Job Snapshot
Location:
Relocate to Knoxville, TN, OH 45401
Industry:
Not for Profit - Charitable
Healthcare - Health Services
Social Services
Job Type:
Health Care
Professional Services
Contact Information
Description
Become a Family Counselor in Knoxville, TN!
This job is responsible for providing intensive home-based therapy to families. The Intercept program serves a broad population of youth, including those involved with multiple child-serving systems and those at high risk of removal from their families. The program specializes in diverting youth from out of home placements by helping their families safely maintain youth in their home environment. Intercept also focuses on reunification of youth who are in a residential treatment or foster home setting.
Responsibilities
Carries a caseload of 4-6 families. Intensive treatment requires counselor to meet with each family at least three times per week.
Develops individualized treatment plans for each case. Ongoing assessments and reviews of treatment progress are performed on a regular basis.
Schedule is non-traditional, but flexible and based around clients' availability. Since counselors are heavily involved with each family, long hours can be required.
Documents all sessions within a pre-established cycle time. Documentation is web-based and most locations provide voice-recognition technology.
Maintains on-call availability to clients during the week. Counselors rotate on-call availability on weekends, generally requiring one on-call weekend per month.
Works closely with multiple types of clinical supervision provided in individual and group settings led by trained and licensed professionals. Review of progress generally occurs at frequent intervals.
Develops strong community relationships and resources with which to provide families as part of treatment.?
Requirements
To qualify, candidates must have:
-a master's degree in a social service discipline (preferred)
-a bachelor's degree in a social service discipline (required)
-experience in a clinical setting working with at risk youth
-strong organizational skills and attention to detail
-excellent written, verbal, and oral skills
-ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously
-basic computer knowledge
-ability to maintain a flexible schedule
