Children's Behavioral Health Counselor

Children's Behavioral Health Counselor [1341] South Texas College
• Amarillo, TX, United States

Position: Children's Behavioral Health Counselor [1341]

Program: Amarillo, Texas - Children's Behavioral Health

Salary: $57,033.60 Annually

Shift available: Full‑time

At Texas Panhandle Centers (TPC), you'll be part of a caring team dedicated to making lives better for over 10,000 individuals and families each year across the Texas Panhandle. As a non‑profit, TPC provides a wide range of services from mental health and substance use support to intellectual and developmental disability care, empowering clients of all ages to achieve dignity and independence.

With seven service centers located throughout the region, our staff work together with our clients to achieve our mission to create an accessible system of care that supports individual choice and truly make a difference. We invite you to join us in our vision of "Making Lives Better!"

• Maintain ethical and professional communications at all times using respectful Trauma‑Informed Care language.
• Serve as Clinician for the Child and Adolescent Program and provide CBT counseling for individuals who qualify for those services in compliance with HHSC requirements.
• Provide intake assessments, crisis intervention, and case management services as needed.
• Deliver services in home, school, community, and office with flexible hours to accommodate the client’s schedule.
• Travel in regional areas as needed.
• Complete required CBT training as indicated by HHSC.
• Adhere to TPC Business Code of Conduct and report concerns if ethical and/or business standards defined in the code are compromised.

• Master’s degree from an accredited university majoring in psychology, sociology, social work, counseling, or related human services field.
• Qualified as a Licensed Practitioner of the Healing Arts (LPHA) and in good standing in the state of Texas.
• Active license as an LPC, LCSW, LMFT, or Licensed Psychologist.
• Must have a valid Texas driver’s license and be insurable under agency vehicle policy.
• Must be 18 years of age or older.
• Employees may be required to utilize personal mobile phones for two‑factor authentication (2FA). Full statement under Informational Documents:(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)..

• Bilingual.
• Experience working with youth and families.

• for TPC's FY2026 Summary of Benefits.
• Robust benefit offerings – Medical, Urgent Care visits with a low $10 copay, Dental, and Vision.
• Employer‑paid life insurance (1.5 times employee’s salary).
• Staff automatically enrolled into a 457 Retirement Account at 1% of their annual salary. Employer match 1% higher than employee’s contribution up to 6% in the 403(b) or 457 Retirement Savings Plan.
• Paid time off – PTO accrual, holidays.
• One annual Mental Health Floating Holiday, one annual Celebrate Diversity Floating Holiday, and one annual A Day to Remember Floating Holiday available after 90 days of employment.
• Additional supplemental coverage available (Disability, Accidental, Cancer, Critical Care, Section 125 Flexible Spending Account Plan).
• 501(c)(3) designation – applicable for Public Service Student Loan Forgiveness.
• Teladoc – access to a medical provider free of charge via telephone or video for you or your immediate family members in the household.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) – access to behavioral health, financial, and legal counseling in person or via telephone for you or your immediate family members in the household.