PEAP COUNSELOR (PART-TIME) (UNCLASSIFIED)

About the role

This employee provides direct psychotherapy services to clients and client groups in the Public Employees Assistance Program (PEAP). Leads seminars in stress reduction, orientation in the use of PEAP services, conflict management, and substance abuse.

Responsibilities

• Provides direct psychotherapy services to clients and client groups in the Public Employees Assistance Program (PEAP).
• Leads seminars in stress reduction, orientation in the use of PEAP services, conflict management, and substance abuse.
• Conducts diagnostic interviews and psychosocial assessments.
• Conducts mental status evaluations.
• Conducts organizational assessments and organizational interventions.
• Provides consultation to supervisors concerning management of employees referred for services.
• Conducts formal family interventions as means of bringing chemically dependent clients into treatment.
• Establishes professional relationships with private psychologists and psychiatrists for the purpose of hospitalizations, medications, or specialized evaluations.
• Conducts intake assessments.
• Corresponds with referring sources.
• Performs related duties as required.

Requirements

• Masters degree in Clinical Social Work, Clinical Psychology, or closely related mental health field of study containing sufficient courses in the diagnosis and treatment, including psychotherapy, of mental disorders, family dysfunction, marital problems, situational adjustment conditions, and chemical dependency.
• Two (2) years of experience as a primary therapist for individuals, couples, and families.
• Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology can be substituted for this two (2) year requirement.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of: Human growth and development. Personality and learning theory. Family systems therapy. Individual and group psychotherapy. Brief focal therapy techniques. Various therapeutic approaches to individual, couples, and family treatment. Group dynamics, methods, and facilitative processes.
• Skill In Family, couples, and individual psychotherapy approaches and techniques.
• Presents a positive, professional posture in providing services to clients.
• Interprets complex data obtained in assessment interviews.
• Communicates clearly and accurately.

Skills

• Family, couples, and individual psychotherapy approaches and techniques.
• Presents a positive, professional posture in providing services to clients.
• Interprets complex data obtained in assessment interviews.
• Communicates clearly and accurately.

Benefits

The City of Cincinnati offers its employees competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefit package designed to actively attract and retain quality employees' to add additional value to the City of Cincinnati's workforce. A summary of these benefits for full-time employment is listed below.

• Health Insurance: The City of Cincinnati offers 3 medical plans to all full time City of Cincinnati employees and eligible dependents: the 80/20 PPO medical plan, the HDHP medical plan with an HSA contribution, and a Health Reimbursement Arrangement for those enrolled on another non-city eligible group plan.
• Flexible Benefits Plans: City employees can participate in the Healthcare Flex Spending Account that can be used to pay out-of-pocket medical, prescription, dental, and vision care expenses for employees and family members. Dependent Care Flex Spending Account: City employees can participate in a Dependent Care Flex Spending Account that can be used to pay work-related dependent care expenses. Participants can set aside money each year through pre-tax payroll deductions to pay for these expenses. Transportation Expense Reimbursement Account: City employees can participate in a Transportation Expense Reimbursement Account (TERA) that can be used to reimburse expenses related to traveling to and from work. Participants can set-up a pre-tax payroll deduction up to an IRS regulated amount.
• Healthy Lifestyles Program: City employees can voluntarily participate in a wellness incentive program that encourages and rewards employees and their spouses/equal partners for making positive choices for better health. The City of Cincinnati will contribute up to $300/year to a Health Reimbursement Account for each the employee and their spouse/equal partner for meeting specified program goals. These dollars can be used to offset qualified out-of-pocket medical expenses.
• Integrated Health Reimbursement Arrangement (HRA): This is a voluntary program that serves as an alternative healthcare option to traditional medical plans. If you have alternate group health coverage available to you through a spouse, equal partner, another job, or a non-city retirement plan, you may be eligible for this plan which reimburses you for the difference in premiums between the plans and your covered out of pocket expenses on the other plan.
• Retail Plan: The City provides a defined benefit pension plan for part-time and full-time employees.

Pay

Competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefit package designed to actively attract and retain quality employees' to add additional value to the City of Cincinnati's workforce.

Schedule

The position is unclassified and casual (part-time) service in accordance with Civil Service Rule 1 Section 10.