Counselors NEEDED
Grace Church San Diego is a growing church with a focus on making resilient disciples of Jesus and being good news to our North Park community. We recognize one of the biggest needs in our community is Gospel-Centered counseling. In October of 2024, we will be opening the doors of a brand new Grace Counseling Center right on our church campus. We are looking for Christian Counselors who are excited to do a new thing and put their credentials to work in an environment that freely encourages integration of the Gospel.
Are you an interested applicant? Be sure to watch the video and check out the details on this page. If you have a clinical license, please consider completing the application here or at the bottom of this page.
ABOUT GRACE CHURCH COUNSELING CENTER
Our vision for the Grace Counseling Center is a Gospel-Centered clinically informed counseling center for the whole person that provides individual, group, and family therapy services to individuals within our church as well as those outside our church.
Our counseling center, which exists as a separate, newly renovated building on our church campus will have six offices as well as a reception area, kitchenette, bathroom, and dedicated parking. Our goal is to have a minimum of six counselors who are excited to practice their expertise in conjunction with our explicit values (Christ Centered, Clinically Informed, Church Partnering, Community Renewing).
As a member of our Counseling Center staff, a counselor is expected to fully embrace these core values and seek to teach them to others as well.
Additionally, all staff are expected to agree with and adhere to our Affirmation of Faith, Bylaws, and other governing documents defining the culture and strategy.
MEET GRACE CHURCH
The Grace Counseling Center was born out of Grace Church, which has served North Park and San Diego with the Gospel for over 100 years. We are passionate about the church being a family on mission with a vibrant Sunday gathering filled with missionary people making disciples and living in community during the week.
Grace San Diego was established in 1912. Grace, for several years, was known as “Scott Memorial Baptist” before the name was changed to Grace Church San Diego in 2009.
In December of 2021 when Lead Pastor Josh Martin came to Grace, the Staff and Elder Team refocused the vision to: Making Resilient Disciples who reorient their lives to the way of Jesus. Our church attendance has more than doubled.
We have made major renovations to our church property as we prepare to put in a Counseling Center and public Coffee Shop that will serve our neighborhood community. Today, we continue to grow with a strong foundation on Biblical truth and a focus on being family on mission in North Park and San Diego.
COUNSELOR JOB DESCRIPTION
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The following highlights the key areas of ownership, performance metrics, and expectations for a Staff Counselor the Counseling Center. We are looking for a staff counselor who is passionate about glorifying God by providing gospel-centered soul care for individuals, couples, and families.
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-Faithful attendance and engagement at a local evangelical church and fulfillment of partnership requirements.
-20 hours of billable counseling hours per week + admin hours/marketing hours.
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-Well developed interpersonal skills
-A keen sense of family dynamics
-At least 5 years of experience in biblical counseling
-Proven leader and multiplier who can inspire and spread his or her passion for helping people
-LPC, LMFT, LCSW or another applicable license required (Masters degree in biblical counseling desired)
-Meets the spiritual and character qualifications of a deacon, deaconess or an elder as found in 1 Timothy 3:1-13 and Titus 1:6-9 and to exhibit the fruit of the Spirit as found in Galatians 5:22-23.
-Displays consistent wisdom, maturity, discernment, sensitivity, and a firm grasp of Scripture.
-A man or woman of prayer, a student of the Word, and sensitive to what the Spirit of God is saying to us as a ministry
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-Consistently engage in counseling (diagnosis, treatment) of individuals, couples, and families
-Develop and maintain a relationship with those individuals who refer hurting people to the Center for the purpose of edification and mutual encouragement. This often includes updates on progress during and after the intervention.
-Develop additional gospel-centered counseling resources for the center and church
-Work together with the Counseling Director to see the "big picture" of caring for our counselees and partners at the center
-Improve the quality of the counseling ministry that is in place in the church and city
-Equip qualified church partners so that they will be able to care for people in their own community.
-Provide training, equipping seminars/classes through the Center
-Market the services of the center and your ministry to churches and organizations.
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The position is available as early as Counseling position available as early as October 2024.
Pay out is % based with no overhead cost included (70% of each session goes directly to the counselor with no overhead cost, no rent). Per hour rate $100-$150.
FAQs
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We believe clinical therapy and the truth of the Gospel can work together to heal those who’ve been made in God's image. Brokenness is a result of living in a world fractured by sin. Therefore, we believe we must address issues of suffering while also exploring the complex and largely hidden desires of the soul. We believe Jesus and his ultimate sacrifice must be integrated into a person’s journey towards wholeness.
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Yes! Our inspiration for this model comes from two outstanding, large gospel-centered churches that have effectively put this model into practice. We have done extensive consultation with an expert who started one of these counseling centers. We encourage you to look into the models below:
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No, it is not a requirement to attend Grace Church. We do want all our counselors, though, to be active in a local gospel-centered church. We welcome you to attend Grace Church and still be part of our Counseling Center staff.
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Counselors will be 1099 Independent contractors, not W-2 employees.
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Pay out is % based with no overhead cost included (70% of each session goes directly to the counselor with no overhead cost, no rent). We will charge on a scale depending on the experience and credentials of the counselor & care ranging from $100-$150 per session.
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Yes! Grace Church currently has a ministry called “Soul Care” which is a volunteer team of lay counselors overseen by a licensed professional. Our lay counselors currently offer anyone in our church who requests therapy three free counseling sessions as a way to onboard them into professional therapy. A high percentage of people who have sought counseling in Soul Care have gone on to ask for a referral to see a professional therapist. We hope to actively refer those using our Soul Care ministry in our church to Grace Counseling Center for professional help, which means there may be a steady stream of potential clients.
In addition, we will offer our professional services to the parents of our preschool. We have over 100 kids who attend Grace Kids Preschool and we anticipate a good amount of referrals.
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Yes, we will provide weekly team meetings where we will conduct training, team building and culture cultivation.
We want our counseling staff to feel supported and to provide them with the resources they need.
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If you are above 28 hours a week, you may potentially have a dedicated office. Otherwise, you will be able to schedule one of our six available offices for appointments and paperwork as needed.