Counselor – The Hope Center

SBC Executive Committee; Panama City (FL); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

First Baptist Church of Panama City invites applications for a Licensed Therapist contracted to The Hope Center. The role focuses on counseling individuals, couples, and families within a faith-informed, clinically responsible framework.

The ideal candidate holds an active Florida professional license (LMHC/LMFT/LCSW) and brings experience in marriage and family therapy, trauma, and grief. Independent work with team collaboration is essential, with professional and ethical boundaries maintained

Qualifications

• Clinical Counselors must hold an active Florida Professional license appropriate for clinical practice, such as LMHC, LMFT or LCSW.
• Must be comfortable providing counseling from a Christian worldview while respecting the individual needs and circumstances of each client.
• Experience with marriage and family counseling, trauma, grief, anxiety, depression, veterans, military families, or other specialty areas is highly valued.
• Must have the ability to work independently while collaborating with other counselors and The Hope Center leadership.
• Must possess the commitment to maintaining appropriate professional and ethical boundaries between counseling services and church/ministry activities.

Responsibilities

• Schedule and counsel clients as a contracted Counselor of The Hope Center.
• Maintain all required clinical documentation, treatment plans, progress notes, and client records.
• Submit billing information to The Hope Center Receptionist for processing.

Skills

Florida clinical license (LMHC/LMFT/LＣ

Christian worldview counseling

Independent work with collaboration

Marital/family counseling experience

Job description

JOB DESCRIPTION
POSITION: Licensed Therapist
DEPARTMENT: The Hope Center
OVERTIME CODE: NA / Exempt / Independent Contractor
SUPERVISION RECEIVED: The Hope Center Director
SUPERVISION EXERCISED: None

JOB SUMMARY

At First Baptist Church of Panama City, our mission is to go and make disciples of all
nations by evangelizing and teaching people how to become fully mature followers of
Jesus Christ. The Hope Center is an extension of the ministry of FBCPC. Counselors
contracted for The Hope Center are also an extension of the ministry of FBCPC and
must share The Hope Center’s commitment to providing compassionate, Christ-
centered care with clinical integrity to individual, couples and families.

EXPERIENCE, EDUCATION, AND SKILLS REQUIRED

Clinical Counselors must hold an active Florida Professional license appropriate for
clinical practice, such as LMHC, LMFT or LCSW. Must be comfortable providing
counseling from a Christian worldview while respecting the individual needs and
circumstances of each client. Experience with marriage and family counseling, trauma,
grief, anxiety, depression, veterans, military families, or other specialty areas is highly valued. Must have the ability to work independently while collaborating with other
counselors and The Hope Center leadership. Must possess the commitment to maintaining appropriate professional and ethical boundaries between counseling services and church/ministry activities.

TYPICAL WORKING CONDITIONS

Requires constant (67% - 100% of the time) sitting for long periods of time. Requires constant operation of standard office machines, including computers. Requires frequent (34% - 66%) ability to move freely about the office building. Requires frequent answering/using the telephone. Requires corrected vision and hearing to normal range. Requires occasional (1% -33%) bending and reaching. Requires frequent lifting (up to 40 lbs.) Requires hand-eye coordination and manual dexterity. Requires ability to work in front of computer monitors and to operate a keyboard for extended periods of time.

SPECIAL EQUIPMENT

Must possess working knowledge of office machines and equipment including, but not limited to, calculator, postage machine, fax machine, copier, computer, and printer.

JOB FUNCTIONS AND DUTIES

• 1. Schedule and counsel clients as a contracted Counselor of The Hope Center.
• 2. Maintain all required clinical documentation, treatment plans, progress notes, and client records.
• 3. Submit billing information to The Hope Center Receptionist for processing.

THIS DESCRIPTION MAY NOT BE ALL INCLUSIVE AND EMPLOYEES ARE
EXPECTED TO PERFORM ALL OTHER DUTIES AS ASSIGNED AND DIRECTED BY
MANAGEMENT. JOB DESCRIPTIONS AND DUTIES MAY BE MODIFIED WHENEVER
DEEMED APPROPRIATE BY MANAGEMENT.