Therapist - Intake and Group Focused

Presbyterian Childrens Homes and Services • Maryland Heights, MO

10d • $55,000 - $73,000

About The Position

The Therapist – Intake and Group Focused position primarily provides Behavioral Health Diagnostic Evaluations (BHDE/intake assessments) for Family Solutions for Kids (FSK) clients, leads group therapy and group presentations, creates digital and physical client files, maintains waitlists, and completes related administrative tasks. The therapist also carries a partial caseload of FSK family and individual therapy clients, depending on the intake and group caseload. The role provides assessment, treatment planning, and intensive home-, school-, and community-based therapy services to clients ages 4 to 19 and members of their households. Services may be delivered in person or by telehealth using HIPAA-compliant platforms, according to client and family needs or preferences. The position also provides case management through linkage, resource sharing, and development of natural supports, and collaborates with community partners to promote long-term access to services.

The position is split between St. Louis, Missouri, and Jefferson County, Missouri, with approximately half the time spent providing therapist services in St. Louis and half providing case management services in Jefferson County. Travel between locations is required. The therapist manages their schedule around monthly team meetings and bi-weekly staffings and must be willing to work irregular hours, including two to three evenings per week.

PCHAS is a faith-based organization guided by Christ’s love. Its approach emphasizes strength-focused, family-centered, and goal-driven care, treating children, young adults, and families with dignity and compassion while nurturing their strengths, resilience, and faith.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in Social Work, Psychology, or Counseling.
• Licensed or provisionally licensed in a clinical discipline in Missouri, such as LCSW, LPC, or LMFT.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills and ability to represent the agency professionally.
• Ability to build and maintain positive relationships with referral sources, Family Court, treatment providers, schools, agency partners, children, parents, and families.
• Ability to build rapport with families and actively manage and resolve conflicts.
• Ability to plan, arrange, and provide crisis intervention services as needed.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and comply with HIPAA standards.
• Ability to use agency-approved software, computers, office machines, and data-entry systems.
• Strong psychosocial assessment and decision-making skills and understanding of treatment methodologies, strength-based clinical interventions, and evidence-based practices.
• Excellent time management, organization, planning, and assertive communication skills.
• Ability to prioritize tasks and solve problems or resolve conflicts with minimal supervision.
• Ability to work with people from diverse ethnic groups in a culturally competent manner.
• Valid driver’s license and a risk-free driving record.
• Willingness to undergo initial and periodic child abuse and neglect, criminal history, sexual offender, and childcare or elder-care disqualification-list screenings; submit fingerprints for state and FBI review if requested; complete a pre-employment drug screen; and complete a pre-employment physical showing no evidence of communicable disease.
• Reliable transportation and ability to travel routinely between the two work locations and to client locations.
• Willingness to work irregular hours, including two to three evenings per week.
• Ability to visit more than one family per day.

Responsibilities

• Follow contractual and agency policies and procedures to support seamless service delivery to children and families.
• Collaborate with partner-agency staff to maintain the FSK waitlist in St. Louis and Jefferson counties.
• Contact and screen waitlisted clients for program eligibility, schedule intake assessments, create digital and physical client files, communicate completed intakes, and assign clients to therapists.
• Lead group presentations, group therapy, and psychoeducation groups in person or through HIPAA-compliant telehealth formats.
• Maintain group curriculum, attendance records, reminder emails, session setup and scheduling, registration forms, registration lists, and other records required by funders or insurers.
• Assist with marketing groups and the program as needed.
• Assist the FSK Program Manager with additional administrative duties as needed.
• For main-intervention clients, complete family assessments and safety planning in the home, develop treatment plans with measurable goals, and update plans within six to eight weeks or as needed.
• Implement evidence-based interventions in accordance with treatment plans and program and funding-source requirements.
• Maintain accurate and timely client files and documentation in accordance with ethical and legal standards, agency policy, and contract and grant requirements.
• Provide education about family functioning and child development; help families build communication, emotional regulation, and relationship-focused parenting skills; and support development of natural supports and crisis plans.
• Connect clients with community supports and resources and collaborate with referral sources as appropriate.
• Provide aftercare follow-up phone calls six and twelve months after discharge.
• Meet monthly, quarterly, and yearly agency productivity expectations.
• Travel between St. Louis and Jefferson County and meet clients in homes or other community locations, or through telehealth, as appropriate.

Benefits

• Competitive salaries
• Flexible work schedules
• Paid time off
• Medical insurance options
• Dental insurance options
• Vision insurance options
• Voluntary life insurance options
• Paid holidays
• Retirement plan with an agency match after one year of service and 1,000 hours worked; the agency matches 200% up to 3%

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level