We are looking for a Child and Adolescent Therapist to join our Therapeutic Services Team! Are you passionate about providing trauma-informed care? Do you have a heart for counseling foster youth? Do you want to work in a mentally and emotionally healthy workplace? We prioritize cultural competence in therapy and the highest quality of services for all our clients. If this sounds like the opportunity you are looking for, we’d love for you to apply! Visit our website to view the job description and apply today!

Position Summary: Provide trauma-informed, culturally sensitive, therapeutic services for children and adolescents, ages four to eighteen, referred by DPFS and/or who are placed in Residential Programs at High Sky (foster care, adoption, emergency shelter, and GRO homes). Provide therapeutic consultation, support, and education for program staff, caregivers, foster and adoptive families, and service providers.

Salary Range: $74,682.16 – $80,912.00 per year

Benefits:

• Employer Paid: Health, Life, and Long-term Disability Insurance; Teladoc/MyStrength family coverage; Community Pool and Fitness Center; Paid time off and holidays; 403B Matching; Longevity Recognition; Flex time and location
• Optional Employee Paid: Dependent Health, Vision, Life, and Dental Insurance; Cafeteria coverage Pre-paid Legal

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following, but other relevant may be assigned:

• Provide client-centered, individual, group, and family therapy to clients, utilizing various modalities such as art therapy, play therapy, sand tray therapy, EDMR, etc. to best meet the client’s needs.
• Coordinate and consult with treatment teams and caregivers to create therapeutic interventions, strategies, behavioral plans, and treatment modalities to support clients in achieving therapy and treatment goals while meeting the client’s needs.
• Help youth clients process and cope with trauma histories and move toward healthier functioning across environments.
• Perform assessments on and provide education for caregivers, when requested.
• Provide on-call support for crisis intervention and risk assessments and/or refer and coordinate support services, as needed.
• Create and maintain accurate and thorough treatment plans, sessions, progress, and termination notes on each client.
• Requires the ability to relate positively, influentially, flexibly, and sensitively to a broad spectrum of persons in a variety of multi-tiered relationships and settings in order to accomplish the overall goal.
• Make discretionary decisions, use sound independent judgment, and ability to testify in court.
• Maintain professional work habits, punctuality, grooming, dress, manner, language, attitude, and demeanor in interactions.
• Requires the ability to travel to various geographic locations in a personal vehicle while following applicable laws. 
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions

Additional Expectations

• Maintain current professional licensure and personal liability insurance.
• Attending scheduled training courses to develop professional skills.
• Requires the ability to relate positively, influentially, and sensitively to a broad spectrum of persons in a variety of multi-tiered relationships and settings.
• Requires the commitment to the highest ethical principles, both personal and professional.

EDUCATION REQUIRED:

• Master’s degree in Counseling, Clinical Mental Health Counseling, Marriage and Family Therapy, Social Work, or a closely related field

LICENSURE REQUIRED:

• Fully Licensed in the State of Texas as a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), Licensed Clinical Social Worker, (LCSW), or Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT). Associate Licenses are not eligible for this position.
• Valid Driver license – Requires ability to drive program assigned or personal vehicle, with a valid state license, following all laws; must provide proof of liability insurance and must be eligible to be insured under High Sky’s insurance policy

EXPERIENCE:

• Minimum of two years of full-time experience providing counseling services to children and adolescents.
• Experience and training in therapeutic modalities specifically for children such as play therapy, sand tray, art therapy, etc.

POSITION TYPE/EXPECTED HOURS OF WORK

A full-time position, with regular hours of work; however, it can occasionally require long hours and weekend work. Rotation of on-call duties may require evening, overnight, and/or weekend work. 

Youth Care Specialist-Afternoon/Evening Shift

Salary Range: $17.00-17.50 per hour with a raise at the next full pay period after 90 days.

Benefits:

• Employer Paid: Health, Life, and Long-term Disability Insurance; Teladoc/MyStrength family coverage; Community Pool and Fitness Center; Paid-time off and holidays; 403B Matching; Longevity Recognition; Flex time and location
• Optional Employee Paid: Dependent Health, Vision, Life, and Dental Insurance; Cafeteria coverage Pre-paid Legal

We are currently seeking a Youth Specialist to join our team on the afternoon/evening (2 pm-10 pm) shift. WEEKENDS ARE REQUIRED. The Youth Specialist will be a highly skilled professional who is passionate about providing quality of care to youth who have been abused, neglected, or temporarily separated from their family due to a crisis. All Youth Care Specialist are required to provide for all the needs of the children including constant supervision throughout the assigned work schedule.

Requirements:

• High School Diploma
• Must be at least the age of 21
• Must be able to clear a drug test, TB test, criminal history check, driving history check, and abuse history check.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: other duties may be assigned

• Maintain constant supervision to ensure the safety and well-being of all children in care.
• Review and implement all youth service plans and supervision plans
• Maintain compliance with High Sky Policies, procedures, and requirements
• Encourage and teach youth basic social, academic, emotional, and independent living skills necessary to be successful
• Complete youth documentation such as daily progress logs, incident reports, medical forms, and medication logs
• Complete all appointments and documentation within the guidelines set by residential licensing standards, residential contract requirements, and agency policy and procedures
• Implement an effective youth motivation system and utilize appropriate and positive discipline techniques with youth
• Prepare and serve youth a nutritious balanced meal and snacks
• Maintain a clean & orderly shelter by completing daily chores and duties as assigned
• Administer prescribed medications and treatments for medical needs
• Transport youth to appointments such as visitation, court hearings, school, therapy, and medical appointments
• Attend and participate in monthly developmental, team, and all-staff meetings
• Maintain compliance with required annual pieces of training.
• Regular and timely attendance is required
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Our team is looking to hire a Family Support Specialist to develop strong relationships with families in order to provide service coordination, support, and training to assist families in meeting the needs of their children, and enhancing parents’ role as the primary influence on their child’s education and development. Must live in service area (Pecos, Ward, or Reeves County).

Salary Range:$54,787.20 to $59,037.00

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: other duties may be assigned

• Will deliver services to clients in accordance with contract between High Sky and the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services and the Plan of Operations.  
• Perform In-home consultations with children 0-18 yrs. of age with their Parents / Legal Guardians through family and individual sessions. 
• Provide in-home consultations every 7 to 10 days throughout the family’s service period.
• Work with eligible clients following the guidelines (STAY Program Plan of Operation) described in the contract between High Sky Children’s Ranch and the TDFPS, and in the Contract Handbook and Compliance Guide.
• Develop action plans with family’s assistance. Plans should state desired outcome, goals and tasks and update monthly.
• Report abuse or suspected abuse to proper authorities within twenty-four hours, as well as to their Program Supervisor.
• Attend all program meetings as specified by Supervisor. 
• Attend High Sky Children’s Ranch Pre-Service Workshop and all identified training as specified by the contract or their immediate Supervisor.
• Notify immediate Supervisor before changing established procedure for providing services to family or client.
• Share twenty-four on-call responsibilities with other program staff to ensure that all client’s needs are met in the timeliest fashion possible.
• Be primarily responsible for providing Outreach and UCAP within their service area, and will be assisted as needed by the Community Liaison and direct Supervisor.  
• Coordinate with other agencies to assist clients in obtaining additional services when needed.
• Regular and timely attendance is required.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Requirements

• EDUCATION – Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited university.
  * May be substituted for 4 years of additional experience
• EXPERIENCE – 1 (one) year of fulltime experience working with youth and families.
• PHYSICAL – Required to talk, hear, stand; walk; use hands and arms. Occasional ability to use up to 100 pounds of force and/or life up to 50 pounds. Employees with infectious diseases or skin lesions shall not work during communicability.
• RESIDENCE – Must live in Pecos, Reeves or Ward County
• LANGUAGE-Must be bi-lingual in the Spanish Language

POSITION TYPE/EXPECTED HOURS OF WORK

This is a full-time position, with hours of work occurring during the day, evening and weekend; however, this position can occasionally require long hours and weekend work.

TRAVEL

• Requires ability to drive personal vehicle, with valid state license, following all laws; must provide proof of liability insurance and must be eligible to be insured under High Sky’s insurance policy.
• Able to drive and see for an extended period of time, during evening and night times, for up to seven hours a day in order to fulfill contract requirements.
• Provide own transportation, at a cost per mile reimbursement established, for all STAY activities.