Residential Counselor Social Worker

About This Role

This role involves providing counseling to individuals aged 9 to 17, families, and groups within a residential treatment facility. The Counselor/Social Worker will address mental health and family welfare issues, developing and implementing therapeutic treatment plans to help clients overcome obstacles and move towards healthy, fulfilling lives.

Responsibilities

• Identify indicators of age-appropriate development in all domains for children of varying ages
• Assess clients for appropriate level of care, including behavioral examples, frequency, duration, severity, and environmental impacts
• Identify history of trauma, adversity, and/or toxic stress that influence presenting problem(s), functioning, and family interaction styles
• Determine the level of immediate and future risk of abuse or neglect to children
• Identify cultural factors that influence strengths, functioning, and family interaction styles
• Identify strengths and functioning of both client and family for utilization in treatment
• Develop training plans and facilitate coaching, ensuring that services are family focused
• Establish rapport; maintain effective working relationships with diverse individuals; listen actively and effectively; clearly convey information in a non-judgmental manner; recognize and manage personal biases; maintain professional demeanor and appropriate professional boundaries
• Effectively facilitate individual youth clients, with or without family members, through active engagement utilizing strength-based language in interactions
• Provide transportation to clients to courts, SARs, and other required meetings as needed
• Use trauma-informed, focused interventions to engage clients
• Educate clients, family members, and other providers about healthcare conditions, prevention, available treatments, illness and whole health self-management, peer support and recovery
• Document in accordance with standards of practice and established policies and procedures of the Ranch
• Advocate on behalf of clients and families with external agencies, within the family, and internally

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in a related field
• 1 to 2 years related experience
• Active Ohio LSW, LPC, or MFT licensure
• Valid driver's license and must keep insurance on their vehicle and driving record in accordance with policies

Nice to have:

• Master's Degree

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Paid Time Off (Three weeks within the first year)
• Company Paid Life Insurance
• Company Paid Short Term Disability