Case Worker Padre [272]

Position: Case Worker PADRE [272]

Program: Amarillo, Texas - Parenting Awareness & Drug Risk Education (PADRE)

Salary range: $34,424.00 Annually

Shift available: Full-time

Essential duties and responsibilities:

• Staff will maintain ethical and professional communications at all times using respectful Trauma-Informed Care language
• This position will be responsible for providing outreach, education and case management to a designated number of people in the upper 21 counties of the Panhandle of Texas
• Activities in this program will be directed toward finding high risk or a specific population of individuals who might not use services due to lack of awareness or active avoidance of those services
• The provider will meet with an eligible person such as, a parent who is a Texas resident, whose youngest child is at least six years or younger; or expectant parents who have one or more risk factors for a substance use disorder
• Goals of the program will be to help people reduce arrests, improve abstinence from substances, gain stable housing, employment or education
• This program is offered through a grant with HHSC and STARCARE, Specialty Health System
• Adheres to TPC Business Code of Conduct and reports concerns if ethical and/or business standards defined in the code are compromised

Required qualifications to be successful in the job:

• Two (2) years' experience in a behavioral health field including substance use disorders or an Associate's degree in a behavioral health field or study; or be a
• Qualified Credentialed Counselor (QCC), or appropriately supervised Licensed Chemical Dependency Counselor Intern (LCDC), Licensed Professional Counselor Intern (LPC), Certified Criminal Justice Addictions Professional Applicant (CCJP-A), Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist Associate (LMFTA), or similar license or certifications
• If a similar license or certification is held by staff, then HHSC approval is needed
• Must have a valid Texas driver's license and be insurable under agency vehicle policy
• Must be 18 years of age or older

Preferred qualifications to be successful in the job:

• N/A

At TPC, passion and meaningful work is rewarded! We offer employees:

• Click here for TPC's FY2024 Summary of Benefits
• Robust benefit offerings - Medical, Urgent Care visits for a low $10 co-pay, Dental, and Vision
• Employer paid life insurance (1.5 times employee's salary)
• Staff automatically enrolled into a 457 Retirement Account at 1% of their annual salary. Employer Match 1% higher than employee's contribution up to 6% in the 403 (b) or 457 Retirement Savings Plan
• Paid time off - PTO accrual, Holidays
• One (1) annual Mental Health Floating Holiday, one (1) annual Celebrate Diversity Floating Holiday, and one (1) annual A Day to Remember Floating Holiday available to staff after 90 days of employment
• Additional Supplemental Coverage available i.e. Disability, Accidental, Cancer, Critical Care, and Section 125 Flexible Spending Account Plan
• 501(c)(3) designation - you can apply the for Public Service Student Loan Forgiveness
• Teladoc - gives you or your immediate family members in the household access to a medical provider free of charge via telephone or video
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) - gives you or your immediate family members in the household access to behavioral health, financial, and legal counseling in person or via telephone