Lead Counselor - Women's Campus

Description

We transform lives.

Phoenix Rescue Mission is a place of hope, healing, and new beginnings for men, women, and children facing hunger, homelessness, addiction, and trauma. We follow Christ’s example of servant-leadership and teamwork in our ministry of rescue and restoration. We are a community who values and celebrates one another and we strive toward excellence together as a certified Best Christian Workplace. At this moment, God is doing important and incredible things at Phoenix Rescue Mission. Do you want to be a part of it?

 WHO WILL LOVE THIS JOB

• An experienced clinician, you are confident managing complex client needs and providing individual, family, and group counseling.
• A clinical mentor, you enjoy sharing your expertise, developing others, and strengthening the clinical capabilities of less-experienced staff.
• A steady decision-maker, you exercise sound clinical judgment and remain composed in complex, high-pressure, or emotionally difficult situations.
• A collaborative leader, you enjoy partnering with others to strengthen clinical quality, consistency, and positive client outcomes.
• A committed Christian, you demonstrate spiritual maturity and model how professional excellence, clinical integrity, and Christian faith can work together in the care of clients.

YOUR TOP RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provide individual, family, and group counseling while managing an advanced client caseload.
• Conduct complex assessments, treatment planning, clinical interventions, crisis response, and ongoing evaluation of client progress.
• Serve as a clinical resource to Recovery Coaches, Counselors, interns, and other counseling staff through consultation, guidance, mentoring, and training.
• Support consistent implementation of Recovery Program curriculum, clinical practices, documentation standards, and program quality.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, community providers, and referral partners to support continuity of care and positive client outcomes.
• Maintain accurate and timely clinical documentation in accordance with PRM, professional, and regulatory standards.
• Participate in the on-call rotation, providing clinical coverage and crisis consultation outside regular business hours as assigned.
• Help shape a counseling environment where clients encounter Christ-centered care, biblical truth, grace, accountability, and hope, while supporting the integration of Christian discipleship into clinical practice

Requirements

WHAT YOU SHOULD HAVE

• Master’s degree in Counseling, Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy, Addiction Counseling, Psychology, or another closely related behavioral health field.
• Current Arizona Board of Behavioral Health Examiners associate-level licensure (LMSW, LAC, LAMFT, or applicable equivalent) required; independent licensure preferred.
• Minimum three years of professional counseling or behavioral health experience, including experience with substance use disorders and individuals experiencing complex recovery needs.
• Demonstrated experience in prevention, crisis intervention, education, treatment, and group facilitation.
• Strong clinical judgment with the ability to provide coaching, mentoring, consultation, and guidance to other counseling professionals.
• Current Arizona Level 1 Fingerprint Clearance Card with no restrictions, or eligibility to obtain and maintain one without restrictions.
• Valid driver's license with an acceptable motor vehicle record and ability to meet Mission driving requirements.
• Spiritual maturity and the ability to distinguish between clinical expertise and pastoral care while appropriately incorporating both into PRM’s model of service.

 WHAT WE OFFER

• Life-giving work that transforms the cities we serve
• Caring and supportive environment
• Generous health, dental, and vision benefits
• 401(k) match program
• Robust paid time off program
• 12 paid holidays annually
• Continuing education opportunities