Youth & Family Support Counselor | Flexible Schedule

La Frontera Center Inc.; Glendale (AZ); On-site; USD 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous PTO

10 paid holidays per year

Medical plans

Dental plans

Vision plans

403(b) retirement plan

Licensure Reimbursement

Tuition Reimbursement

Elder Care assistance

Pet Insurance

Job summary

La Frontera Center Inc. through EMPACT-SPC seeks a Family Support Counselor in Glendale, AZ to work with children and families in school and community settings.

You will coordinate case management, facilitate Child and Family Teams, provide home-based mentoring and living skills, and support crisis stabilization while maintaining compassionate, culturally sensitive care. This full-time role requires a high school diploma, AZ BHT certification, valid driver's license, fingerprint clearance, and

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• BHT level per AZDHS/BHS required.
• Experience with children with behavioral needs.
• Experience with parents on parenting skills and behavior modification.
• Ability to engage with others and coordinate with DCS.
• Experience with behavior charts and behavior modification.
• Flexible schedule including evenings/weekends.
• Comfort transporting youth in company vehicles.
• Fingerprint clearance card or eligible.
• Valid AZ driver's license with clean record in past 3 years.
• Regular access to reliable transportation.
• Must be 21 years of age.

Responsibilities

• Promote and protect health, safety, and emotional well-being of children and families by assisting, supporting and educating them to prevent illness and avoid unsafe activities.
• Provide mentoring, life and social skill building to children and their families in their home and in community-based settings.
• Collaborate with various stakeholder groups.
• Provide psychosocial rehabilitation living skills training in children's homes or community-based settings.
• Provide respite for families and assist with living skills in the home community-based settings.
• In-home family and individual counseling.
• Work with the child, family, and any support network to identify areas of risk and to create safeguards specific to these concerns.
• Assists the CFT in crisis stabilization and transitional moves to and from higher levels of care.
• Consistently address challenging behaviors proactively, respectfully, and by avoiding the use of aversive or deprivation intervention techniques in family-centered, strengths-based manners.

Skills

BHT level

Bilingual Spanish

Flexible schedule

Driver's license

Reliable transportation

21+ years old

Education

High School Diploma/GED

Job description

La Frontera Center Inc. through EMPACT-SPC seeks a Family Support Counselor in Glendale, AZ to work with children and families in school and community settings.

You will coordinate case management, facilitate Child and Family Teams, provide home-based mentoring and living skills, and support crisis stabilization while maintaining compassionate, culturally sensitive care. This full-time role requires a high school diploma, AZ BHT certification, valid driver's license, fingerprint clearance, and