Director of Counseling

OVERVIEW

The Director of Counseling is responsible for managing the counseling needs at Grace Community Church. S/he will coordinate the caseload, referral process, procedures, records, budgets, and daily operations. S/he will work with staff, members, and attendees to coordinate counseling care for Grace attenders by referring them out to either professional or lay counselors. S/he will occasionally provide counseling for Grace attendees and be available to help staff with counseling issues that may arise in their ministry. S/he will provide workshops for Grace's staff and leaders on various counseling-related topics.

CHARACTER

S/he is a spiritually mature believer in a vital, growing relationship with Jesus Christ expressed in a commitment to humble, servant leadership and possesses a heart for the local church and wider kingdom of God.

ABOUT YOU

You have a heart for God’s people and understand the power of the gospel to change lives. You have a passion for helping people in crises and love using your counseling skills to assess needs and coordinate care for individuals and couples. You see the brokenness in people’s lives and enjoy connecting them to the hope that only the Gospel can bring.  Listening to someone, you discern their counseling needs in a nonjudgmental way. Your ability to empathize enables you to engage a broad range of people. You are collaborative, flexible, and service-oriented. While you could work anywhere, using your gifts for God’s Kingdom gives you the most joy and fulfillment.  Most importantly, you believe the gospel is the most important message ever, so seeing it advanced and lived out in people’s lives is of the utmost importance to you.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Build, train, and supervise lay counselors using the Stephen’s ministry model
• Process, manage and coordinate requests for counseling, assessing the need and referring to professional or lay counselors.
• Create, maintain and develop policies, procedures and systems for processing counseling requests in order to provide care that is scalable.
• Manage a small counseling caseload of Grace attendee clients
• Coordinate with counseling agencies for the use of counseling rooms
• Conduct and assist with workshops/seminars that train and educate staff and lay counseling leaders.
• Assist the pastoral team and other directors with navigating various counseling situations by being a resource.
• Other duties as assigned.

COMPETENCIES

• Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor or Licensed Clinical Social Worker
• Experience: 2+ years of counseling experience; nonprofit experience preferred
• Equipped and experienced in responding in crises
• Equipped and experienced in interacting with people from diverse backgrounds
• Strong listening, verbal, and written communication skills.
• Organized with the ability to manage multiple projects.
• Proficient with technology, including Microsoft Office applications
• Multilingual preferred

SCHEDULE

• 1x Per Week – Meet with Care and Counseling Pastor
• 1x Per Week – Attend the weekly All Staff Meetings on Tuesday mornings
• 1x Per Week – Attend the weekly All Staff Prayer Pause
• 1x Per Year – Participate in the All-Staff Retreat, typically in June
• Christmas Eve + Easter Sunday Gatherings
• As Needed – Initiate / attend project specific meetings

RELATIONSHIPS

• Reports to the Care and Counseling Pastor
• Works closely with the Care and Counseling Coordinator