Community health counselor job description

Earn $47,476 - $70,000 annually, plus 3 weeks vacation, 10 calendar holidays (Includes 1 floating holiday), 24 hours personal time, and up to 80 sick days

JOIN OUR TEAM AS A COMMUNITY BASED SUPPORT COUNSELOR AND HELP MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF CHILDREN IN OUR COMMUNITY!

Share our commitment to helping children, youth and families build strong/life changing relationships and avoid hospitalization or placement. Bring your experience, compassion, and energy to the team and make a difference in the lives of children, youth and families!

Cayuga Centers is looking for an individual who is passionate about strengths-based, youth and family centered work within the Children and Family Treatment and Support Services (CFTSS) team. The intention of Community Based Support Counselor is to reduce crises associated with behavioral and psychiatric challenges. Provide community-based services to children and families who may have difficulty engaging in formal office settings to help achieve stability and improve daily living skills and improve their interpersonal relationships at home, in school, and in the community. This program provides ample opportunities to expand your application and experience of evidence based practice while supporting program growth within the agency and community.

Does this sound like it interests you? We'd love for you to join our team in helping children and families create a safe, happy and healthy environment for them.
SCHEDULE:
Looking for an applicant who is willing to work with the youth/families at a time that suits the youth and family needs on a flexible schedule. This is a full-time, 40 hour a week position that includes some evening and weekend flexibility.
How you get to use your skills…..
* Demonstrate your areas of clinical strength by implementing a variety of therapeutic interventions/modalities in your practice
* Become a primary support in helping children/youth and families to develop preventative and responsive skills to use during crisis situations.
* Utilize a strengths-based and trauma informed practice to help families recognize and work through issues that have been identified.
* Enhance the functioning of youth and their families while helping them build stronger relationships
* Demonstrate an inclusive practice both in the office and in the field to support a diverse and accepting culture
* Contribute to a multidisciplinary team that shares your passion for children and families.



* Master's degree in social work, psychology, or in related human services, plus one year of applicable experience or who have been certified in an Evidence Based Practice (in lieu of one-year experience requirement). These practitioners may also include: Registered Professional Nurses with one year of behavioral health experience, Licensed Occupational Therapists, and Licensed Creative Arts Therapists (LCAT) to the extent they are operating under the scope of their license.
* Bachelor's degree and certification in an Evidenced Based Practice consistent with the CPST component being delivered.
* Bachelor's degree and three years applicable experience in children's mental health, addiction, and/or foster care/child welfare/juvenile justice or other related human services field and no certification in an Evidenced Based Practice
* Experience working with children and families in a community-based or 'in-home' setting
* Experience with foster care system; specifically with foster parents and youth preferred
* Excellent communication, organizational and collaboration skills
* A strong belief in the capacity of people to grow and change
* Possess the knowledge, skills, and attitude needed to appreciate and encourage diversity, and understand the concept of cultural trauma as it applies to individual and family functioning



Benefits:
As a full time benefits position, staff is eligible to enroll in medical, dental, vision, FSA, supplemental life insurance, critical illness, enhanced short-term disability, and 401(k) benefits.
We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment drug testing.

We are looking for team members who are passionate about challenging and significant work for the good of every patient. We are searching for individuals who are compassionate, serve with a purpose, are dedicated to supporting their team, and who seek excellence every day.
Sound like a perfect match? Apply now - we can't wait to hear from you!

The Behavioral Health Counselor facilitates patient involvement in the milieu of treatment and education. Performs functions of individual, group and family counseling. Performs all functions related to utilization review and discharge planning. Effectively communicates and collaborates with all members of the health care team to facilitate the episode of care so the patient receives services in a safe and timely manner, and the patient and family are provided all necessary resources and education. Interprets and communicates complex patient/family needs and role models caring practices to other caregivers. Assess patients' and families' psychosocial risk factors through evaluation of prior functioning levels, appropriateness and adequacy of support systems, reaction to illness, and ability to cope. Counsels patients and families regarding emotional, social, and financial consequences of illness and/or disability; accesses and mobilizes family/community resources to meet identified needs. Provides mental health assessments of patients upon physician referral. Provides therapeutic intervention to facilitate complex discharge planning. Serves as the point person in child abuse/neglect, adult/elderly abuse/neglect, institutional abuse, and domestic violence. Serves as liaison between Indiana University Health and state and county child and adult protective teams. Provides intervention in guardianship (temporary/permanent), foster care, adoption, and mental health level II placements.

• Masters Degree in Social Work, Counseling, Psychology or related area is required.

• CPI (Non-Violent Crisis Intervention) certification may be required.

• Requires current licensure or license eligibility in the state of Indiana as an HSPP, LMFT, LCSW or LMHC.

• Clinical licensure preferred.

• Requires knowledge of the impact of the disease process and of human behavior to provide psychosocial assessments, short-term therapeutic counseling, and crisis intervention to patients, families and staff.

• Requires knowledge of state and county adult and child protective legal mandates.

• Requires knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span.

• Maintains principles, practices and techniques of crisis intervention and de-escalation techniques.

• Develop and maintain strong working relationships with the community, medical teams, law enforcement, APS/CPS, schools, probation and other agencies as indicated.

• Requires proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Word.

• Requires relevant health care, mental health or community-based experience. REQNUMBER: 332852

Ask for details about the sign on bonus of up to $3,000!!!

Why work at TidalHealth?

Looking for a rewarding place to work? Choose TidalHealth. Our hospitals have been named among the Top 5 percent of all U.S. hospitals by Healthgrades and a five-star hospital by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Located just 30 minutes from the beach, TidalHealth Wellness Centers cover the Seaford, Laurel, and Delmar school districts providing students with services such as school and sports physicals, diagnosis and treatment of minor illnesses and injuries (including prescriptions and limited lab testing if needed), mental health counseling, and diet/exercise/nutritional counseling. Take advantage of our tuition assistance and certification assistance programs to grow both personally and professionally.

Behavioral Counselor Position Summary

The behavioral counselor is a member of an interdisciplinary team of professionals staffing the middle/senior high school wellness center. The team also includes a nurse practitioner/center coordinator, a registered dietitian, an administrative assistant, and a collaborating physician. Patients may be seen in-person or via telehealth. The behavioral counselor will work with a pre-teen and adolescent population providing behavioral risk assessments, individual and/or group counseling, and crisis intervention with referrals to community resources when additional care is deemed appropriate. They will work as a team member with other Wellness Center staff to provide a holistic approach to care for students and their families in the center.

Behavioral Counselor Position Requirements

+ Licensed or eligible for Delaware licensure as clinical social worker (LCSW) or professional counselor of mental health (LPCMH) required.

+ Minimum of 1-year clinical counseling, preferably including adolescent experience.

Behavioral Counselor Work Schedule

+ Four working days each week between Monday-Friday

+ Work schedule follows the school calendar, i.e. Holidays, in-service days, and Professional Development days

+ Enjoy summer vacations off as a 10-month employee

Behavioral Counselor Benefits

+ At TidalHealth, full-time employees working at least 72 hours per pay period, part-time employees working at least 36 hours per pay period and part-time employees working at least 30 hours or more on weekends only are eligible for benefits.

+ Benefits includes medical, prescription, vision, dental, flexible spending accounts, disability insurance plans, life insurance, paid time off plans, retirement plans, tuition assistance, employee assistance, and access to on-site childcare and a credit union.