Director of Counseling (DC)

Job Overview

As the DC at New Hope Counseling, you'll devote most of your time to overseeing a team of counseling professionals and managing the organization alongside the Director of Operations (DO); the remainder of your time will be direct clinical work with NH clients. This role is ideal for an experienced mental health clinician who excels at both leadership and therapy.

Job Description

Primary Areas of Responsibility: 1. Leadership & Supervision A. Organization Leadership: management, promotion, and recruitment

• Honor and cultivate the spirit of partnership with Redeemer's leadership
• Promote the presence of New Hope as a vital place for professional counseling
• Promote to Redeemer, other churches, and other organizations in the city of Indianapolis
• Alongside the DO, maintain alignment between NH's counseling philosophy and NH's counseling policies and practices
• Work with the DO in recruiting qualified, gospel-centered staff counselors
• Oversee, and regularly lead, workshops to be offered at Redeemer by NH staff
• Sustain familiarity with and adherence to applicable professional code of ethics (i.e., ACA, AAMFT, NASW, or AACC) and maintain membership with at least one of these three organizations
• Sustain familiarity with and adherence to Indiana state licensing guidelines

B. Team Building & Professional Development

• Cultivate the counselors as a team through intentional development of their professional bonds with one another
• Lead/coordinate working retreats focused on team building (half-day)
• Facilitate monthly team training, leading the majority of them directly
• Promote the ongoing professional development of each counselor

C. Case Supervision

• Support each counselor in faith integration, case conceptualization, treatment planning, applicable ethics, and professional growth
• Provide weekly, scheduled and on-call, clinical supervision to pre-licensed counselors and scheduled and on-call clinical consultation to licensed counselors
• Alongside the DO, monitor staff's certifications and compliance, including but not limited to HIPAA, CEUs, licensure status, and compliance with handbook standards

2. Clinical Client Work (15 total hours per week)

• Maintain a small to moderate counseling caseload at New Hope
• Assess client needs, develop treatment plans, maintain timely documentation
• Practice client-centered care that aligns with New Hope's counseling philosophy

Qualifications (Required)

• Alignment with New Hope's mission, values, and philosophy
• Good-faith subscription to the Westminster Confession of Faith
• Master's Degree in Counseling
• Licensed Mental Health Professional (e.g., LMHC, LCSW, LMFT)
• At least 3–5 years of clinical experience post-licensure
• Strong theoretical knowledge of contemporary counseling modalities
• Minimum two years of clinical supervision experience, plus documentation of supervision-specific continuing education or commitment to pursuing such in first year at New Hope
• Excellent leadership and management skills