Counseling Supervisor

Job Description

Lutheran Family and Children's Services of Missouri is seeking a compassionate, professional Counseling Supervisor to provide effective counseling/therapy services to eligible clients and their families who seek help for mental health related concerns.  As the Counseling Supervisor, you will provide clinical and practical supervision and administrative oversight for supervisors, therapists, and staff seeking licensure and graduate level practicum students.  In addition, you will provide consultation to community members, such as school personnel, and family members of clients.   Duties: Provide effective counseling to clients including case coordination and crisis intervention as needed.  Maintain a client caseload as agreed upon with supervisor. Provide consultation for other professionals and family members. Maintain accurate and complete client records. Provide community mental health presentations and crisis debriefing as agreed upon with Director. Provide clinical and practical supervision for therapists, including case consultation, review of documentation, performance evaluations and training as appropriate. Provide professional supervision to practicum students and licensure candidates as needed. Qualifications: Master's degree in a mental health related field. Licensed by the State of Missouri, in Clinical Social Work or Professional Counseling (LCSW or LPC). Supervisory experience preferred. SKILLS AND ABILITIES: Knowledge of counseling theories and practices, therapeutic models and interventions. Knowledge of mental health assessment and treatment planning.  Knowledge of ethical standards and legal regulations.   Knowledge of community resources.  Knowledge of best practices in supervision and programs.  Knowledge of supervision requirements for clinical licensure candidates and practicum students. Effective professional therapeutic skills. Crisis intervention skills. Ability to function on a team. Strong communication, organizational and interpersonal skills. Ability to maintain accurate client records. Time management skills and organizational skills. PHYSICAL DEMANDS: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; climb up to two feet; balance; stoop, knee, couch or crawl; talk or hear; taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift up to 10 pounds.  Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.  The employee is required to access, enter, modify, and retrieve data on a personal computer.  The employee is also required to read, write, and speak the English language. The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essentials functions.   We are an equal opportunity employer. All Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, pregnancy, creed, genetic information, gender identity, status as protected veteran, status as a qualified individual with disability or any other characteristic protected by law. In addition to federal law requirements, LFCS complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. 

Job Requirements

Master's degree in a mental health related field. Licensed by the State of Missouri, in Clinical Social Work or Professional Counseling (LCSW or LPC). Supervisory experience preferred. SKILLS AND ABILITIES: