Children's Behavioral Health Counselor [1341]

Job Description

Job Description

Position: Children's Behavioral Health Counselor [1341]

Program: Amarillo, Texas – Children’s Behavioral Health

Salary range: $57,033.60 - $60,652.80 Annually

Shift available: Full-time

At Texas Panhandle Centers (TPC), you’ll be part of a caring team dedicated to making lives better for over 10,000 individuals and families each year across the Texas Panhandle. As a non-profit, TPC provides a wide range of services from mental health and substance use support to intellectual and developmental disability care, empowering clients of all ages to achieve dignity and independence. With seven service centers located throughout the region, our staff work together with our clients to achieve our mission to create an accessible system of care that supports individual choice and truly make a difference. We invite you to join us in our vision of “Making Lives Better!”

Essential duties and responsibilities:

• Staff will maintain ethical and professional communications at all times using respectful Trauma-Informed Care language
• Serves as Clinician for Child and Adolescent Program and responsible for providing CBT counseling for individuals who qualify for those services in compliance with HHSC requirements
• Other duties as needed of the Associate Psychologist include intake assessments, crisis intervention, and case management services
• Services can be provided in the home, school, community, and office with flexible hours to accommodate the client's schedule
• Requirements will include traveling in regional areas as needed.
• The Associate Psychologist must complete a CBT training as required and indicated by HHSC
• Adheres to TPC Business Code of Conduct and reports concerns if ethical and/or business standards defined in the code are compromised

Required qualifications to be successful in the job:

• Master's degree from an accredited university with a major in psychology, sociology, social work, counseling, or other related human services field
• Qualify as a Licensed Practitioner of the Healing Arts (LPHA) and in good standing in the state of Texas
• Active license as an LPC, LCSW, LMFT, or Licensed Psychologist
• Employees may be required to utilize their personal mobile phones for two-factor authentication (2FA). Full statement under Informational Documents:  
• Must have a valid Texas driver’s license and be insurable under agency vehicle policy  
• Must be 18 years of age or older

Preferred qualifications to be successful in the job:

• Bilingual
• Experience working with youth and families

At TPC, passion and meaningful work are rewarded! We offer employees:

• Click here for TPC’s FY2027 Summary of Benefits
• 501(c)(3) designation – you can apply for the Public Service Student Loan Forgiveness
• Robust benefit offerings – Urgent Care visits for a low $10 co-pay, Medical, Dental, and Vision
• Employer paid life insurance (1.5 times employee’s salary)
• Staff automatically enrolled into a 457 Retirement Account at 1% of their annual salary. Employer match 1% higher than employee’s contribution up to 6% in the 403(b) or 457 Retirement Savings Plan
• Paid time off – PTO accrual, Holidays
• One (1) annual Mental Health Floating Holiday, one (1) annual Celebrate Diversity Floating Holiday, and one (1) annual A Day to Remember Floating Holiday available to staff after 90 days of employment
• Additional Supplemental Coverage available i.e. Disability, Accidental, Cancer, Critical Care, and Section 125 Flexible Spending Account Plan
• Teladoc – gives you or your immediate family members in the household access to a medical provider free of charge via telephone or video
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) – gives you or your immediate family members in the household access to behavioral health, financial, and legal counseling in person or via telephone