Professional Counselor

Responsibilities

• Completes intakes, assessments, screenings, and histories to establish baseline of mental health care for all residential clients.
• Creates and manages treatment plans for each client.
• Oversees and stewards the mental health and wellbeing of all clients through regularly scheduled counseling sessions.
• Provides impromptu counseling, crisis intervention and de-escalation, as needed.
• Aids clients in moving from deficit focus to cultivating and utilizing strengths and resilience in the face of challenges.
• Learns and leads trainings on a weekly basis with clients; leads trauma-informed trainings for staff.
• Participates in on-call rotation for residential program.
• Actively participates on a multidisciplinary team and provides guidance and support to the team in decision-making.

Qualifications

• Minimum of a Master's in counseling or social work from an accredited college.
• Holds or working towards an LPC license and a minimum of 2 years of experience in individual and group counseling with traumatized individuals/abuse, substance abuse, victims of crime, women in crisis, at-risk youth, domestic violence or similar population.
• Fluent in English and Spanish.
• Skilled in leading effective counseling groups and staff training.
• Leader with trauma responsive programming.
• Possesses strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Highly trainable and flexible.