Family Counselor

Brightpoint • East St. Louis, IL

2d • $47,000 - $51,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

Brightpoint is seeking a mission-driven Family Counselor to join their Youth Services team. This role provides crisis intervention, follow-up crisis stabilization, and short-term counseling and case management services to youth aged 11-23 and their families. The program aims to preserve and reunify families, prevent youth placement in the child welfare or juvenile justice system, and prepare older youth for independent living. The Family Counselor will conduct in-home and community-based sessions, focusing on strengthening relationships, addressing trauma, and building community connections. Responsibilities also include coordinating with other providers, developing referral plans, completing documentation on a web-based platform, and providing after-hours support on an on-call rotation.

Requirements

• Master's Degree in Social Work, Counseling, or a related field required OR a Bachelor's degree in a human services field plus at least two years' related experience working with children and families required.
• Valid driver's license, insurance, and access to a reliable vehicle required.
• Effective listening and trust-focused relationship-building skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with high-risk youth and their families in crisis preferred.
• Counseling experience or training preferred.
• Ability to speak English and Spanish preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provides crisis intervention and conflict resolution with youth and their families as necessary.
• Provides individual and family counseling according to program model.
• Provides comprehensive case management services to a caseload of clients which includes needs assessment, service planning, case coordination, service brokerage, linkages with community resources, and monitoring progress toward client(s) goals and objectives and makes recommendations for on-going services when necessary.
• Establishes trusting, nurturing, therapeutic relationships with clients and their families.
• Arranges and/or provides services needed to meet the immediate needs of client(s).
• Assesses youth and family functioning for safety, risk and protective factors and determines appropriate interventions.
• Formulates service plans and goals with client(s), obtains supervisory approval of the plan, and is responsible for the implementation of the plan.
• Analyzes and evaluates progress in the service plan and modifies when necessary to meet the needs and goals of the client(s).
• Provides psychoeducation, including positive parent-youth interactions, problem-solving, adolescent development and positive parenting.

Benefits

• Medical/dental/vision insurance
• 3+ weeks paid time off in the first year including the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day (PTO increases with tenure)
• 11 paid holidays
• Supplemental insurance options
• 401(k) with match
• Leadership development opportunities
• One-on-one mentorship
• Approved agency for Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level