TherapistPresbyterian Children's Homes and Services
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), now operates 12 programs in 39 locations, serving nearly 4,500 children and families each year, 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/Hours: Works in a typical office setting with Waxahachie as the base, including the Itasca campus, the Irving office, or other DFW locations as established by referrals sources, to provide therapy, complete, paperwork, documentation, other indirect service tasks, or other duties as assigned. May conduct therapy in an agency office, in a home setting, being in-person or virtual, at times may choose an outdoor setting depending on weather conditions. Must be able to work evening hours and be flexible with scheduling clients after 7:00 pm when needed.
Position Summary: The Therapist provides evidence-based therapeutic services to assigned clients, for a 40-hour work week, maintaining a minimum of 20 or more billable hours per week, including play therapy when clinically indicated. This position is responsible for delivering comprehensive clinical services and care while supporting organizational growth through outreach and referral development, as well as flexibility to perform additional duties as assigned by the Regional Director to meet program and organizational needs.
In collaboration with and as directed by the Regional Director, the Therapist participates in outreach and marketing efforts to promote therapy services and generate referrals. Responsibilities include completing and updating outreach worksheets on a weekly basis in accordance with agency standards.
Essential Job Functions:
- 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.
- 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.
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. Two years of supervision in a clinical setting is preferred.
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. Guided by Christ’s love, we empower children, young adults, and families by nurturing their strengths, resilience, and faith. 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.
Equal employment opportunity, including veterans and individuals with disabilities.
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