Asheville Family Counseling Clinical Counselor Job Description
Position Overview: Clinical counselor will provide outpatient individual, couples, and family counseling to clients of Asheville Family Counseling Center. Clinical counseling services include treatment of children, adolescents, adults, couples, and families. We are currently looking for counselors who work with families, couples, and/or children/teens, who are also anti-racist, social justice minded, and ready to be a part of a dynamic and collaborative team. This position is perfect for you if you want to be part of a work family. You are also supported if you want to work from home anywhere in world!
Asheville Family Counseling Mission and Values
At Asheville Family Counseling we believe in creating the best atmosphere for our clients and clinicians and giving back to our community. Our mission is to help members of our communities reconnect with the things that are truly important and thrive, both in their own lives and in their relationships.
We strive to make overall wellness accessible to all. Our vision is to eliminate mental health stigma by creating awareness of, appreciation for, and acceptance of mental health care. We are a caring and compassionate team who values working collaboratively and helping improve the health and wellness of our community.
Our Values:
Asheville Family Counseling lives by values that guide who we are as a team and how we present to our communities. We hire staff who bring these values to life.
Creating strong relationships: Building strong, meaningful relationships is a basic need for all of us. We value building relationships within our community and helping our clients do the same. It’s also a hallmark of our business to promote strong, lasting bonds within our team and to work collaboratively both in the office and out in the community.
Serving the community: Part of our mission is to contribute to promoting wellness within the community through outreach, speaking engagements, and financial contributions.
We recognize the importance of a multidisciplinary approach in addressing the diverse mental health needs of our community, and we believe that collaboration between healthcare providers is paramount.
We actively collaborate with other care professionals such as occupational therapists, doctors, nurses, and teachers, just to name a few. By working together, we can ensure that our clients, especially children and families receive the best possible support and care.
Investing in quality: We provide the best atmosphere for our clients and our team. Our commitment is seen in a supportive workspace for our clinicians and a comforting space for our clients.
We offer the extra touches like beautifully decorated office space, a well-stocked tea station, high-quality play therapy materials, a collaborative environment for our team, and wrap-around services for our clients.
Most notably, we provide financial assistance to all of our clinicians for continued education* in evidence-based practices so that clients can feel safe knowing that our clinicians are always growing in their awareness and skills.
Promoting equity and inclusion: We promote hiring clinicians of varying backgrounds, beliefs, and specialties to better serve the diverse and unique experiences of our clients. It’s of paramount importance that Asheville Family Counseling promotes a foundation of equity and inclusion in its culture and practice.
We do our best to welcome people who don’t share our identities. We take responsibility for learning about current systems of oppression and how they do harm. We take accountability for our missteps and micro-aggressions.
We consistently work to create an environment that is welcoming and affirming of people from different races/ethnicities, sexualities, gender identities, class strata, abilities, and religious/spiritual orientations. We take special training** and receive supervision around these identities/systems and have the ability to consult with someone around identities we don’t personally hold.
*All of our clinicians receive advanced training in the Collaborative and Proactive Solutions (CPS) model before beginning their employment.
**All of our clinicians receive advanced training from Resmaa Menakem’s Education for Racial Equity within the first six months of employment.
Reports to: Stacey Curnow, owner of Asheville Family Counseling
Benefits:
- Steady stream of referrals
- W-2 employment with a commission-based pay rate for “clinical” hours (55/45 split for fully licensed counselors and 50/50 split for provisionally licensed counselors) and $20 hourly pay rate for approved “non-clinical” hours (e.g. meetings, required trainings, etc.)
- All W-2 employees who are scheduled for 18 or more clinical hours a week will receive a monthly stipend of $250. W-2 employees who are scheduled for 10 or more clinical hours a week will receive a monthly stipend of $125. (This stipend is designed to cater to the diverse needs of our team, allowing each W-2 clinician to allocate funds based on their individual priorities, including supervision, continuing education, health insurance, and more.)
- Up to 20 days of unpaid vacation time per year
- You get to do the work you love and none of the stuff you don’t. A practice manager and a client care coordinator handle all the “back end” issues related to running a practice (fielding calls, scheduling sessions, ensuring all intake paperwork is completed, submitting insurance claims and billing, and generally handling all non-clinical client issues). They also provide the highest level of support for our clinicians.
- HIPAA-compliant client management programs (Simple Practice for EHR, Spruce for calls/texting, and Slack for seamless information and support within our team)
- A billing/insurance specialist to coordinate benefits/eligibility and troubleshoot claims
- Insurance credentialing (we work with a professional who makes it easy) and marketing (e.g. help creating your website bio and online directory profiles)
- Coverage under our company professional liability insurance for any counseling services offered through Asheville Family Counseling
- Individual consultation as needed
- Bi-weekly group case consultation
- Supportive team environment
- Two beautiful office locations in downtown Asheville with off-street parking
Duties/Responsibilities:
- Be properly licensed and abide by all laws, rules, regulations, and codes of ethics that are binding upon or applicable to the services performed for Asheville Family Counseling.
- Perform on-site or online clinical counseling services to clients of Asheville Family Counseling, as scheduled, and in accordance with company policies.
- Able to hold at least 15 client sessions per week (provided such sessions are available and referred/scheduled by Asheville Family Counseling).
- Attend work reliably with timely arrival to sessions.
- Communicate with a client’s treatment team (i.e., PCP, psychiatrist, school, etc.) as necessary.
- Complete written records within 24 hours after meeting with client – including, but not limited to: intake notes, progress notes, treatment plans, termination notes, contract notes, and other forms or documents which may be needed or required from time-to-time by Asheville Family Counseling. Must keep client files accurate and up to date.
- Attend staff meetings and trainings.
Qualifications and Skills:
- Master’s Degree or Doctoral Degree in counseling or social work; and
- Active, unrestricted license (LCMHC/A, LCSW/A, LMFT/A) in the State of North Carolina. A copy must be provided to Asheville Family Counseling; and
- Malpractice insurance with 1 million/3 million coverage.
This position perfect for you if you’re:
- Aligned with Asheville Family Counseling mission, vision, and values.
- Skilled at utilizing an attachment-oriented and trauma-informed approach in order to repair and strengthen relationships among individuals, couples, and families.
- Able to market yourself in order to grow your referral base.
- Are organized and detail oriented and able to work independently on tasks assigned.
- Have strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Have at least one niche market for counseling services (i.e., family, couples, children, teens, trauma, addictions, etc.).
- Energized by helping others in a team and contributing to the growth of Asheville Family Counseling.
- Practicing social justice and anti-racism work.
- Creative, engaged in doing good work, and excited by furthering our mission to make overall wellness a down-to-earth practice.
- Able to take direct and constructive feedback and run with it.
This position is not right for you if you’re:
- Not passionate about our mission, vision, and values.
- Not comfortable working in a team environment (someone who prefers to work alone).
- Interested in owning your own business in the near future. (We are looking for long-term team members who are committed to Asheville Family Counseling. We dedicate a lot of time to our team, and provide the flexibility, autonomy, and space to allow each member to get the most from their role. The ideal person is invested in growing with Asheville Family Counseling.)
Application instructions:
If you feel you are a good fit and are interested in pursuing the position, please respond with a detailed description of the training you received or the background you have that shows you are a practitioner able to utilize an attachment-oriented and trauma-informed approach in order to repair and strengthen relationships among individuals, couples, and families. You could either write your description in an email or video yourself describing it. Please email resume and cover letter (with video attachment if desired) to Stacey Curnow at Stacey@ashevillefamilycounseling.com