Status: Part-Time Hourly
FLSA classification: Non-Exempt
Summary of Position: Community-Based Child and Family Counselor (QMHP-C) is responsible for providing direct clinical services to youth and their families in home, school, and community settings. This role focuses on delivering individualized, strength-based interventions using a comprehensive wraparound approach that actively engages both youth and their caregivers.
Services are delivered in the community - this is not an office-based role.
Flexible scheduling with hours that may include evenings and weekends, depending on participant needs.
Pay: $30.00 per hour
Qualifications/Requirements:
Bachelor's degree in Human Services or a related field (required)
Must meet Virginia QMHP-C criteria, including:
At least 1 year of clinical experience working with children/adolescents, or
Equivalent combination of education and supervised experience as defined by DBHDS
Active QMHP-C registration or eligibility in Virginia required
Experience providing services to children and families in a clinical or community-based setting preferred
Strong communication, organization, and engagement skills
Proficiency in Microsoft Office; experience with Electronic Health Records (EHR) preferred
Bilingual (e.g., Spanish speaking) skills a plus
Valid driver's license, reliable transportation, and current auto insurance required
Benefits Available:
Youth Advocate Programs, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment based on individual merit, skills, and qualifications, without regard to race, age, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, sex, military or veteran status, or disability or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where YAP operates. YAP will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics.
YAP is a nationally recognized, nonprofit organization exclusively committed to the provision of community-based alternatives to out-of-home care through direct service, advocacy and policy change.
Since our founding in 1975, our expertise and passion have been in serving deep-end, multi-need and cross-system youth and families, though we have success across a continuum of needs and challenges. We provide safe, cost-effective services to youth and families involved in numerous systems, including the Child Welfare, Juvenile Justice, Behavioral Health, Developmental Disabilities, Education and Adult Systems.
We serve over 13,000 families a year in more than 100 programs across 21 states and the District of Columbia in rural, suburban and urban areas including 25 major metro areas. Since our beginning in 1975, 100% of our programming occurs in the home communities of the people we serve.