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:
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Paid Time Off (Three weeks within the first year)
- Company Paid Life Insurance
- Company Paid Short Term Disability
- 401K + Employer Contribution
- Non-Profit Student Loan Forgiveness Program
- Employee Assistance Program
- Tuition Assistance
- Free Supervision Hours
- Employee Referral Program
Important Details
- Travel: Up to 10%
- Benefit effective date: First of the month following 30 days of employment
About the Company
For decades, The Buckeye Ranch has been restoring hope and providing healing for children, youth, and families in Central Ohio. Its continuum of care addresses every stage and aspect of what children may be experiencing after traumas caused by mental illness, abuse, or neglect.
