GENERAL SUMMARY:ย The Community Counselor provides strength-based interventions to build self- regulation skills and develops positive coping strategies for anger, impulse control, depression, anxiety and stress, conflict resolution and general self management. Services will be provided to member and/or family in a community, educational, or home-based setting. Care coordination and Child and Family Team (CFT) facilitation skills will also be required and provided as needed based on the needs of the member. Community counselor may also assist in the facilitation of group counseling sessions on a rotating basis.
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Provides direct family centered clinical services to members as well as care coordination to meet the needs of the member and employee productivity standards. Services include individual, family, and group skills building interventions and counseling services to address a variety of complex issues such as behavioral challenges, parenting skills, family systems issues, anger management, and substance abuse interventions.
- Prepares written diagnostic assessments, assessing service recipients from multiple perspectives, including family functioning, psychological/emotional, social, academic, medical, behavioral, substance abuse, skills, strengths, barriers to self-sufficiency, treatment history, and others, and utilizing various assessment instruments.
- Facilitates Child and Family Team (CFT) meetings. Collaborates and coordinates with other service providers, system partners, and professionals, such as attorneys, school personnel, social workers, and probation officers.
- Interpretย and followย treatmentย plan from otherย providersย whenย clinicallyย appropriate.
- Respondsย toย crisisย situationsย during theย workdayย asย needed.
- Documentsย caseย activitiesย forย both clinicalย and billingย purposesย in accordanceย withย agencyย and AHCCCSย standards.
- Worksย with Clinicalย Supervisorย toย increaseย effectivenessย ofย therapeuticย intervention.
- Performsย otherย dutiesย asย assignedย orย necessaryย asย they relate toย theย generalย natureย ofย theย position.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Educationย โย Associatesย degreeย preferred,ย high schoolย diplomaย orย GED required.
- Experienceย โย Minimumย 4ย yearsย ofย directย memberย careย experienceย inย Behavioralย Health.
- Specialย Jobย Requirementย โย Own, reliable transportation; mileage reimbursement provided.
REGULATORY:
- Minimum 18 years of age.
- Arizona Level One Fingerprint Clearance Card (must possess upon hire and maintain throughout employment).
- CPR, First Aid & AED certification, if required (must possess upon hire and maintain throughout employment).
- Valid Driverโs License, 39-month Motor Vehicle Report, proof of vehicle registration and liability insurance that meet company insurance requirements, if required.
- Negative TB test result, if required (Employer provides).
Questions about this position?ย ย Contact us atย HR@ichd.net.