Foster Care & Adoption Clinical Therapist

Are you a compassionate, licensed therapist who is passionate about helping children and families? Join Home of the Innocents and become part of a team dedicated to creating brighter futures for children in foster care and supporting families through every stage of their journey. If you're looking for meaningful work where your clinical expertise truly changes lives, we'd love to meet you.

A Day in the Life 

As a Clinical Therapist in our Foster Care & Adoption program, you'll provide compassionate, trauma-informed therapy to children and families while helping them navigate challenges and achieve lasting stability. Your day may include conducting assessments, developing individualized treatment plans, facilitating individual and family therapy sessions, collaborating with foster care professionals, and providing clinical guidance and training to support quality care and positive outcomes.

How This Position Contributes to our Mission 

• Complete comprehensive biopsychosocial assessments, Child and Adolescent Needs and Strengths (CANS) assessments, and individualized treatment plans for children from infancy through age 21
• Provide individual, family, and collateral therapy to children in foster care, biological and foster families, and families receiving post-adoption services
• Participate in monthly client chart reviews to ensure services and documentation meet best practice and regulatory standards
• Offers clinical guidance and training to staff, clients and Teaching parents on issues related to trauma-informed care, and meeting the social, emotional, and behavioral needs of children in care
• Participate in ongoing supervision, training, and professional development to enhance your clinical knowledge and skills

Clinical Therapist Skills and Qualifications

• Master's Degree in a Human services field (e.g. Psychology, Social Work, Counseling, etc.) is required
• Active Kentucky clinical license or associate license (CSW, LCSW, LPCA, LPCC, LMFTA, LMFT, or equivalent)
• Valid driver's license, insurable driving record and reliable transportation required
• Experience working with children/family services within the previous two years
• Extensive knowledge of family systems, dynamics of domestic violence, substance misuse, child abuse, parenting, child development or the cycle of violence required
• Must possess strong crisis intervention skills and have firm knowledge of reporting laws
• Experience working with recovery-based treatment plans and behaviorally oriented programs preferred

What You’ll Receive as a Valued Member of Home of the Innocents 

• Comprehensive benefits package (Medical, Dental, Vision, AD&D, and Life) 
• Generous leave time 
• 401(k) with employer match 
• Training and certification opportunities 
• Professional development opportunities 

Who We Are

Home of the Innocents is one of Louisville’s longest-serving non-profit organizations, approaching 150 years of service to children and families. Our mission is simple and clear: to enrich lives with hope, health, and happiness.

We are a trauma-informed organization, prioritizing safety, recovery, and strong relationships in everything we do. Our leadership is committed to building a workforce grounded in compassion, excellence, empowerment, and wellness.

We are an organization growing to meet the needs of children and young adults in our community-expanding our programs and investing in our campus, including the addition of a new wing at the Kosair for Kids Complex Care Center that will double our capacity to serve medically complex individuals.

Our Impact

3,976 children and families served in 2025

22-acre campus located near downtown Louisville

Second largest Residential Treatment Program in Kentucky

Only dedicated emergency shelter for children in the city

10 programs supporting children and families across a range of needs, including:

• Therapeutic and residential treatment for youth with complex behavioral and emotional needs
• Emergency shelter for children in crisis
• Foster care and adoption support
• Community-based behavioral health services
• Kosair for Kids Complex Care Center (KCC): Kentucky’s only pediatric skilled nursing facility providing residential and respite care for children and young adults with complex medical needs.