served by PCHAS. 

Licensure supervision provided. 

Essential Job Functions:

• Conduct assessment and diagnosis and provide individual, group and family therapy for assigned clients on a weekly basis in accordance with the accepted therapy model.
• During each week of service, provide case notes documenting all therapy sessions as well as any other requested report or clinical documentation conducted in that week.
• Provide input to PCHAS treatment team on identified issues, symptomology and possible interventions to be used in the development of master treatment plans and plan revisions.
• Attend clinical staffing’s, staff meetings, and trainings as assigned by the supervisor. These hours are designated as required and non-billable.
• Produce a minimum of twenty-five (25) billable hours per week (50-minute sessions).
• Provide other therapy paperwork, as needed, to maintain client files according to licensing/accreditation/payer standards.
• Adhere to rules and expectations of other agencies in the community (schools, shelters, etc.), as well as client homes.

Therapists shall possess a master’s degree in social work, Psychology, or Counseling. Must be either licensed or provisionally licensed in a clinical discipline, i.e., LCSW, LPC, LMFT, etc. in the state of Missouri.

Skills: Represents Presbyterian Children’s Homes and Services (PCHAS) to the professional community. Must have strong verbal and written communication and ability to represent the agency well. Builds and maintains positive community relationships with referral sources, Family Court, treatment providers, schools, and agency partners. Builds and maintains rapport with children, parents, and families; actively managing and resolving conflicts. Plans, arranges, and/or provides crisis intervention services as needed. Maintains confidentiality and HIPAA standards for all assigned clients and families.

Must be able to operate computer using agency approved software programs, and other office machines such as copier, calculator, telephone, etc. Must have the ability to navigate data entry systems.

Strong psychosocial assessment and decision-making skills; possess good understanding of various treatment methodologies utilizing strength-based clinical interventions and evidence-based practices.

Excellent time management, organization, planning, and assertive communication skills. Ability to prioritize tasks and resolve conflict/problem-solve with minimal supervision. Must have the ability to work with people from various ethnic groups in a culturally competent manner.

Other Requirements: Must hold a valid driver’s license, have and maintain a risk-free driving record. Must be willing to undergo initial and periodic child abuse/neglect, criminal history, sexual offender, and childcare/elder care disqualification list screenings. As requested, must submit fingerprints for review by the state of your employment and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). Must undergo a pre-employment drug screen and a pre-employment physical with the results showing no evidence of communicable disease.

Christian Commitment: Presbyterian Children’s Homes and Services is a faith-based Christian organization. We provide Christ-centered care and support to children and families in need. We strive to serve like Jesus. We meet our clients where they are and treat them with respect. We focus on our clients’ strengths rather than their problems. And we encourage our clients to focus on their future rather than their past. When we do this well, we help our clients find hope and know the love of God.

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