Counselor II
Lutheran Services Florida
- Lillian, AL
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Provide individual crisis counseling.
- Provide intake assessment, psycho/social, suicide risk.
- Provide family orientation, assessment, counseling, reunification.
- Provide individual and family aftercare counseling services to former residents and their families.
- Provide rotating “on call” services.
- Provide group counseling activities activities and social skill
- Provide case management, crisis intervention, telephone crisis and referral inquiries, evaluations and recommendations.
- Fulfill necessary administrative duties as needed.
- Establish goals and objectives for individual and group programs.
- Provide “in home” crisis counseling as needed for family mediation.
- Advocate for clients with community agencies, courts, C&F, schools, etc.
- Participate in community outreach programs.
- House coverage as needed in emergency.
- Available to travel.
- Participate and provide staff/professional training.
- Responsible to carry a pager 24 hours a day while on-call.
- Other duties reasonably assigned by the Program Director and the office of the Regional Director.
- Able to drive frequently to various offices utilizing either a company vehicle or personal vehicle
- Able to use phone, sit for long periods of time, write case notes and file.
- Ability to perform CPR and crisis intervention if needed, as trained.
- One to three (1-3) years experience in adolescent and family counseling, facilitating group sessions and performing intake, psycho/social/risk assessments.
- Experience with troubled youth and their families.
- Must be well organized
- Able to work and communicate effectively with clients, parents, co-workers, volunteers, government and other agencies and the general public.
- Must demonstrate sensitivity to our service population’s cultural and socioeconomic characteristics and needs.
- Valid driver’s license and insurance required.
- Good organizational, verbal and written skills.
- Dependability, discretion and good judgment
- Reports to Counselor III.
- Team player with co-workers and administrators.
- Accurate, complete and timely documentation of client cases.
- Accurate, complete and time submission of required submission of required statistical reports.
- Adherence to all licensing and quality assurance standards.
- Clinical liaison to DJJ, courts schools and community providers.
- Adherence to agency policies and procedures.
- Medical, Dental and Vision
- Teladoc (24/7 online access to doctors)
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Employer paid life insurance (1X salary)
- 13 paid holidays + 1 floating holiday
- Generous PTO policy (starting at 16 working days a year)
- 403(b) Retirement plan with 3% discretionary employer match OR 3% student loan repayment reimbursement
- Tuition reimbursement
- Bachelors or better in Human Services or related field