Residential counselor Jobs in Phoenix, AZ

Description

SUMMARY

The Family Counselor is primarily responsible for assessing family needs and providing individual and family psychotherapy. Services will be evidence-based and focused on families referred to HRTs FAST program.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Conducts therapeutic visits in individual, family, or group sessions, and may include multi-family group sessions. Treatment services should involve a family component when possible and should seek to strengthen family relationships by improving communication and improving family members’ ability to support the juvenile’s treatment progress.
• Reviews and follows a service treatment plan that addresses the client’s current level of functioning and update as necessary.
• Provides structured sessions occurring for a specific, authorized period that work toward the attainment of mutually defined goals as specified in the treatment plan.
• Assists in identification and utilization of community resources and natural supports, and after care support services.
• Maintains regular contact with families and additional team members as needed.
• Completes required reports and documentation in a timely manner, provides case management with required reports and advises of any problematic situations.
• Documents attendance, level of participation, and comprehension of activities, on the same day of service delivery.
• Demonstrates sensitivity to linguistic, cultural, social, economic, individual and role differences among persons and families served.
• Attends and makes reports to the Child and Family Team (CFT) during CFT meetings as requested.
• Maintains records of mileage traveled in course of job performance and submits documentation to the Program Supervisor on a monthly basis.
• Attends and completes a minimum of twenty-four hours of job-related training annually.
• Commits to attending all program meetings, in-service trainings and regular communication with team members.
• Schedules and attends a minimum of 4 hours of supervision per month, which must include 1 hour of individual clinical supervision and at least 3 hours of group supervision through program meetings.
• Ensures the safety, health and welfare of staff and families at all times.
• Models and ensures all program norms are upheld without compromise.
• Acts as a positive role model and mentor for both staff and families.
• Treats others with respect, confronts negative behavior and supports confrontation.

OTHER DUTIES

REQUIRED EDUCATION AND / OR EXPERIENCE

ADDITIONAL ELIGIBILITY QUALIFICATIONS