Position Title: Mental Health Counselor II, QMHP

Role: Mental Health Counselor

Classification: Full-time, Exempt

Reports to: Clinical Supervisor

Location:  Houston, TX

Benefits:  Robust benefits package, Generous PTO, Matching Retirement

Position Description:

The Mental Health Counselor QMHP will provide a range of social work and therapeutic activities to children ages 3-17, and their families in the Houston area. The Mental Health Counselor will utilize a short-term, strengths-based approach to help families resolve presenting concerns. This position is designed to provide and connect clients with a range of services geared toward engaging, supporting, and coaching parents, children and youth. 

Required :

• Master’s degree in social work or related human services field.
• Fully licensed as an LMSW; or
• Provisionally licensed as an LMFT-Associate or LPC-Associate; or
• Passed licensure examination to obtain LMSW, LMFT-Associate, or LPC Associate.
• Employment is contingent upon obtaining full/provisional licensure within 90 days of hire.

Experienced/Skills Preferred:

• Entry level acceptable with one year's experience.
• Experience in case management, crisis intervention, or child welfare.

Trainings required as a condition of employment once hired:

• QMHP training (Social Skills and Aggression Replacement Techniques (START); Seeking Safety; Preparing Young Adolescents for Adulthood (PAYA); Nurturing Parenting Program; Barkley’s Defiant Child/Defiant Teen; Wraparound Planning Process
• Illness Management and Recover; Assertive Community Treatment; Individual Placement and Supports; Permanent Supportive Housing; ANSA assessment
• Child & Adolescent Needs and Strengths (CANS) assessment
• Staff Member Competencies per the Texas administrative Code
• Evidenced Based & Trauma Informed Interventions (TF-CBT)
• CANS and CPR

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Must have excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to read and interpret data, information and documents.
• Ability to analyze and solve non-routine problems.
• Ability to observe and interpret situations as well as learn and apply new information or skills.
• Ability to perform detailed work on multiple, concurrent tasks.
• Ability to interact with staff, clients, the public and others encountered in the course of work.

Work Conditions:

• Environment: Home-based Office, Client homes, Community Settings
• Range of Schedule: M – F, 7:00 am to 8:00 pm, Occasional nights or weekends

Travel:

• Frequent, Local. Must have reliable transportation and valid Texas driver license.

DePelchin is Proud to be an Equal Opportunity Workplace.

DePelchin is committed to selecting and employing the best and most qualified person available for each job opening without unlawful discrimination of any kind. Additionally, DePelchin is committed to providing a work environment free of discrimination and harassment on the basis of race, color, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation and gender identity), marital or parental status, veteran status, religion, national origin, age, disability, family medical history, genetic information, or political affiliation.

DePelchin Children’s Center supports and sustains children and the families who care for them. We provide comprehensive services focused on ensuring all children are part of safe, caring homes. We deploy evidence-based practices and strategies to prevent maltreatment, preserve healthy families, and bring healing to children who have experienced trauma by enhancing their physical health and mental well-being.