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: Home office as established by flexible work agreement, to complete paperwork, documentation, and other indirect service tasks. Therapy sessions will be held in a PCHAS office setting. Attend monthly team meetings and bi-weekly staffings, therapists manage their own schedule around these meetings.
Position Summary: The Therapist provides assessment, treatment planning, and counseling services in the office for children, adults, and families.
Essential Job Functions:
- Provides services according to the PCHAS Way, being strength focused, goal driven, and family centered.
- Conducts clinical assessments, performs personal counseling, and provides appropriate referrals.
- Develops and delivers programs and processes that provide counseling services to clients.
- Provides outreach/marketing to the community to increase referral sources.
- Maintains client files and documentation according to ethical/legal standards as required by policy, procedures, and contract/grant requirements, in an accurate and timely manner.
- Provides education related to family functioning and child development, cultivating skills to improve communication, emotional regulation, and relationship focused parenting, and helps families develop natural supports and crisis plans.
- Provides linkage with community supports and resources and works collaboratively with referral sources as appropriate.
- Meets agency productivity expectations on a monthly, quarterly, and yearly basis.
- Participates in strategic and operational planning to support achievement of organizational goals.
- Meets other duties as assigned.
Education and Experience:
Therapists shall possess a master’s degree in social work, Psychology, or Counseling. Must be licensed in a clinical discipline, i.e. LCSW, LPC, LMFT, etc. in the state of Texas.
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.