Counselor

Pace-Center-For-Girl; Lakeland (FL); On-site; USD 40,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Pace Center for Girls in Lakeland, FL is seeking a counselor to provide prevention services and psychosocial support for at-risk youth. The role includes crisis counseling, case management, and group-based psycho-educational services in a gender-responsive, trauma-informed framework.

Responsibilities include direct care, family support, and coordination with academic teams to ensure holistic care. Evening and weekend availability and travel may be required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree from four-year college or university with a major in Social Work, Psychology, Mental Health, Counseling, or a related field
• Minimum three years prior experience
• Knowledge of case management practices
• Excellent individual, group and family counseling and crisis management skills
• Proficiency in computer skills, database management and/or office software

Responsibilities

• Direct Care Services: Increase girls’ resiliency and protective factors by improving relationships, self-efficacy, and self-advocacy
• Assess and address needs through holistic assessment, goal setting, and care planning
• Provide bi-weekly counseling services to girls using guidance, support, collaboration, and psycho-educational services
• Provide psycho-educational groups focusing on social-emotional and life skill development
• Provide monthly family support/counseling with caregivers to encourage progress and engagement
• Provide crisis intervention as warranted and coordinate risk assessments
• Provide case management services including transportation, referrals, and resource advocacy
• Partner with the academic team to ensure holistic, cohesive care
• Care planning, monitoring and documentation: Document progress, assessments and transition plans
• Collaborate with intake team to support program enrollment
• Contribute to program outcomes and data collection
• Other duties as assigned

Skills

Counseling

Crisis management

Case management

Computer skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in social work/psych/mental health

Master’s degree preferred

Tools

Case management software

Office software

Database management

Job description

Locations

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213 Tyler Avenue
Lakeland, FL 33801, USA
Polk
213 Tyler Avenue
Lakeland, FL 33801, USA

• On-site
• Social Services
• Full-Time
• Requisition #: COUNS005637

Description

Working Hours: M-F 7:30-3:30

Summary

At Pace we transform girls’ lives through academic and counseling programs based on a gender-responsive, strength-based and trauma informed framework. Team members create a safe place for girls to learn, grow, and heal.

The counselor role provides prevention services to girls that includes social emotional support, intensive care (case) management, crisis counseling, and psycho-educational groups to girls. This position is aimed at helping girls decrease risk-related behaviors.

Qualifications and Education Requirements

Required

• Bachelor’s Degree from four-year College or University with a Major in Social Work, Psychology, and Mental Health, Counseling, or a related field

• Minimum three years prior experience
• Knowledge of case management practices.
• Excellent individual, group and family counseling and crisis management skills
• Proficiency in computer skills, database management and/or office software

Preferred

• Master’s Degree; Major in Social Work, Psychology, Mental Health, Counseling or a related field with a minimum of 1-year prior experience
• Knowledge of laws relating to children and families
• Experience working with at-risk youth
• Experience in working in a multidisciplinary team

Roles and Responsibilities

Direct Care Services

• Increase girls’ resiliency and protective factors by improving relationships, increasing self-efficacy, and encouraging self-advocacy
• Assess and address needs and strengths through holistic assessment, goal setting, and care planning
• Utilize the Transtheoretical Model of Change, considering any history of trauma and leveraging girls’ strengths
• Provide bi-weekly counseling services to girls using guidance, support, collaboration, skill acquisition, and psycho-educational services
• Provide psycho-educational groups that are girl-centered, focusing on social-emotional and life skill development
• Provide monthly family support/counseling with caregivers to encourage girl progression in the change process and to work with natural supports
• Provide solution-focused counseling approaches toward the resolution of risk factors for substance abuse following the standards of the Florida Administrative Codes Chapter 65D-30
• Provide crisis intervention as warranted, including family support, peer mediation, classroom support, and the coordination of risk assessments
• Provide care (case) management services, including transportation services when needed, field trips and other extracurricular activities, maintain a safe environment in the program, collaborate with outside entities and community providers involved in girls’ care, make referrals as appropriate, and advocate for needed resources
• Provide strength-based behavior modification and ensure appropriate use of the Growth and Change System, including de-escalation of girls and caregivers when needed
• Partner with the academic team to ensure holistic, cohesive care

Non-Direct Care Services, Care Planning, and Monitoring

• Participate in care review meetings for girls served and provide education to the care planning team using a multidisciplinary framework
• Collaborate with the intake team to support decision-making about program enrollment
• Document progress and complete assessments, screening tools, care plans and transition plans
• Contribute positively toward programmatic outcomes and with the collection of data to support the change process of girls
• Other duties as assigned

Other

• Must adhere to the Pace Center for Girls Values and Guiding Principles and upholds the ethical standards of the Agency
• Follows mission, values and principles, policies and procedures of the Pace Center for Girls
• Availability to work evenings and weekends as required to fulfill workload requirements
• Must be able to travel by automobile, plane, train, etc.; occasional overnight travel may be required

The work environment characteristics can bestressful, is fast-paced and requires alertness and flexibility. The noise level is usually quiet; however,noise can accelerate to moderate and high levels.

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