Youth Villages - Portland, OR

posted 15 days ago

Full-time - Entry Level
Portland, OR
1,001-5,000 employees
Nursing and Residential Care Facilities

About the position

Youth Villages is a nonprofit organization striving to help troubled youth and families live successfully. We are a team of 3,400 individuals who've come together across 15 states to change the landscape of child welfare and juvenile justice across the country. Our work involves providing an array of counseling and treatment services to youth with severe emotional and behavioral problems. Eighty-four percent of those who go through treatment are succeeding two years after leaving our program. These youth are living at home, remaining in school, and are not experiencing trouble with the law. We are hiring bilingual counselors in English and Spanish to work with children and families in need. Family sessions will be conducted in Spanish, but documentation and case supervision will be in English.

Responsibilities

  • Work with both biological and adoptive families.
  • Provide in-home counseling services for at-risk youth and families.
  • Manage a small caseload of four to six families to provide quality counseling.
  • Meet with youth and families three times weekly to address each family's needs.
  • Provide after-hours support to youth and families through on-call rotations.
  • Collaborate with youth, family, teachers, and other community members working towards the success of the youth.
  • Provide a strengths-based approach utilizing counseling and social work skills.
  • Attend three weekly meetings (individual, team, and clinical consultation) for professional development.

Requirements

  • Fluency in English and Spanish; both written and verbal.
  • Bachelor's degree in social services field required, Master's preferred.
  • Experience working with at-risk youth and/or families in a volunteer, internship, or paid position; clinical experience is preferred.
  • Willingness/desire to maintain an untraditional schedule.
  • Strong writing skills and experience with electronic documentation.
  • Acceptable driving record - Two or fewer moving violations within the past 36 months.

Nice-to-haves

  • Experience in social work, drug and alcohol education or counseling, psychology, criminal justice, guidance counseling, or marriage and family therapy.

Benefits

  • Medical, Dental, Prescription Drug Coverage and Vision.
  • 401(k).
  • 2 weeks paid vacation.
  • 12 paid sick days per year.
  • 11 paid holidays.
  • Paid Parental Leave.
  • Mileage & Cell Phone Reimbursement (when applicable).
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