Job Description

Counselor or Therapist/Team Lead ICTS

Department: ICTS

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: Camdenton, VFW Road

Reporting To: Darren Facen

Compensation: $27.78 - $39.29 / hour

Lead with clinical expertise while empowering individuals to build stability, recovery, and community connection.


The Counselor or Therapist / Team Lead – ICTS is a key clinical leader within our interdisciplinary Improving Community Treatment Success (ICTS) team. This role provides direct therapeutic services while offering clinical oversight, guidance, and coordination to ensure person-centered, strengths-based care. Working closely with justice-involved individuals, the Team Lead supports individualized wellness planning, recovery goals, and successful community integration.

This is a full-time, benefit eligible position working Monday-Friday, typically 8:00 am - 5:00 pm. Schedule flexibility is beneficial as hours may vary based on needs at times.

This is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys balancing direct clinical work with leadership, thrives in collaborative team environments, and is passionate about helping individuals leverage their strengths to reduce recidivism and promote long-term wellness.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide individual, group, and family therapy using a person-centered, recovery-oriented approach
• Complete assessments and develop, review, and update individualized Wellness Plans
• Serve as clinical team lead, offering guidance, recommendations, and oversight to ICTS staff
• Coordinate referrals, support program census management, and assess readiness for ICTS services
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary partners (including DOC, DBH, and P&P) to support recovery and sobriety
• Participate in crisis response during open access hours and daytime crisis coverage, as needed
• Ensure timely, compliant clinical documentation and adherence to utilization management standards
• Attend ICTS team meetings and contribute clinical insight to support coordinated care
• Provide licensure supervision, if applicable, and support staff through training and clinical review

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Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• High School/GED required
• Bachelor’s/Master's degree preferred

WORK EXPERIENCE/TRAINING/ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

• Experience in lieu of education is required if High School/GED is the highest education obtained
• Working knowledge of DSM-5 required

LICENSURE/CERTIFICATION

• Must have (at least) one of the following valid in Missouri:
  • CADC
  • CRADC
  • CRAADC
  • PLPC
  • LMSW
  • PLMFT
  • LPC
  • LMFT
  • LCSW

You’ll be a great fit for this role if you:

• Enjoy combining clinical leadership with hands-on counseling and therapeutic work
• Believe in person-centered, strength-based approaches to recovery and behavior change
• Are comfortable working with justice-involved individuals with substance use and co-occurring disorders
• Thrive in interdisciplinary teams and value collaboration across systems
• Are organized, adaptable, and confident balancing clinical care, oversight, and documentation
• Feel called to mission-driven work that inspires hope and promotes wellness in underserved communities