Licensed Counselor

Kickapoo-Traditional-Tribe-of-Texas-1; Victoriano Hernandez Colonia (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 86,000; Full time

Job summary

Kickapoo-Traditional-Tribe-of-Texas-1 seeks a Licensed Counselor to join the Behavioral Health team in the Community Services Administration. The role involves providing professional mental health services to individuals, families, and groups, including assessments and personalized treatment plans.

The counselor will deliver evidence-based interventions, maintain compliant documentation, and collaborate with a treatment team to support diagnosis and treatment.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in social, behavioral, or human services.
• Licensure: LPC, LPC-A, LMFT, LMFT-A, or MSW in good standing.
• Minimum of 2 years in a mental health setting.
• At least 1 year of experience working with children and adolescents.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate case management to ensure integrated care.
• Provide mental health services to individuals, families, and groups.
• Develop personalized treatment plans and deliver evidence-based interventions.
• Maintain documentation and comply with ethical and legal standards.
• Work with treatment team for diagnosis and treatment.
• Perform monthly outreach for high-risk patients.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Problem-solving skills

Empathic quality

Knowledge of therapeutic methods

Patience and understanding

Motivation and encouragement

Education

Master’s degree in social, behavioral, or human services

Tools

Computers & basic software

Job description

• Base Pay $78,000.00 / Year
• Job Category Behavioral Health
• Employee Type Full Time Exempt
• Required Degree Masters

Contact information

• Name Kayla Rodriguez
• Phone [phone] Ext. 0605
• Email [e-mail]

Description

Position: Licensed Counselor

Division: Community Services Administration

Department: Behavioral Health

Responsibilities:

The Behavioral Health Program is seeking a dedicated Licensed Counselor to join our team.

The Licensed Counselor will provide professional mental health services to individuals, families, and groups, aiming to improve their emotional and psychological well-being. This role involves conducting thorough assessments, developing personalized treatment plans, and delivering evidence-based therapeutic interventions. The counselor will work collaboratively with clients to address a wide range of mental health issues, including anxiety, depression, trauma, and relationship challenges. Additionally, the counselor will maintain accurate documentation and comply with all ethical and legal standards governing counseling practices. Ultimately, the goal is to empower clients to achieve greater self-awareness, resilience, and overall life satisfaction through compassionate and effective counseling, such as:

Requirements

Education/experience requirements:

Minimum Qualifications:

Education: Master’s degree from an accredited college or university with major coursework in social, behavioral, or human services.

Licensure: One of the following licenses in good standing:

• Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)
• Licensed Professional Counselor Associate (LPC-A)
• Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT)
• Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist Associate (LMFT-A)
• Master of Social Work (MSW)

Experience:

• Minimum of 2 years in a mental health setting.
• At least 1 year of experience working with children and adolescents.
• Skills: Proficiency with computers and basic software applications.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in mental health, social, behavioral, or human services, including diagnostic practices.
• Three (3) years of experience working as an LPC.
• Bilingual skills (English/Spanish) with demonstrated ability to read, write, and speak both languages.

Native American preference is observed:

KTTT recognizes preference for KTTT tribal members and qualified Native American tribal members including preferential treatment in recruitment, hiring, promotions, layoffs and reductions in force so long as they meet minimum job qualifications.

Special certification required:

Must have a valid Texas State Driver’s license and must be insurable.

Must adhere to Personnel Policies and Alcohol Policies.

Requires successful completion of a background investigation that includes a fingerprint based criminal history search.

Name-Based Criminal Background Check with Texas Department of Public Safety

Department of Family & Protective Services Central Registry Check

Out-of-State Central Registry Check (if applicable)

Fingerprint-Based Criminal Background Check with Federal Bureau of Investigation and Texas Department of Public Safety.

Background Check with Sex Offender Registry

Summary

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:

• Case management: Coordinate services to ensure comprehensive care.
• Parenting support: Provide guidance to parents and caregivers to enhance family dynamics.
• Crisis intervention: Offer immediate support to clients in acute distress.
• Diagnostic assessments: Conduct evaluations to determine client needs and appropriate treatment approaches
• This position requires effective communication with a treatment team to support diagnosis and treatment. The therapist will also assist the Director with community education, consultation, and interagency collaboration.
• Responsible for developing a unique treatment plan that reflects a course of therapeutic intervention that will address the needs identified in the assessment.
• Assessment and counseling treatment for mental health and emotional/behavioral problems, for pediatric and adolescent patients and their families.
• Effectively uses written, verbal, and non-verbal communication to communicate ideas, direction, and treatment-to-treatment team and clients.
• Exercise a variety of individual and group counseling techniques that are evidence based in the treatment of readjustment counseling problems and demonstrate good clinical practice.
• Conducts monthly outreach for high-risk patients who are stable, more often for clients undergoing a transition or a change in treatment.
• These include but are not limited to diagnostic assessment, individual therapy, family therapy, group therapy, collateral intervention, and crisis intervention.
• This may include participation in administrative tasks such as medical record reviews, treatment outcomes projects, and program development projects in addition to direct-service-related documentation.
• Perform other work-related duties as assigned.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES FOR THE POSITION:

• Excellent communication skills, particularly the ability to communicate with children of different ages.
• Problem-solving skills in arriving at conclusions from a diagnosis and recommending appropriate treatment.
• Empathic quality in addressing the emotional needs of children and adolescents.
• Willingness to attend seminars and meetings about topics relevant to the position.
• Knowledge of different therapeutic methods and ability to switch between different treatment strategies to meet each child’s needs.
• Adherence to professional, legal and ethical regulations, as required by relevant regulatory bodies and the law.
• Patience and understanding when dealing with children’s emotional issues.
• Ability to motivate, encourage and portray an optimistic attitude.

SUPERVISION EXERCISED:

This position does not carry out supervisory responsivities in accordance with the organization’s policies and applicable laws.