The Swinomish Indian Tribal Community is recruiting for a full time Tribal Mental Health Counselor 40 hours a week.

The Tribal Mental Health Counselor:

• Provides counseling to elders, adults, teens and children in the clinical setting, school, and/or through home visits.
• Write letters as requested by clients, school, court, and other agencies.
• Attend court sessions with clients.
• Electronic Record keeping including; billing, intakes, progress notes, treatment plans, consultation notes, monthly reports, faxes / copies. Initiate, facilitate and conduct group sessions relationships.
• Attend suicide prevention training and provide intervention and information to clients.
• Accompany clients to teen clinics.
• Medical center, dental appointments, and hospital as needed.
• Schedule and provide individual 30 to 90 minute therapy sessions minutes.
• Communicate with supervisors, social workers, CPS, DSHS, probation, Swinomish Police Department.
• Wellness program.
• Crisis intervention as needed at schools and tribal facilities.
• Attend Cultural events including; funerals, canoe journey, community dinners, health fairs and other opportunities to support and advocate for clients.

Education Requirements:

• Master's Degree in counseling and Licensed Mental Health Counselor.

Skills required:

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, understanding of psychological and social development of children.
• Case management and working with other agencies, Crisis intervention including suicide, domestic violence, sexual assault, child abuse / neglect, and death.
• Ability to interview, gather information, ask appropriate questions, perform assessments, and initiate treatment.
• Experience and training in multi-cultural services.

The perfect candidate must be able to pass successfully criminal background, and drug test.

Salary Depends on experience.