Youth & Family Counselor – Crisis & Case Management

Children’s Home & Aid; Alton (IL); On-site; USD 47,000 - 51,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/dental/vision insurance

Paid time off (3+ weeks first year)

11 paid holidays

401(k) with match

Job summary

Brightpoint invites you to join our team of mission-driven staff dedicated to creating an equitable world where all children and families thrive. The Youth Services team delivers crisis intervention, follow-up stabilization, and short-term counseling for youth aged 11-23 and their families, working in home and community settings to strengthen relationships and prevent state involvement.

The Family Counselor role collaborates with providers, documents thoroughly using a web-based client services

Qualifications

• Master's Degree in Social Work, Counseling, or a related field required OR a Bachelor's degree in a human services field plus at least two years' related experience working with children and families required.
• Experience with high-risk youth and their families in crisis preferred.
• Counseling experience or training preferred.
• Ability to speak English and Spanish preferred.
• Valid driver's license, insurance, and access to a reliable vehicle required.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Provides crisis intervention and conflict resolution with youth and their families as necessary.
• Provides individual and family counseling according to program model.
• Provides comprehensive case management services to a caseload of clients including needs assessment, service planning, case coordination, service brokerage, linkages with community resources, and monitoring progress toward client goals.
• Establishes trusting, nurturing, therapeutic relationships with clients and their families.
• Arranges and/or provides services needed to meet the immediate needs of client(s).
• Assesses youth and family functioning for safety, risk and protective factors and determines appropriate interventions.
• Formulates service plans and goals with client(s), obtains supervisory approval of the plan, and is responsible for implementation.
• Analyzes progress in the service plan and makes adjustments to meet client needs.

Skills

Effective listening

Verbal communication

Written communication

Bilingual English/Spanish

Driver's license

Trust-building

Education

MSW or related field

BA in human services + 2 years experience

Job description

Brightpoint invites you to join our team of mission-driven staff dedicated to creating an equitable world where all children and families thrive. The Youth Services team delivers crisis intervention, follow-up stabilization, and short-term counseling for youth aged 11-23 and their families, working in home and community settings to strengthen relationships and prevent state involvement.

The Family Counselor role collaborates with providers, documents thoroughly using a web-based client services