Counselor Assistant

Alpharus Health•Malone, FL

49d•Onsite

About The Position

The Counselor Assistant supports behavioral health treatment services at Jackson Correctional Institution. The role supervises clients during therapeutic and recreational activities, monitors breaks and movement, intervenes when needed to address inappropriate behavior, and reports and records observations, incidents, and progress. After completing required internal training, the assistant may deliver curriculum-based didactic sessions and life-skills classes. The role also helps clients follow program and institutional rules, maintains client records, contributes to treatment-team processes, and performs related office and technical duties.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
Two years of prior experience in the behavioral health field.
General knowledge of the physical, cognitive, and psychosocial functioning level of the client population.
Ability to interact appropriately with clients, tailor interventions—including de-escalation techniques—and communicate based on individual maturation levels.
Good interpersonal and communication skills to exchange information and interact with the treatment team and referral sources, and to provide clients with counseling support and motivation.
Ability to walk or move about facilities for up to two hours at a time to monitor and interact with clients.
Ability to speak with others to exchange information and provide support.
Ability to proofread and check documents and files for accuracy on a regular basis.
Ability to respond to telephones and pages and hear and detect alarms and unusual noises.

Responsibilities

Supervise clients’ therapeutic and recreational activities and monitor break periods and movement.
Intervene to control or channel inappropriate behaviors; take census counts; report client observations, incidents, unusual occurrences, and missing clients; and record improvement or progress.
After required internal training, provide didactic sessions according to designated curricula and may present life-skills classes.
Guide and assist clients in complying with program and institutional rules and regulations, and notify appropriate personnel of noncompliance.
Maintain and update client records, including service hours, therapeutic treatments, and activity or group participation, in accordance with contractual requirements.
Participate as a treatment-team member by providing input to treatment plans, conflict intervention processes, and privileges, and help maintain a consistent treatment setting.
Perform related office and technical duties, including answering telephones, relaying messages, responding to inquiries, filing, photocopying, scanning, assembling intake packets, and participating in client activities to promote socialization.
Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision insurance for employees and dependents.
Employee wellness program promoting health and fitness and offering cash-saving premiums.
Employee assistance programs focused on mental health.
403(b) retirement plan with 3% employer match.
Short-term and long-term disability insurance, and life and AD&D insurance paid for by Alpharus.
Flexible Spending Accounts for medical and dependent care.
Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF).
18 paid time-off days per year, with accrual rates increasing with years of service.
9 paid company holidays.
Training and development programs.
Tuition reimbursement up to $5,250 per calendar year.
eLearning access to online courses providing CEUs and job-related training.
Formal and informal clinical supervision.