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LPC Interns, or Licensed Professional Counselor Interns, are individuals who have completed the required educational qualifications for counseling but are in the process of completing supervised clinical experience needed for full licensure. They work under the supervision of a licensed professional counselor to gain practical experience and develop their counseling skills. LPC Interns can provide counseling services to clients, but their work is closely monitored to ensure ethical and effective practice. This supervised period is an essential step toward becoming a fully licensed professional counselor.

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Master Level Counselor - AMIkids Gateways/Aspen

AMIkids

Columbia, SC • On-site

$47K - $65K/yr

Full-time

Medical, Retirement, PTO

Re-posted 12 days ago

AMIkids rating

7.3

Company rating: 7.3 out of 10

Based on 7 frontline employees who took The Breakroom Quiz

Job description

****This role floats between two locations in the Columbia, SC area****

Who are we?

AMIkids is a national non-profit organization dedicated to empowering young people to discover their true potential and become confident, successful adults.  For more than 55 years, AMIkids has empowered over 172,000 young people across the country by fostering confidence and a belief in success.

AMIkids is actively hiring for a Master Level Counselor, with Independent Licensure in the State preferred, but not required.

Our Team Members are Essential to the success of our Youth.
What you will be doing:
As a Master Level Counselor with AMIkids, we would like you to perform and ensure that individualized clinical needs are met for our Youth by providing clinical treatment through development, implementation, and general oversight of specialized services (screening, assessments, treatment planning, therapy, crisis intervention, and referrals).
You must have:
Master’s Degree in Social Work, Psychology, Mental Health Counseling, or related Human Services field.

Preference is for individuals with the following type of licensure through the South Carolina Board of Examiners for Licensure of Professional Counselors, Marriage and Family Therapists or the South Carolina Board of Social Work Examiners:

  • LPC
  • LMFT
  • LISW
  • Registered Intern Status / Reciprocal licensure for another state may be considered
  • Certified in TF-CBT and EMDR preferred

We prefer Team Members have experience working with at-risk youth (this is not a deal-breaker), but we can also provide training to allow the right candidate to be successful in working with our Youth and helping us to: Empower young people to believe "I CAN”.


Perks and Benefits:
What we offer to our Team Members are: Performance-based Bonuses, Reimbursement for Continued Education, Growth Opportunities (we develop our leaders from within and offer clinical supervision); Health Benefits to eligible full-time employees, 9 Paid Holidays and PTO, Wellness Benefits (EAP, Health Coaching), Retirement Plans (yes more than 1) and more! Check out our website to learn more about what we offer! http://www.amikids.org/Our-Careers/why-amikids/benefits

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