PCP COUNSELOR (Part-Time Temporary Position)

About the role

This is a part-time temporary position (up to 25 hours per week).

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical services and maintain a caseload of clients ranging from elementary school age through high school age and their families.
• Maintain a working relationship with school and community personnel throughout the year to coordinate care for clients.
• Organize, plan, and run groups and educational workshops based off of community need.
• Responsible for maintaining records and paperwork and available for weekly staff meetings and weekly clinical supervision meetings.
• Conducts presentations, speaks to local groups, and performs other outreach tasks to promote awareness of the Madison Area YMCA and Project Pride’s work.
• Serve as a Y ambassador, participating in Y conferences, programs and activities, including the Annual Campaign and special events.
• Adhere to policies related to boundaries with youth.
• Attend required abuse risk management training.
• Adhere to procedures related to managing high-risk activities and supervising youth.
• Report suspicious or inappropriate behaviors and policy violations.
• Follow mandated abuse reporting requirements.

Qualifications

• Master degree in Social Work or related degree
• Licensed NJ LSW, LCSW, LAC, LPC
• Previous experience working with children and teens
• Proficient in use of computers
• Ability to communicate effectively, bi-lingual Spanish a plus
• 3+ years of previous professional mental health counseling experience in treating children, adolescents and families
• Proficient in use of computers
• Ability to communicate effectively, bi-lingual Spanish a plus