Licensed Qualified Mental Health Professional | Hillcrest Platte

Job Description

Job Title: Licensed Qualified Mental Health Professional Job Status:
Exempt

Department: HPC Counseling Center Job Classification:
Full-time

Reports to: Counseling Center Director Date:
January 2026

Hillcrest Platte County (HPC) is a Christian non-profit serving the working homeless in Platte County, MO. HPC has 35 fully furnished apartments where we house the working homeless and unattached young adults. Our team members are motivated self-starters who excel in a fast-paced environment and become valued members of our team. Our staff has a passion for this ministry to serve the working homeless and insecurely housed with hope, respect and caring.

We share a strong work ethic and dedication to leading people to self-sufficiency. HPC is expanding services to our program participants to include mental health counseling.

Position Summary: The licensed QMHP works in a team environment and demonstrates collaboration, a high level of clinical leadership and independent practice. Provides an advanced level of mental health treatment in both individual and group settings. Treatment is provided based upon sound theoretical principles, with knowledge of the special issues and needs of the population served. This position develops treatment strategies to meet the multifaceted needs of a diverse population, including children and young adults and is expected to interface with both internal and external treatment providers.

Trauma informed services are required. Our QMHP services will follow a strengths-based model that will help develop and build skills that will help the child and family function autonomously and successfully. This position will also help in developing this new program expansion of mental health counseling, including establishing relationships within the community. Opportunity for growth of this program will include development of a counseling center facility and the appropriate staff to offer a variety of counseling resources.

• Comply with all state, regulatory and HPC requirements for quality participant care, confidentiality and privacy
• Provide counseling services and diagnose if psychiatrist involvement is needed
• Coordinate additional community services and make appropriate referrals
• Create partnerships with other mental health professionals
• Develop partnership with a telehealth psychiatrist as needed
• Maintain up-to-date, accurate, complete, and well-organized participant records
• Provide crisis intervention/support services to participants
• Additional duties as required

Supervisory Responsibility

This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

Work Environment

This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee must have an above average level of hearing ability and be an effective verbal communicator. The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel;

and reach with hands and arms.

This is a full-time position. Days of work are Monday through Friday. The hours are flexible. Actual work hours will vary depending on the needs of program participants.

Travel up to 10% is expected for this position, all local in the Kansas City Metro area.

• Master’s degree or above in counseling, psychology, social work, family therapy or closely related field with experience in trauma informed counseling.
• Missouri Licensed as Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)
• Driving is a requirement for the employee, he/she must meet the requirements specified in the Fleet Driving Safety and Compliance Policy and must continue to meet these requirements as a condition of employment.
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