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Form of workRecovery Program Therapist I Lydia House
Join the Open Door Mission's team of dedicated staff who are committed to full-time Christian ministry and breaking the cycle of homelessness and poverty!
ABOUT THIS POSITION
The Recovery Program Therapist will provide direct mental health services, including classes, groups, and individual counseling with a focus primarily on women program students. Provide indirect mental health services through overseeing provisionally licensed counselors and interns if applicable. Maintain all record keeping for the Behavioral Health department.
RESPONSIBILITIES
A full job description will be provided for review during the interview process.
- Provide mental health services such as individual and group counseling sessions.
- Connect residents with the appropriate mental health agencies for their specific needs.
- Provide emergency crisis counseling, problem solving, and de-escalation to residents and staff.
- Assist in the approval, management, and supervision of mental health intern staff as applicable.
- Develop short-and-long-term goals for mental health services
- Develop and enhance job related relationships with individuals and agencies, including colleges/universities and mental health services.
- Exemplify Jesus Christ daily, sharing the gospel or praying with others as opportunities arise.
MINIMUM REQUIRMENTS
- Appropriate level of licensure recognized by the State of Nebraska to supervise mental health interns
e.g., Provisional License Mental Health Practitioner (P-LMHP), License Mental Health Practitioner
(LMHP), License Independent Mental Health Practitioner (LIMHP). - Experience counseling in a human service organization. Internships accepted.
AN IDEAL CANDIDATE WOULD HAVE...
- Master’s degree in counseling.
- 1+ years of experience in a Christian counseling role, or at a social service agency.
- Experience working with people in crisis (e.g., homelessness, chemical dependency, mentally ill,
generational poverty, domestic violence victims). - Registered art therapist (P-ATR, ATR, ATR-BC)
- A visible, growing, and committed relationship with Christ, based on knowledge of Scripture and life experience.
PERKS & AVAILABLE BENEFITS
- 401(K) plan with a 2% company contribution and 4% company match
- Health Insurance option
- Health Savings Account with employer contribution
- Flexible Spending Account
- Complimentary Life Insurance, Accidental Death/Dismemberment Insurance, and long-term disability.
- PTO and paid Sick leave
- 11 Paid Holidays
- RightNow Media Membership
- Christ-centered staff culture
- On-campus cafeteria with complimentary meals
- On-campus exercise rooms
DETAILS
- Job Type: Full-time.
- Pay Range: $45,590 - $60,000 (Annually)
- Pay Frequency: Bi-Weekly
- Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:30am - 5:00pm. Occasional schedule variances may be necessary.
- Work Location: Lydia House, Omaha Campus
ABOUT OPEN DOOR MISSION
Open Door Mission is a Gospel Rescue Mission founded in 1954 committed to breaking the cycle of homelessness and poverty. Each day, Open Door Mission’s campus offers 917 safe, shelter beds to people experiencing homelessness, serves over 4,747 nutritious meals to feed the hungry, and provides homeless preventive resources to more than 1,000 people living in poverty to empower them to remain in their own homes.
At Open Door Mission, we believe in coming alongside people experiencing homelessness and poverty, empathizing with their situation and speaking truth into their lives—that they are worthy, valued and created in the image of God. It’s our passion, our calling. And we’ve been doing it since 1954.
Our Impact in 2021:
- Provided 144,066 nights of safe shelter.
- Served 1.11 million nutritious meals to feed the hungry.
- Empowered 26,211 individuals to remain in their own homes and preventing homelessness.
- Celebrated 64 graduates from life-changing programs.
- Diverted 359 patients experiencing homelessness from hospital emergency room visits.
- Cared for 55 COVID-positive guests and moved 16 medically fragile people, experiencing homelessness, into assisted living facilities.
- Supplied rental assistance for 160 families, diverting them from experiencing homelessness.
- Changed lives along with 11,079 volunteers giving 47,984 hours of their valuable time.
- The Open Door Mission team pivoted fluidly from a COVID Response to a COVID Recovery to where we are today – COVID ready with a plan of action.
Apply today to join the team that's inspiring HOPE for lasting change in our community!
