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.
TYPICAL WORKING CONDITIONS
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.