Bluestem Day Counselor
About The Position
The Day Counselor works in Savio House’s Bluestem Program, a residential treatment program designed to provide holistic, full-family care to a person misusing substances, their partner, and their children in a home of their own. The program is described as a safe alternative to foster care and aims to end the cycle of addiction across generations. The role involves supporting family and child safety, providing trauma-informed care, responding to crises when necessary, building community resources to help families sustain their progress, and maintaining safety and supervision of the Bluestem property. The position is based in a residential setting. Savio provides comprehensive training in trauma-informed care and substance use disorders, professional development, and weekly supervision.
Requirements
- Be reliable and self-motivated.
- Recognize the importance of social systems and a person’s ecology on their development and behaviors.
- Have a passion for engaging persons with substance use disorders, their children, and their support systems to address individual, family, and community well-being.
- Be comfortable working in a residential setting.
- Have a BSW or another bachelor’s degree in Human Services, Counseling, Psychology, or a related area, or equivalent experience.
Responsibilities
- Ensure the safety of families and children through supervision and crisis intervention when necessary.
- Build community resources to help sustain families.
- Maintain safety and supervision of the Bluestem property.
- Provide trauma-informed care to all family members.
Benefits
- 10 paid holidays
- Vacation time and sick time
- Mileage reimbursement for use of a personal vehicle
- Access to a fleet of company-insured vehicles
- Company-issued cell phone and laptop
- Eligibility for student loan forgiveness through the Public Service Federal Loan Forgiveness Program
- Low-employee-cost medical coverage
- Dental, vision, life, critical illness, accident, and hospital indemnity coverage
- HSA and FSA accounts
- Employee Assistance Program
- Pet insurance
- 403(b) account
- Employer-funded retirement plan
- Comprehensive training in trauma-informed care and substance use disorders
- Professional development
- Weekly supervision
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
