Group Life Counselor IV

Sea Mar Community Health Centers•Seattle, WA

24d•$26

About The Position

The Group Life Counselor IV is a CDPT position that is part of the multi-disciplinary treatment team providing direct services to patients in a residential setting. Direct services may include a combination or all of the following: group care, intake procedures, evaluation, individual and group counseling, milieu management, evaluation, and supervision of patients. Services are provided to out-of-control, high-risk, chronic runaway youth and their families. These youth/adults have a primary diagnosis of chemical dependency and may also have mental health problems. A GLC IV is expected to be proficient in their understanding of how to provide the direct services listed above. This job description does not suggest or imply that these are the only duties to be performed by this employee. This person will be required to follow other instructions and to perform other duties as assigned by his/her supervisor.

Requirements

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.
The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
The person in this position must be of good character and able to maintain the understanding, physical health, emotional stability, and personality suited to meet the physical, mental, emotional, and social needs of the adolescent population served.
Must have excellent organizational and communication skills.
This person must understand that chemical dependency is a treatable illness and a public health problem.
This person must complete an annual clinical competency test as a chemical dependency professional trainee.
Demonstrates professionalism and appropriate boundaries in all interactions.
The person in this position shall have no history or evidence of alcohol or other drug misuse for a period of two (2) years prior to the date of employment at the facility, and no misuse of alcohol or other drugs while employed at this facility.
This individual cannot be a person who has been convicted of a felony within the last seven years or ever been convicted of child abuse and / or any crime involving physical harm to another person nor be a perpetrator of substantiated child abuse.
Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of the organization.
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
Must be enrolled in a Associate’s degree program that meets the Washington State and Department of Health requirements for SUDPTs including Psychology, Sociology, and Human Services, Addictions or related field.
Must possess a current First Aid Certificate
Pre-hire and annual employee health screening is required.
Must pass a TB test at time of hire, and annually thereafter.
Annual influenza vaccine required. Only exception is for employees with a medical or religious exemption approved by Administration. Employees with an approved medical or religious exemption must wear a mask at all times during the flu season.
Must have a valid Washington State driver's license
Must receive a satisfactory background check.
Must pass required BH EHR system trainings.
This position must obtain a CPR certificate within 90 days of the hire date and is required to maintain a current CPR certificate throughout employment.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree is preferred.

Responsibilities

Maintains professional standards and follows the treatment policies and procedures of the agency, as well as applicable federal, state, and local regulations, especially WAC 388-877 requirements.
Gains a thorough working knowledge of appropriate WAC's, WIG's, and RCW's.
Attends regular staff meetings and in-service training for clinical personnel.
Completes all staff responsibilities as required, with emphasis on timeliness and accuracy.
Supports the Chemical Dependency Professional with the patient's individualized treatment plan as designed and implemented by the treatment team.
Supports the Chemical Dependency Professional in providing screening and evaluation of psychological, social, and emotional problems and works under their supervision to refer clients to other treatment / service programs in the facility and in the community as needed.
Provides individual and group counseling for persons in the process of discovering and dealing with emotional, social and behavioral problems with attentions on building self- esteem, problem solving skills, healthy communication habits and tools needed to develop a positive peer culture.
Demonstrates clear and concise written and verbal communication.
Demonstrates knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served.
Demonstrates knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span.
Able to identify and categorize each patient’s age-specific grouping of needs, such as those for infant, adolescent, or geriatric patients.
Completes daily record keeping as directed by the Program Manager, following the structure of the problem - oriented patient records system.
Completes daily logging, Extraordinary Incident Reports (EIR's), medication logging, etc. on time and accurately.
Prepares current patient progress reports and completion notices and provides them to the courts, probation departments and referral sources when appropriate.
Completes on time all of the required Federal, State, County and Local forms for each patient.
Provides all physical care of patients required to meet their physical and emotional needs, consistent with agency policy and applicable licensing WAC's.
The GLC IV is responsible for the coordination of services on their shift. They ensure that services are being performed according to policy and schedule. When emergency situation arise, they contact the on-call manager and oversee the implementation of necessary corrective actions.
Gains a thorough understanding of available community and statewide referral resources.
Maintains consistent and positive relationships with all collateral contacts.
Provides training and oversight to patients and other staff in the area on various daily activities.
A GLC IV is expected to carry a caseload working under supervision from a Chemical Dependency Professional, or clinical supervisor.