LICENSED CLINICAL MENTAL HEALTH THERAPIST FOR THE LGBTQ+ COMMUNITY

LCSW or LPC Required

JOB DESCRIPTION

Are you passionate about being part of the mission and vision to increase access to competent, affirming and welcoming mental health and substance abuse treatment for the LGBTQA+ and the HIV/AIDS communities? Do you love staying on top of current trends in behavioral health and always strive to meet and accept your clients as they are? Do you wish for your work to have deeper meaning and be a part of our client’s personal transformation and healing? If so, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Why Choose a Career with Persad?

As the region's oldest LGBTQ+ organization, Persad Center has developed a trusted reputation for providing premium mental health therapy services which improve our community. We believe in the core values of Accessibility, Dignity, and Representation, and work tirelessly to provide services that elevate and celebrate our community's diversity.

In short... WE CARE

Persad is home to a team of caring and compassionate professional therapists and staff who believe that community service and providing balanced wellness and care is the foundation of a better city, a better region...a better world.

Organization Overview:

Persad Center provides a diverse range of mental health, behavioral health, substance abuse support, education and family support services to LGBTQA+ individuals, families and people living with HIV/AIDS. Founded in 1972, Persad is the second oldest LGBTQ+ mental health organization of its kind in the U.S.

Scope of Work:

Our clinical therapists are the lifeblood of our organization, providing life saving, critical support to our clients.

Persad's main office is based in Pittsburgh, for individuals living outside of Alleghany county, this is a remote telehealth position. There may be occasional training or meeting requirements to come into the office but these will have notice for planning.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Initial and ongoing assessment of each client to determine the most effective and useful psychotherapeutic treatment.

• Providing individual, couple and group therapy.

• Maintaining proper and timely clinical documentation.

• Participating in regular supervision both individually and group.

• Coordinating with fellow therapists and team members to provide the highest quality care.

• Providing educational programs as needed.

• Other tasks as assigned.

Qualifications:

• LPC or LCSW Required
• Masters Degree in social work/counseling, from an accredited institution of higher learning

• Passionate about providing consistently high-quality mental health care to the LGBTQA+ and HIV/AIDS communities including people from a wide range of socio-economic, religious and racial backgrounds.

• Experience working with LGBTQA+ people including an understanding of WPATH (World Professional Association of Transgender Health) standards of care for transgender as well as non-binary individuals.

• Ability to be coachable and aware of internal-bias and how it can affect clinical care.
• Current counseling experience working towards LCSW or LPC licensure preferred.

• Appropriate FBI, PA Act 33/34 fingerprint clearances.

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and Electronic Health Record systems.

Persad Center is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer. We serve a diverse population and want our agency to reflect that same diversity. We pride ourselves on building a team of individuals who bring their best with them every day – because without that, we couldn’t make such a large and lasting impact on the people that we serve. We encourage all interested individuals who share in this belief to feel welcome in applying for a career with us.

Persad Center is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer. We serve a diverse population and want our agency to reflect that same diversity. We pride ourselves on building a team of individuals who bring their best with them every day – because without that, we couldn’t make such a large and lasting impact on the people that we serve. We encourage all interested individuals who share in this belief to feel welcome in applying for a career with us.

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: $25.00 - $35.00 per hour

COVID-19 considerations:
Common surfaces must be disinfected regularly.
COVID Vaccine required for all employees.

Application Question(s):

• LPC or LCSW Required, do you have your LPC or LCSW?

Education:

• Master's (Required)

Work Location: One location

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