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KVC Health Systems
Hiawatha, Kansas · Hybrid

Outpatient Therapist

CounselorNo callFull-Time

Compensation

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Posted 1mo ago

Job Description

Join our team as a Outpatient Therapist!

KVC Kansas | Full-Time | Hiawatha, KS

Outpatient Therapists provide therapy to children and their families in order to facilitate and/or maintain timely permanent placements.

Hybrid work schedule, 3 days in office required.

$3,000 sign on bonus for new employees! The sign-on bonus is available only to candidates who are new to the company. Current employees, including internal transfers from other departments or business units, are not eligible.

Education and Experience Requirements

  • Master's degree in Social Work (LMSW), family therapy (LMFT & LCMFT), counseling (LPC & LCPC) or Licensed Specialist Clinical Social Worker (LSCSW) from an accredited institution
  • Minimum of one year supervised experience in providing individual, family and group therapy to children and/or adolescents.
  • Documented course work in child/adolescent development and individual, family and group counseling.
  • Requires Intermediate computerskills in typing/keyboarding, Microsoft Word and Excel programs as well as Outlook email

Licensure & Certifications

  • Licensure with the BSRB
  • Valid driver’s license and auto insurance required.
  • All KVC Kansas employees must be at least 21 years of age.

What You Will Do

  • Clinical Therapy & Support: Provide home-based individual, group, and family therapy using a strengths-based approach to meet client goals.
  • Crisis & Safety Management: Deliver on-call crisis intervention and assist team units with safety planning and specialized clinical interventions.
  • Consultation & Advocacy: Coordinate care with psychiatrists, provide staff consultation, and offer professional testimony in court hearings.
  • Collaboration & Partnership: Maintain proactive communication with DCF and courts while participating in all required team and external meetings.
  • Documentation & Compliance: Ensure timely documentation of all client contact and complete mandatory annual in-service trainings.
  • Field Travel: Perform extensive driving to provide community-based services, maintaining a valid license and auto insurance.
  • Why Choose KVC?
  • Top 1% of Employers Nationwide

KVC boasts an impressive 83 Work Wellbeing score on Indeed, reflecting a culture where employees feel valued and supported.

  • Outstanding Benefits

Enjoy company-paid clinical supervision, CEU-eligible in-house training, generous PTO, parental leave, health benefits, 403(b) with company match, and tuition reimbursement up to $21,000.

  • Supportive, Mission-Driven Culture

We invest in you through talent development and wellness benefits. Your wellbeing matters.

  • Meaningful Impact

Join a team dedicated to strengthening families and transforming child welfare systems.

KVC Kansas is a private, nonprofit organization that serves over 13,000 children and adults each year. Our team of professionals provides family strengthening and preventative services, parent training, foster care case management, family reunification services, foster family recruitment and support, adoption, aftercare, outpatient therapy and more.

At KVC, you’ll belong to a close-knit team and feel the deep sense of meaning that comes from providing life-changing help to children and families. Join a values-driven team that is passionate about transforming people’s experience of child welfare and mental health services- apply today!

Key Responsibilities

Provide home-based individual, group, and family therapy using a strengths-based approach to support client goals. Coordinate care with psychiatrists, manage crisis interventions, and maintain proactive communication with courts and DCF.

Requirements

Requires a Master's degree in Social Work, family therapy, or counseling with appropriate licensure. Candidates must have at least one year of supervised experience in providing therapy to children or adolescents.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

Individual therapyClinical documentationChild developmentMicrosoft Excel

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Outpatient Therapist at KVC Health Systems a 6.7 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) — ranked against 8,085 active Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, remote work flexibility.

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 58% are remote, 36% have no call, 66% require no weekends — this position is remote.

The cost-of-living index for Kansas is 90.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.0% of Kansas clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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  • No call
  • Hybrid
  • Remote
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About KVC Health Systems

Individual and Family Services
Olathe, KS
1,001-5,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

$3,000 sign-on bonus
Company-paid clinical supervision
CEU-eligible in-house training
Generous PTO
Parental leave
Health benefits
403(b) with company match
Tuition reimbursement up to $21,000