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Counselor

Job Details

Job Location

Schenectady-Genium-PCFC - Schenectady, NY

Position Type

Full Time

Education Level

Bachelors

Salary Range

$22.00 - $23.00 Hourly

Travel Percentage

Up to 50%

Description

Prevention Counselor

Northern Rivers Family Services

As a Prevention Counselor, you will provide supportive counseling and case planning services to county residents. Your focus will be to help parents, caregivers and children succeed by drawing on their natural strengths while addressing the risks that impact safety, permanency and well-being. You will provide services in the home, school and community. You will report to Clinical Coordinator of the Parsons Schenectady Prevention Program. You will work a flexible schedule with some remote work opportunities.

Responsibilities:

+ Maintain a caseload of up to ten families and meet with each family weekly.

+ Engage and sustain engagement of families throughout course of treatment.

+ Assess individual(s) and family(s) including use of assessment tools to the position.

+ Identify and discuss the strengths, risk factors and service needs which influence the health and safety of a client/family.

+ Develop with the family and other service providers mutually agreed upon treatment goals.

+ Facilitate Family Team Meetings and other service plan reviews to assess progress and identify any needed modifications to treatment planning.

+ Provide therapeutic and case planning services to children and families.

+ Establish and maintain working relationships with colleagues, case managers and collaterals.

+ Participate in weekly or bi-weekly supervision and program Team Meetings.

+ Maintain case record and complete all paperwork: status sheets, progress notes, service plans, correspondence, discharge summaries. Observing program contract, agency policy, COA and state mandates.

Requirements and Education:

+ Bachelor’s degree in Social Work or related field with three to five years of human services experience required.

+ Valid driver’s license and reliable access to a vehicle required

+ General knowledge of the child welfare system and an ability to work with children and adults required.

Benefits

+ Health care package: medical, dental, and vision

+ Tuition reimbursement

+ Paid time off

+ Holiday Pay

+ 401 (K) plan

+ Life Insurance

+ Loan repayment assistance

+ Free training/CEU opportunities

About Northern Rivers

At Northern Rivers Family of Services, we work together to make a difference in our client's lives. Northern Rivers empowers children, adults, and families to change their lives and build stronger communities.

Northern Rivers Family of Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We hire great people from a variety of backgrounds, not because it is the right thing to do, but because it makes us stronger! All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status, or any other characteristic protected under applicable law. We cherish the unique contributions of our diverse staff and are building a culture where everyone has the opportunity to do the meaningful work.

Qualifications

If you want a rewarding career where you make a positive impact on children and their families, we want to talk to you! At Northern Rivers Family of Services, we work together to make a difference in our client's lives while also strengthening our community.

We are a family of human service agencies united in our passion to helping children, families, and adults reach their potential. Northern Rivers coordinates the quality of care, depth of programs, and combined size and passion for the mission to provide care for more than 18,000 people each year in 41 counties throughout New York State. If you’ve got the talent, drive and desire to make a real difference in your community, you need to be a part of Northern Rivers Family of Services!