Bilingual Counselor

Passionate about empowering survivors and fostering a safe community? Join the HCWC team! We're seeking a skilled Bilingual Counselor to play a pivotal role in helping survivors heal from the trauma of domestic violence, dating violence, and sexual assault at our Counseling Center in San Marcos, Texas.

The Bilingual Counselor is responsible for delivering individual and group counseling services to non-residential clients impacted by interpersonal violence in English and Spanish. This includes offering evening counseling hours twice per week as needed, and supervising assigned volunteers and interns. In addition to direct client services, the position actively contributes to community outreach and education initiatives, such as Domestic Violence Awareness Month activities and participation in local mental health coalitions. The counselor is expected to document services accurately, provide crisis intervention and on-call support as needed, collaborate with community partners to expand resources for clients, and uphold the agency’s mission and values in all aspects of their work.

Apply now and be part of creating a safer, stronger community.

QUALIFICATIONS: Must be self-motivated, self-confident, results oriented and maintain high moral and ethical standards. Must have an understanding of the dynamics of interpersonal violence and other related issues. Must have current counseling licensure recognized by the State of Texas (LPC, LPC-A, LMSW, LCSW, LMFT) or will obtain licensure within the next 6 months.

SALARY: The annual salary for an unlicensed applicant is $43,000/year. The annual salary for applicants with provisional licensure (LPC-Associate or LMSW) is $48,000/year. For fully licensed applicants (LPC, LCSW, LMFT), the salary is $50,000.

HCWC also provides annual raises to all staff, longevity increases after 2 years of employment, paid time for clinical supervision, $1000 toward continuing education/trainings per year, as well as reimbursement for work-related mileage at the current state rate of $0.70/mile. On-site clinical supervision is also available and/or a $200 stipend toward the expense for outside clinical supervision is provided.

"Every day is a chance to make changes to create the life we want." -Karen Waddell

The strength survivors of abuse exhibit in reaching out for help and overcoming trauma is truly inspiring. We stand committed to providing unwavering support, resources, and compassion to empower survivors and families in our community.