LPC​/LPC Associate Counselor

Job Description for LPC / LPC Associate Counselor:

We will pay for / provide hours and supervision for an LPC Associate with their masters looking to attain their license.

Must be willing to move to Longview, TX as this is an in person position.

The responsibilities for this position will include working with 11 to 13 residents and their families, meeting with residents on a weekly basis, leading two weekly group meetings, communicating with parents every two weeks or more by phone. The counselor will also act as the communication liaison between Heart light and the family.

Specific Responsibilities:

I. Counseling for LPC / LPC Associate Counselor

• Provides one-on-one counseling services with a defined number of Heart light residents (11–13) on a weekly basis; this includes initiation and completion of all required counseling reports.
• Participation in Treatment Team. Communicates concerns as well as insights of residents to the other members of the Treatment Team.
• Functions as a liaison for assigned residents who require outside services of a psychiatrist;
  Makes all psychiatric appointments for the designated residents they counsel: communicates financial cost of these services to parents, time and date to Heart light Calendar Scheduler, and makes sure all paper work (demographics and payment method) is filled out and on file.
• Oversees administration and monitoring activities for assigned residents that may require psychiatric pharmacological intervention. Communicates to parents all psychiatric appointments: diagnosis, medicine prescribed or changes, lab work needed or results, and next appointment.
• Leads/Participates in three weekly group meetings.
• Acts as a communication liaison between parents of residents and the Heart light program; communicating progress of resident, retreat schedules, emergencies, level system progressions, psychiatric needs, serious incidents, when necessary, etc. during a resident’s stay at Heart light.
• Is responsible for communication and filling out all necessary documentation for discharge within state standards timeframe.
• Will communicate all areas of potential conflict, parental concerns, and counseling concerns to the Director of Counseling and/or Executive Director.
• Participate in the aftercare program for each graduate family that decides to participate. This would include an every week call, rotating with the former resident and parents for 12 weeks. Compensation for this, upon completion of the 12 week period, is half of the amount Heart light charges the parents ($1,500).

2. Staff Meetings for LPC / LPC Associate Counselor

• Will participate in the weekly meetings that would include the General Meeting, Counselor Meeting, and Treatment Team Meetings; as well as any necessary meetings to stay in sync with Residential Directors.

3. Retreats for LPC / LPC Associate Counselor

• Will participate in scheduled Parent (10) that includes Friday evening and until noon on Saturday, and Family Retreats (3) that include Friday evening through Sunday noon, and be available for the assumption of responsibilities delegated by the appropriate staff.
• Will also be available for individual meetings with parents of designated residents as needed.
• Will assume responsibilities as delegated for the effective and efficient operation of the Parent and Family Retreats as delegated by those in charge of the retreats. This will include, but not be limited to shopping, food preparation, and equipment retrieval/removal and clean up, etc.
• Leads, with other counselors, individual group meeting with respective parents, as a part of the presentation and discussion of material given to the parents at the retreats.

4. Continuing Education for LPC / LPC Associate Counselor

• Annual Training – 15 to 20 hours. Annual training hours used to maintain a person’s relevant professional license may be used to complete these hours.

5. Necessary Qualifications

• This person should possess a master’s degree in counseling or social work, or a related field. They must fully understand the operation of the Heart light program, its focus, and its systems of operations within a reasonable time frame. Knowledge and skills in ministry and/or…