Comprehensive Counseling & Support Therapist - Full Time Kapolei

Parents And Children • Kapolei, HI

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About The Position

Parents and Children Together is a statewide company that works with Hawaii’s children, individuals, and families to create safe and promising futures. Our vision is for Hawaii to be a peaceful, safe, and vibrant community with opportunities for all to fulfill their dreams. Our company culture is deeply embedded by our Core Values of Respect, Collaboration, Informed Approach, Excellence, Holistic Care and Future Focused.

If our mission and core values resonate with you, please consider us an organization to join. You’ll be joining one of Hawaii Business Magazine’s recognized Best Places to Work recipient for 2025 and for the previous 11 years.

Comprehensive Counseling and Support Services (CCSS) provide integrated services to promote the safety, permanency and well-being of children and families on Oahu by addressing the causes that place children at risk of child abuse, neglect or result in child maltreatment. Families are referred to the program by Child Welfare Services (CWS), Voluntary Case Management (VCM) or Family Strengthening Services (FSS). The overall goal of CCSS is to assist families with providing and promoting a safe family home for their children. The program is committed to providing a non-judgmental, culturally sensitive environment that focuses on the individual needs of each family.

The Comprehensive Counseling Support Services (CCSS) Therapist provides service activities such as service assessment, Individual Program Plan (IPP) which includes parental life skills support, child skill building activities, developing/enhancing protective factors, and referrals to and service coordination with other community agencies resources, and supports. Delivers voluntary, culturally appropriate, and strengths-based child abuse and neglect prevention services to families that are low to high-risk. These families are referred by the Department of Human Services (DHS). The Therapist also provides individual, conjoint, and family clinical counseling/therapy to include communication skill building, problem solving skill building, building of coping skills and education on child development. The therapist is the lead service coordinator for each case assigned. This position is under the direct supervision of the Clinical Supervisor.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in social work, psychology, or a related human services field from an accredited institution
• a minimum of one (1) year of experience in working with parents/caretakers who harmed their children or threatened their children with harm and children who experienced harm or were threatened with harm and experienced trauma and loss.
• Possesses and maintains a valid Driver’s License.
• Has daily access to an automobile.
• Possess and maintains proof of no-fault insurance.

Responsibilities

• Participates in clinical supervision with the Clinical Supervisor/Therapist and/or Program Supervisor to ensure updated case plan service activities and IPP goals are being met. Participates and attends required and assigned training, supervision and consultation.
• Completes clear, concise and non-judgmental written and electronic documentation, such as initial assessments, monthly updates, and closing reports, and ensuring that all paperwork is completed and submitted in a timely manner.
• Completes service assessments and develops Individual Program Plans with DHS and the family; conducts screens, and assessments; provides individual, conjoint, or family counseling to include clinical therapy for up to 12 months.
• Ensures service activities support short and long-term goals and are designed to promote protective factors. Ensures that the delivery of service is done in a trauma-informed approach consistent with the standards and guidelines established by funding agencies and state law utilizing evidenced based, evidenced informed or promising practice principles.
• Provide crisis intervention and is on-call 24 hours a day/7 day a week to support clients focusing on crisis management, assessment, counseling, role modeling, education and resource and referral provision.
• Maintains effective working relationships with funders, collaborators, state agencies, and other providers.
• Ensures coordinated care and services are in alignment with the DHS Family Service Plan and on target for completion.

Benefits

• 21 Paid Vacation Days, 12 Paid Sick Days, and 14 Paid Holidays
• Medical Coverage through Kaiser or UHA – you chose the best option for your family
• 401K or Roth with 4% Employer Match
• Life Insurance
• Pet Insurance

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 1-10 employees