Behavioral Health Professional​/Counselor

Position Title: Behavioral Health Professional/Counselor

Reports to: Program Manager

Primary

Location:

St. Robert, Missouri

Designation: Exempt

Kids’ Harbor, Inc. is a child advocacy center servicing the Central Missouri Region for over 20 years. The Kids’ Harbor Counseling Program uses a team of professionals to provide trauma‑informed, evidence‑based treatment to child victims of physical, sexual, and/or emotional abuse, children who have witnessed violence, children who are drug‑endangered, and youth demonstrating problematic sexual behavior.

This position is responsible for community collaboration, counseling services, and group counseling connected to trauma‑informed, evidence‑based treatment interventions.

• Client Services
  • Provide direct and indirect services to children who have been victims of sexual, physical, and/or emotional abuse; children who have witnessed violence; and children who are drug‑endangered.
  • Provide caregiver support by offering informed care connected to child services.
  • Targeted treatment for child victims of sexual, physical, and/or emotional abuse, crisis counseling using best‑practice trauma‑focused modalities.
  • Treatment for youth with problematic sexual behavior, crisis counseling using best‑practice trauma‑focused modalities.
  • Assessment and evaluation of counseling needs, including pre‑ and post‑assessment tools.
  • Development of treatment plans with individualized goals and objectives.
  • Provision of individual and “family unit” therapy modalities.
  • Provide support groups and psycho‑education groups for children who are victims of sexual, physical, and/or emotional abuse; who have witnessed violence; who are drug‑endangered; or youth with problematic sexual behavior, and their safe caregivers.
  • Serve on Kids’ Harbor’s multidisciplinary teams and act as a consultant to team members as required.
  • Submit or offer referrals for other services or resources.
  • Coordinate and consult with other agencies when ethically appropriate.
• Program Coordination
  • Provide treatment planning, case management and documentation, and follow‑up of cases including support calls, networking with other agencies, and coordinating services.
  • Establish a therapeutic setting in which the environment is conducive to meeting the physical, social, and emotional needs of the children we serve.
  • Maintain client files according to federal law, State of Missouri, the National Children’s Alliance, the American Counseling Association, and Kids’ Harbor’s documentation standards.
  • Develop and integrate group therapy for child abuse victims, children with problematic sexual behavior, children who are drug‑endangered, or witnesses of violence and their safe caregivers.
  • Integrate evidence‑based treatment interventions into clinical processes.
• Community Collaboration
  • Participate in legal, judicial, and administrative proceedings when required and in accordance with professional standards of conduct.
  • Participate in peer review, group supervision, and individual supervision of cases as needed.
  • Engage in professional development and training specific to youth with problematic sexual behavior, evidence‑based treatment, and continuing education through workshops, online training, or in‑person opportunities.
  • Contribute to program planning and problem‑solving, and attend multidisciplinary case review meetings.
  • Maintain productive working relationships with multidisciplinary team members.
  • Participate in performance and quality improvement activities.
  • Assist other employees, including practicum and intern students, by sharing experience, expertise, and training.
  • Attend annual agency functions, special events, and meetings as necessary.
  • Remain abreast of issues and current research related to child abuse and neglect, youth with problematic sexual behavior, and trauma‑informed, evidence‑based counseling modalities.
  • Perform other duties as assigned.

Master’s degree and eligibility for provisional license in Social Work, Counseling, Psychology, or other applied behavior social science degree. Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with…