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Position: Caseworker PADRE [1245]

Program: Amarillo, Texas – Parenting Awareness & Drug Risk Education (PADRE)

Salary: $15.66/hr. - $16.55/hr.

Shift available: Full-time

At Texas Panhandle Centers (TPC), you’ll be part of a caring team dedicated to making lives better for over 10,000 individuals and families each year across the Texas Panhandle. As a non-profit, TPC provides a wide range of services from mental health and substance use support to intellectual and developmental disability care, empowering clients of all ages to achieve dignity and independence. With seven service centers located throughout the region, our staff work together with our clients to achieve our mission to create an accessible system of care that supports individual choice and truly make a difference. We invite you to join us in our vision of “Making Lives Better!”

Essential duties and responsibilities:

• Staff will maintain ethical and professional communications at all times using respectful Trauma-Informed Care language
• Provide services to pregnant and postpartum females who are Texas residents and who are identified as being at-risk of having, or who have a substance use disorder
• These women are referred by Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) and have children under the age of six years old
• Provides services to parenting males and expecting fathers involved with the DFPS with substance use disorders or who are at-risk of developing substance use disorders
• Responsible for providing outreach, screening, evidence-based education, information and other interventions at the program site and other community sites serving parents that meet the PADRE population focus
• Access to PADRE services is required within 3 business days of receiving the DFPS referral form
• Provide case management to ensure coordination and referrals are made to the appropriate agencies, based on the assessment of the client
• Part of a team of providers that work together to address whole health needs of the individual in services
• Services are provided using trauma-informed practices
• The services are delivered using a no-wrong-door approach to accessing care
• Working closely with individuals in need of treatment at least 50% of their work schedule
• Adheres to TPC Business Code of Conduct and reports concern if ethical and/or business standards defined in the code are compromised

Required qualifications to be successful in the job:

• Two (2) years of experience in a behavioral health field including substance use disorders or an Associate’s degree in a behavioral health field or study; or be a
• Qualified Credentialed Counselor (QCC), or appropriately supervised Licensed Chemical Dependency Counselor Intern (LCDC-I), Licensed Professional Counselor Intern (LPC-I), Certified Criminal Justice Addictions Professional Applicant (CCJP-A), Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist Associate (LMFT-A), or similar license or certifications; or
• If a similar license or certification is held by staff, then HHSC approval is needed
• Employees may be required to utilize their personal mobile phones for two-factor authentication (2FA). Full statement under Informational Documents: www.texaspanhandlecenters.org/careers 
• Must have a valid Texas driver’s license and be insurable under agency vehicle policy  
• Must be 18 years of age or older

Preferred qualifications to be successful in the job:

• N/A

At TPC, passion and meaningful work are rewarded! We offer employees: 

• Click here for TPC’s FY2026 Summary of Benefits
• 501(c)(3) designation – you can apply for the Public Service Student Loan Forgiveness
• Robust benefit offerings – Urgent Care visits for a low $10 co-pay, Medical, Dental, and Vision
• Employer paid life insurance (1.5 times employee’s salary)
• Staff automatically enrolled into a 457 Retirement Account at 1% of their annual salary. Employer match 1% higher than employee’s contribution up to 6% in the 403(b) or 457 Retirement Savings Plan
• Paid time off – PTO accrual, Holidays
• One (1) annual Mental Health Floating Holiday, one (1) annual Celebrate Diversity Floating Holiday, and one (1) annual A Day to Remember Floating Holiday available to staff after 90 days of employment
• Additional Supplemental Coverage available i.e. Disability, Accidental, Cancer, Critical Care, and Section 125 Flexible Spending Account Plan
• Teladoc – gives you or your immediate family members in the household access to a medical provider free of charge via telephone or video
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) – gives you or your immediate family members in the household access to behavioral health, financial, and legal counseling in person or via telephone