Clinical Christian Mental Health Counselor - Bismarck - Center Counseling

Description

*Join our Jamestown Office.* Jamestown is a welcoming community in North Dakota with a slower pace of life, where our office offers a close-knit, hometown feel. Living here allows you to build strong roots and relationships while serving individuals and families in a deeply impactful way.

*Join our Bismarck Office.* As the capital city, Bismarck is vibrant and growing, offering more amenities and opportunities for those who enjoy a larger community feel. Our Bismarck team has a strong sense of unity and support, serving a wide range of clients while staying grounded in faith and fellowship.

*Spearhead our Geriatric Mental Health.* In both the Bismarck and Jamestown offices, there are major areas of opportunity for growth in helping bring mental health into the local nursing homes for the geriatric population in North Dakota.

*Help us launch in a new community.* If you have a heart for a specific rural area or a vision to serve another part of North Dakota, such as Beulah and Watford City, we would love to walk with you in making that dream a reality. We've already successfully established new remote locations in smaller communities, and we are eager to expand further as God leads.

*Position: Clinical Christian Mental Health Counselor (LPC, LPCC, or LCSW)*

Are you a compassionate and experienced counselor seeking to integrate your Christian faith into your counseling? Center Counseling is seeking a Christian Counselor (LPC, LPCC, or LCSW) to join our team. Our goal is to provide training and support to existing Christian Counselors or counselors who are Christians who are currently working in counseling positions that would like to transition into a role that incorporates both faith and best clinical practices. We offer six-months of training and ongoing coaching in Christian Counseling techniques and best practices.

As a Christian Counselor, you will have the unique opportunity to guide individuals to find hope and healing in Christ while integrating Christian principles and other best practices into therapy. By utilizing your expertise in counseling and your understanding of the Bible, you will provide Christ-centered care to our clients. You'll get to collaborate with a team of like-minded professionals who share your passion for helping clients grow in their faith and achieve emotional well-being and true freedom from what burdens them.

At Center Counseling, we believe in the healing power of relationships and the transformational impact of individuals understanding their identity in Christ. By joining our team, you will have access to ongoing training and professional development opportunities specifically tailored to Christian counseling. We provide a supportive and nurturing environment that encourages personal and spiritual growth. Read below to see what a typical week looks like for our counselors.

*Your primary responsibilities are:*

* Maintain a balanced life: physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually. Family first
* Excellent Income
* Come into your week sufficiently rested in order to do good therapy and relationships well.
* Bring your best into your sessions, with professional preparation and compassionate presence.
* Complete your intake notes, treatment plans, and progress notes by the end of your work week - Thursday.
* A personal community engagement component is part of our culture. Up to 3 hours per week/20 weeks per year. Teaching a class, leading a support group, give presentations, etc. We empower you to do your passion– in the community.

*Our relational work culture:*

* We do a flexible four-day workweek. Generally, Monday through Thursday 9 am to 4 pm. You are expected to complete 14-20 sessions per week on average, 48 weeks a year, and up to 25 sessions per week, if you desire.
* Begin your week at 9:10 am on Monday with a 40 minute all-staff attunement time to connect.
* Wednesday morning case staffing opportunity weekly.
* Thursday, 4:00 pm all-staff end-of-week celebration—often apps closeby. However, we love to explore new restaurants
* Generous compensation package. Six figure income - possible.
* Four-day work week (Three day weekends every week)
* Four weeks off per year (including Christmas Eve to New Year's Day)
* We pay your professional liability insurance.
* We have individual offices decorated to each of our own taste for a comfortable feel for us and our clients. (There is a budget for you to customize your office)

*Your Support Systems*

*We empower you and get obstacles out of your way, so you can focus on doing great therapy and doing relational community engagement.*

* We actively advertise you and use social media and our website to promote you.
* We use the most up-to-date software, including Therapy Notes, Spruce, and others. We answer our phones with a live, friendly, receptionist.
* We do your insurance credentialing and renewals. You are responsible for keeping your license and CEUs current.
* We do your billing and rebilling. We collect copays and deductibles so you don't have to.
* We do your initial scheduling, and your client's paperwork is completed online through a Patient Portal. You have instant access from anywhere. We watch to see it is completed.
* Client scheduling is done collaboratively after that: by you in session, 24/7 by client through Patient Portal, at our reception desk upon departure, or through text, phone call, or contact form.
* We pay 50% for your CEUs and conferences – a generous yearly allowance.

*Qualifications:*

* Master's degree in Mental Health Counseling or Clinical Social Work,
* Current North Dakota license as an LPC, LPCC, or LCSW. (other licenses considered)
* Demonstrated experience and proficiency in providing counseling services.
* An understanding of Christian principles and the ability to integrate Biblical faith into therapy effectively. We will also train you in this area, so feel free to reach out to us and want to grow in this.
* Excellent interpersonal and communication skills. Peacemaker and relational.

If you are passionate about helping people align their Christian faith with their therapeutic journey, we invite you to join our team. Visit our website at www.centercounseling.org to learn more about our mission and values. To apply, please submit your resume, cover letter, and a statement of your Christian faith to office@centercounseling.org.

*We look forward to hearing from you and discussing how we can support your transition to becoming a Christian Counselor*

*Here is what it looks like working for Center Counseling: *

We enjoy our 4-day work weeks, Monday through Thursday, 9:00 am - 5:00 pm, and our three-day weekends. We also enjoy taking a total of 4 weeks off a year. Typically, one of those weeks is between Christmas Eve and New Year's Day. Being with family and friends is encouraged, and your mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual health is a priority.

Our typical week begins with a Monday 9:00 am Attunement time, where we come together and connect, sharing stories of our weekend and joining in prayer. We pray that God will empower us for the week ahead, and we invite Him again to help us in session and keep the yoke easy and the burden light.

Midweek on Wednesdays, we do staffing together to consult and collaborate on our more difficult cases. On Thursdays, we share a provided lunch from ever-changing good restaurant choices. We call it our End of Week Celebration. At the end of lunch, we pray that God will release us from any heaviness we are carrying so that we can go into our three-day weekend free and ready to be with family and friends. We realize that we are with our clients for an hour a week for a season of counseling, and Jeus is with them 24/7. It is healthy to remember that, and we pray for that blessing on our clients and ourselves.

One of the requirements here is to have all your notes done by end-of-day Thursday, with some occasional exceptions. We each have a way of accomplishing that, and we are to each find our own way to do that. Sometimes it is hard, but it is worth going into the weekend free.

We realize that 80-90% of your work week is spent with your clients in session, so we set aside these three connecting times, 10% of your week, so that we can do this journey together in-relationship. Generally, our therapists have a 10% cancel or reschedule rate, and complete 18-22 sessions per week across these four days. There are some other flexibilities on how you can accomplish these goals. That can be further discussed upon hiring.

You get to schedule your own time off in your calendar as long as you are taking care of your clients and scheduling it reasonably ahead of time. We take care of all the back-end billing and credentialing. We want to empower you to do good therapy sessions and complete your notes on time. We support your CEUs at 50% reimbursement and give you a generous allowance for your office and technology. We truly have created an ideal, relational, rich, and empowering place to do our mission of counseling.

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Pay: $60,000.00 - $108,000.00 per year

Expected hours: 20 – 30 per week

Benefits:
* Flexible schedule

Work Location: In person