Residential Counselor (8362) Position Available In Pinellas, Florida

Job Description:

Lutheran Services Florida (LSF) envisions a world where childrenare safe, families are strong, and communities are vibrant. LSF islooking for a talented Residential Counselor who wants to make animpact in the lives of others.

Purpose and Impact:

Provideassessment and individual, family and group counseling to clients.

Essential Functions:

Provide individual crisis counseling. Provide intake assessment, psycho/social, suicide risk. Provide family orientation, assessment, counseling,reunification. Provide individual and family aftercare counseling services toformer residents and their families. Provide rotating “on call” services. Provide group counseling activities activities and social skillinstructions. Provide case management, crisis intervention, telephone crisisand referral inquiries, evaluations and recommendations. Fulfill necessary administrative duties as needed. Establish goals and objectives for individual and groupprograms. Provide “in home” crisis counseling as needed for familymediation. 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.

OtherFunctions:

Responsible to be available 24 hours a day while on-call. Other duties reasonably assigned by the Counselor III, ClinicalDirector, or Regional Director.

Physical Requirements:

Ability todrive, use phone, sit for long periods of time, write case notesand file.

Education:

Master’s Degree in Human Services field.

Experience:

One to three (1-3) years’ experience in adolescent andfamily counseling, facilitating group sessions and performingintake, psycho/social/risk assessments. Experience with troubledyouth and their families.

Skills:

Must be well organized. Able to work effectively with others. Good communicator and loyal team player.

Other:

Mustdemonstrate sensitivity to our service population’s cultural andsocioeconomic characteristics and needs.

PrincipleAccountabilities:

Reports to Counselor III/ Clinical Director. Team player with co-workers and administrators. Accurate, complete and timely documentation of clientcases. Accurate, complete and time submission of required submissionof required statistical reports. Adherence to all licensing and quality assurancestandards. Clinical liaison to DJJ, courts schools and communityproviders. Adherence to agency policies and procedures. Why work for LSF?LSF offers 60 programs across the state of Florida serving a widerange of populations in need. Mission Driven staff members becomepart of the LSF community while transforming the lives of those inneed. Our staff additionally find growth opportunities as theyexplore areas of interest within the organization.

Amazing benefitspackage including:

Medical, Dental and Vision Telehealth (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)

Note:

Head Start employees paid time off and holiday schedulemay differ 403(b) Retirement plan with 3% discretionary employer match OR3% student loan repayment reimbursement Tuition reimbursement LSF is proud to be an equal opportunityemployer.