Hybrid Counseling Student

at Umoja Partnership

• Job title: Counseling Student
• Job type: Internship
• Experience level: Entry level
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: High School Diploma
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Saint Louis, United States

About the role

• Practicum Counseling Student providing individual and family therapy for PCHAS clients. Committed to supporting at-risk children and families through a Christian agency.

Responsibilities

• Provide individual and family therapy to FSK clients
• Via telehealth initially, with the potential to provide in-home as the practicum student progresses in their practicum.
• Orientation regarding policies, procedures, documentation for the Program, and software used for the Program and PCHAS.
• Opportunity to participate in agency sponsored trainings, such as TBRI and The Strengths Model.
• Information regarding community-SKbased trainings.
• Information regarding community resources.
• Supervision by a licensed clinician for practicum activities and provide documentation to the student’s school of activities.
• Weekly stipend of $150, paid bi-weekly.

Requirements

• Set a schedule, which will include providing an average of 8 hours of therapy to clients per week and up to 2 hours of case management services.
• Attend and participate in bi-weekly staffings and bi-weekly team meetings, as able and appropriate.
• Maintain client files and documentation according to ethical/legal standards as required by policy, procedures, and contract requirements, in an accurate and timely manner.
• Meet school’s expectation of required practicum hours.
• Keep in communication with practicum supervisor regarding schedule and case updates.
• Utilize own devices (computer and cell phone).
• Maintain confidentiality and HIPAA standards for all assigned clients and families.
• Hold a valid driver’s license, have and maintain a risk-free driving record.
• Willing to undergo initial and periodic child abuse/neglect, criminal history, sexual offender, and childcare/elder care disqualification list screenings.
• Undergo a pre-employment drug screen and a pre-employment physical with the results showing no evidence of communicable disease.

Benefits

• competitive salaries
• flex work schedules
• paid time off
• medical, dental and vision insurance options
• voluntary life insurance options
• paid holidays
• very generous retirement plan