School Based Family Therapist

Tulsa County; Tulsa (OK); On-site; USD 52,893 - 63,355; Full time

Job summary

Tulsa County is hiring for a position that provides therapy to students at Phoenix Rising Alternative High School. The position requires a Master's degree in Psychology, Social Work, or Human Relations along with experience in family-focused counseling. Responsibilities include conducting intake assessments and developing individualized treatment plans.

Qualified candidates will possess strong counseling skills, knowledge of child development, and the ability to communicate effectively with diverse families. The role also offers flexible working hours, including evenings and weekends.

Qualifications

• 3 years full-time paid employment in family focused counseling.
• Knowledge of child development, trauma, and delinquency.
• Ability to deal with problems involving several variables in standardized situations.

Responsibilities

• Conducts intake assessments with new students.
• Develop individualized treatment plans.
• Provide information and consultation to school staff about best practices.

Skills

Counseling individuals and families

Using a personal computer

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Effective communication

Culturally sensitive practices

Education

Master's degree in Psychology, Social Work or Human Relations

Job description

Pay: $5,208.28 per month

Employment Type: Full Time / Part Time

Job Summary

Under direction, provides individual, family and group therapy to students enrolled at Phoenix Rising Alternative High School using evidence-based practices by performing the following duties.

Essential Job Functions

• Conducts intake assessments with all new students following admission to Phoenix Rising Alternative School.
• Develop individualized treatment plans with the involvement and consent of the students and their support system, making referrals to community partners when appropriate.
• Plan and facilitate group interventions based on trends in student population.
• Participate in staffing cases with a multidisciplinary team.
• Provide information and consultation to school staff regarding best practices in working with justice involved youth.
• Respond to calls from clients and/or families for crisis solutions.
• Provide support to members of the student's immediate family throughout the change process.
• Complete documentation regarding student progress/regress including documentation regarding each family/student contact.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Additional Job Description

Additional responsibilities may include performing other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Skill in: Counseling individuals and families; using a personal computer, Microsoft Excel and Word.
• Knowledge of: Child development, trauma, and delinquency.
• Knowledge of: The use of various evidence based/best practice therapeutic modalities.
• Knowledge of: Principles and practices of social work and psychology applicable to juvenile casework.
• Knowledge of: County and state regulations regarding youth offenders, including Title 10 of the Oklahoma State Statutes.
• Ability to: Learn and incorporate new practices as deemed necessary by the program facilitator.
• Ability to: Work a flexible schedule, including some evenings and weekends.
• Ability to: Work under stressful conditions and with persons in conflict.
• Ability to: Handle multiple tasks efficiently.
• Ability to: Communicate effectively both orally and in writing.
• Ability to: Establish effective interpersonal relationships and create a constructive atmosphere of crisis problem solving.
• Ability to: Work with culturally diverse families and communities and be culturally sensitive and appropriate.
• Ability to: Speak effectively and present information and respond to inquiries from groups of administrators, teachers, clients, and the general public.
• Ability to: Deal with problems involving several concrete or abstract variables in standardized situations.

Supervisory Skills: This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

Education and/Or Experience

Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Master's degree in Psychology, Social Work or Human Relations; and 3 years full-time paid employment in family focused counseling.

Certificates, Licences, Registrations

• Valid Oklahoma Driver’s License possessed for at least 6 months.
• Defensive driving with Tulsa County within 6 months of hire.
• Possession of a professional license or eligibility for supervised licensure (LPC, LMSW, LMSW-US, LCSW) as approved by the relevant state governing board.
• Professional liability insurance.
• Documents verifying supervision status for professional license.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to sit and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and taste or smell. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to outside weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Location

Family Center for Juvenile Justice

EEO Statement

Tulsa County does not discriminate against any individual because of race, color, sex, age, religion, national origin, ancestry, marital status, disability or political affiliation (except when such person advocates or belongs to an organization which advocates the overthrow of our constituted government by force or violence) with regard to all terms, conditions, eligibilities, and privileges of employment for all positions in the County.

Tulsa County is dedicated to providing an equal employment opportunity to all qualified individuals. It is the policy of Tulsa County to recruit, to employ, to compensate, and to promote the most qualified persons for all classified positions within the divisions under the Board of County Commissioners and other participating County offices, solely on the basis of job-related qualifications and competency. Therefore, it is the policy of the participating County offices, including all Board of County Commissioners divisions, that there shall be no discrimination against any employee or applicant with regard to their race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, or sexual orientation), parental status, national origin, family medical history or genetic information, political affiliation, military service, marital status, mental or physical disability, medical condition, age, or other non-merit based factors or other characteristics protected by federal, state, or local laws with regard to all terms, conditions, eligibilities, and privileges of employment for all positions in the County. The complete text of the County’s Equal Employment Opportunity statement is available from the Human Resources Division.