In Home Counselor - Des Moines/ North Lee County

Four Oaks Family & Children Services; Burlington (IA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Four Oaks Family & Children Services in Burlington, IA is seeking an experienced professional to support at-risk youth through individualized planning, mentorship, and ongoing supervision. You will collaborate with youth, families, schools, and referral sources to implement plans and monitor progress.

The role emphasizes building relationships, documenting status, and delivering reports, with frequent contact and community engagement to promote positive outcomes.

Qualifications

• A Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work from an accredited college or university OR Bachelor’s Degree in related field plus two years of human service related experience is required.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and implement a client Situational Plan and a Family Support Plan with input from the youth, family, referral source, and placement agency.
• Demonstrate proficiency in use of various service techniques.
• Develop a relationship with the youth and family.
• Conduct numerous telephone and one-on-one contacts with the youth & family.
• Update parents and referring worker of client status.
• Provide mentoring to client and family.
• Hold client accountable to the rules of supervision (probation contract).
• Monitor client behavior and risk domains utilizing the Thinking Errors and Anger Controls models as well as deliberate efforts improving domains (making more protective).
• Interface with school and community contacts.
• Provide formal reports or testimony on youth status.
• Provide consistent, individualized reinforcement to youth behavior, using daily issues to teach and reinforce adaptive behaviors.
• Assist clients in developing insight into their behaviors so they learn to self-identify and self-correct.
• Understand impact of youth behaviors on their actions and the resulting consequences, and utilizes team feedback to increase effectiveness of interventions.

Job description

Job DetailsLevel: ExperiencedJob Location: US-IA-Burlington - Burlington, IA 52601Position Type: Full TimeEducation Level: Bachelor's DegreeTravel Percentage: Frequent Travel Required - Up to 50%Job Shift: 1st ShiftJob Category: Nonprofit - Social Services

What you will do?

Specific duties include:

• Prepare and implement a client Situational Plan and a Family Support Plan with input from the youth, family, referral source, and placement agency.
• Demonstrate proficiency in use of various service techniques.
• Develop a relationship with the youth and family.
• Conduct numerous telephone and one-on-one contacts with the youth & family.
• Update parents and referring worker of client status.
• Provide mentoring to client and family.
• Hold client accountable to the rules of supervision (probation contract).
• Monitor client behavior and risk domains utilizing the Thinking Errors and Anger Controls models as well as deliberate efforts improving domains (making more protective).
• Interface with school and community contacts.
• Provide formal reports or testimony on youth status.
• Provide consistent, individualized reinforcement to youth behavior, using daily issues to teach and reinforce adaptive behaviors.
• Assist clients in developing insight into their behaviors so they learn to self-identify and self-correct.
• Understand impact of youth behaviors on their actions and the resulting consequences, and utilizes team feedback to increase effectiveness of interventions.

Qualifications & Program InformationWhat you need:

• A Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work from an accredited college or university OR Bachelor’s Degree in related field plus two years of human service related experience is required.