Temporary Counselor-La Posada

PROGRESS FOUNDATION • San Francisco, CA

9d • $29 - $30 • Onsite

About The Position

The Temporary Counselor provides support and assistance to clients in a Progress Foundation program housed in a multi-level facility. Under the supervision of an Assistant Director or Program Director, the Counselor advocates for and responds to clients’ treatment and rehabilitation needs. The role includes client intake, treatment planning, crisis response, case coordination, documentation, medication monitoring, group activities, meal participation, and maintaining the program’s physical plant. Counselors must be able to work overnight shifts while awake and alert and comply with applicable laws, regulations, agency policies, and the code of ethics.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a mental health-related field; experience may be substituted depending on its nature and length.
• Ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, with staff, clients, and other providers.
• Demonstrated good judgment and emotional stability, as determined by Progress Foundation.
• Ability to negotiate several flights of stairs multiple times during each work shift.
• Ability to lift and carry 20-pound packages multiple times during each work shift.
• Ongoing clearance with the California State Department of Social Services, Community Care Licensing Division, permitting direct contact with program clients.
• Maintain training certification and demonstrate the ability to perform basic First Aid and CPR.
• Basic word-processing skills and ability to meet the computer requirements of the City and County of San Francisco Community Behavioral Health Services.
• Ability to work overnight shifts while awake and alert.

Nice To Haves

• Specific experience in residential treatment and/or knowledge of social rehabilitation is preferred.
• At least one year of experience in a community mental health program is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Conduct intake interviews with prospective clients and orient new clients to the program and facility.
• Respond professionally, thoroughly, and promptly to psychiatric or medical emergencies and provide crisis intervention.
• Assist clients with evacuating all facility floors during emergencies such as fires or earthquakes.
• Develop treatment plans with client participation and support clients in implementing them.
• Communicate with referral sources and internal and external treatment personnel about information relevant to client treatment.
• Complete intake and discharge paperwork for assigned clients and maintain progress records for all clients.
• Participate in discharge planning to support clients’ transitions to the next level of care or the community.
• Lead or co-lead day or evening group sessions, house meetings, and other activities according to the schedule of fixed events unless circumstances dictate otherwise.
• Assume primary case-coordination responsibilities for assigned clients.
• Relay clinical and house-status information to staff during shift changes, staff meetings, and other appropriate times.
• Monitor and record client medications in accordance with program procedures.
• Participate in meal planning and preparation at designated intervals, encourage client involvement, and join clients for all meals.
• Attend and participate in scheduled staff meetings, supervision sessions, and case consultation meetings.
• Consult with the Assistant Director, Program Director, and Program Consultant as needed on case reviews, medications, group dynamics, and related matters.
• Maintain the physical plant by investigating facility problems, doing minor cleaning, repairs, and household tasks, and promptly reporting more serious maintenance problems.
• Report suspected client abuse to the appropriate agencies in accordance with policy, law, and the adult abuse reporting document signed upon hiring.
• Promote the social rehabilitation philosophy among program staff and clients.
• Work overnight shifts while awake and alert.
• Comply with applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations and agency policies and procedures, including the code of ethics.
• Perform other related duties assigned by the Program Director.
• Inform the Assistant Director or Program Director of personal events or circumstances that may affect the ability to perform job responsibilities or meet minimum qualifications.
• When assigned and as accommodated for persons with disabilities covered under the Americans with Disabilities Act, lead or participate in client outings and recreational activities, shop with clients for groceries and household items, drive clients to treatment-related destinations, and attend programmatic or administrative meetings as a program representative.

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