Licensed Counselor

Community Counseling, Hockley, TX 77447

Job Title: Therapist

Purpose Statement: Help adolescent, adult, couple and families, find hope and healing in their mental health.

Reports to: Jennifer Cross Uherek, LCSW, Clinical Director of Community Counseling

Summary of Responsibilities:

At Community Counseling, our licensed counselors are committed to providing comprehensive services to our community. We walk alongside our clients so they can experience the fullness of life through the balance of mind, body and spirit. We are seeking a licensed clinician who specializes in treating adolescent and adult populations. This person will possess the skills required to assess, diagnose, and treat mental and emotional disorders in adolescents and adults, establish and maintain effective working relationships with others, coordinate care with the families of adolescents as required, communicate effectively with others, both orally and in writing, and speak before large groups.

Specific responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Provide individual, couples, family and group therapy services to adolescents and adults.
• Develop and lead counseling groups with adolescents and adults, as needed.
• Cooperate with the counseling team to facilitate a safe environment for client recovery.
• Ensure documentation in the clinical record complies with standards.
• Maintain compliance with federal and state regulatory standards.
• Maintain strict confidentiality on all client and clinic matters and refer questionable issues to your supervisor.
• Coordinate care with client families, and other medical professionals.
• Develop and implement community programs that address mental health needs of adolescents, adults and families
• Maintain familiarity with community resources and make referrals for clients as needed.
• Identify business opportunities and potential areas for improvement.
• Other assignments as per supervisor’s instruction.

Qualifications:

Education, Licensure, and Experience

• Master’s Degree in counseling, social work, or marriage and family therapy (Required).
• Valid Texas license (LPC, LPC-Associate, LCSW, LBSW, LMSW, LMFT, or LMFT-Associate) (Required).
• Minimum of one (1) to three (3) years of counseling experience with adolescents, adults, couples (Required).
• Training in suicide prevention or crisis intervention (Required).
• Experience providing virtual services (Preferred).
• Fluent in English and Spanish (Preferred).

Additional Qualifications

• Possess good oral and written communication skills.
• Experience in working with diverse populations.
• Possess good time management skills.
• Patience, perseverance, and resilience.
• Present a professional, positive image.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office software and Google Suite
• Positive, respectful communication with both staff and clients
• Demonstrate self-motivation and perseverance to achieve goals
• Role model appropriate, professional behaviors including appropriate client boundaries
• Work effectively as part of a team, helping to set up others for success

Work Schedule: Full time (40 hours per week), Flexible schedule, Typically Monday through Thursday, and Sunday (1/2 Day), and Special Events as needed.

Benefits: Health insurance, Paid time off, Professional Development and Licensing Assistance