Community Counselor - Tucson, AZ (Autism Clinic)

About the role

Intermountain Centers is one of the largest statewide behavioral health and integrated care organizations in Arizona, offering top-level compensation packages, exceptional health/dental/disability benefits, career advancement programs, student loan forgiveness, 401k company match, bilingual pay differential, paid holidays/PTO, employer-paid life insurance, clinical licensure supervision/reimbursement, and evidence-based treatment approaches.

General summary

The Community Counselor provides strength-based interventions to build self-regulation skills and develops positive coping strategies for anger, impulse control, depression, anxiety and stress, conflict resolution and general self-management. Services are provided to members and/or families in community, educational, or home-based settings. Care coordination and Child and Family Team (CFT) facilitation skills are also required and provided as needed based on member needs. Community counselors may also assist in facilitating group counseling sessions on a rotating basis.

Job responsibilities

• Provides direct family-centered clinical services to members as well as care coordination to meet member needs and employee productivity standards, including individual, family, and group skills-building interventions and counseling services addressing behavioral challenges, parenting skills, family systems issues, anger management, and substance abuse interventions.
• Prepares written diagnostic assessments assessing service recipients from multiple perspectives, including family functioning, psychological/emotional, social, academic, medical, behavioral, substance abuse, skills, strengths, barriers to self-sufficiency, treatment history, and others, utilizing various assessment instruments.
• Facilitates Child and Family Team (CFT) meetings and collaborates/coordinates with other service providers, system partners, and professionals such as attorneys, school personnel, social workers, and probation officers.
• Interprets and follows treatment plans from other providers when clinically appropriate.
• Responds to crisis situations during the workday as needed.
• Documents case activities for both clinical and billing purposes in accordance with agency and AHCCCS standards.
• Works with Clinical Supervisor to increase effectiveness of therapeutic intervention.
• Performs other duties as assigned or necessary as they relate to the general nature of the position.

Qualifications

• Education: Associate's degree preferred; high school diploma or GED required.
• Experience: Minimum 4 years of direct member care experience in Behavioral Health.
• Special Job Requirement: Own, reliable transportation; mileage reimbursement provided.

Regulatory requirements

• 18 years of age or older.
• Arizona Level One Fingerprint Clearance Card (must possess upon hire and maintain throughout employment).
• CPR, First Aid & AED certification, if required (must possess upon hire and maintain throughout employment).
• Valid Driver's License, 39-month Motor Vehicle Report, proof of vehicle registration and liability insurance that meet company insurance requirements, if required.
• Negative TB test result, if required (employer provides).