Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)

Description : $2,000 HIRING BONUS!

We are committed to supporting at risk children and families by providing them with tools and resources to help prevent children from experiencing child abuse, neglect and abandonment. We are a Christian agency that believes in living our mission : to provide Christ-centered care and support to children and families in need.

In response to this community-wide challenge, Presbyterian Childrens Homes and Services (PCHAS), provides 14 programs and services in 28 locations in Texas, Missouri and Louisiana. In all of our programs, we seek to provide children with permanent homes and adults with increased self-sufficiency. This is accomplished by the agencys commitment to The PCHAS Way which inspires the agency to be strength-focused, family-centered, and goal driven with every client.

Benefits of serving children and families in need through PCHAS include competitive salaries, flex work schedules, paid time off, medical, dental and vision insurance options, voluntary life insurance options, paid holidays, and a very generous retirement plan (after one year of service and working 1,000 hours the agency matches an employees contribution).

Status : Exempt

Working Conditions : Works in a home-like cottage / house setting and in the community at times. Requires prolonged standing and walking; bending and reaching, and a great deal of stamina to work long hours. May require lifting up to 50 pounds. May require participation in the safe physical containment of an escalated resident engaged in self-harming or physically aggressive behavior toward others.

Position Summary : Responsible for the direct administration, management and supervision of the transitional living group home and scattered sites apartment services in the southeast region. Provides development and oversight of staff to ensure contract compliance. Manages program implementation from intake through aftercare. Ensure resident safety and development of contracted independent living services.

Essential Job Functions

• Manage service delivery in order to meet contract and stated outcomes .
• Ensure safety of group home and apartment environment per licensing standards.
• Responsible for staffing program to meet required staff / client ratio.
• Create and implement programming, partnerships, and curriculums per contract requirements. need.
• Coordinate and develop therapeutic, community, volunteer partnerships and services.
• Supervise lead staff to provide support and direction for program implementation.
• Oversee budget in coordination with Program Director to ensure effective financial management.
• Ensure that all required reporting and documentation requirements are met.
• Ensure regular and effective communication with community partners and stakeholders.

Requirements :

Masters degree in human services field required. Must be over the age of 21. Experience in human services field is beneficial.

Other Requirements :

Must hold a valid drivers license, have and maintain a risk-free driving record. Must be willing to undergo initial and periodic child abuse / neglect, criminal history, sexual offender, and childcare / elder care disqualification list screenings . As requested, must submit fingerprints for review by the state of your employment and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). Must undergo a pre-employment drug screen and a pre-employment physical with the results showing no evidence of communicable disease.

Christian Commitment :

Presbyterian Childrens Homes and Services is a faith-based Christian organization. We provide Christ-centered care and support to children and families in need. We strive to serve like Jesus. We meet our clients where they are and treat them with respect. We focus on our clients strengths rather than their problems. And we encourage our clients to focus on their future rather than their past. When we do this well, we help our clients find hope and know the love of God.

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