HUMAN SERVICES COUNSELOR III - 60025205
About The Position
Vulnerable adults in crisis need quick action from strong, compassionate individuals dedicated to ensuring their safety. This demanding and challenging career could be your opportunity to speak for those adults who cannot protect themselves and fight to help ensure their safety and independence as much as possible. We are looking for individuals who are detail-oriented, possess good decision-making skills, and are able to thrive in a challenging, high-pressure, fast-paced environment. When seconds count, your decision may be the critical difference in the lives of Florida’s vulnerable adult population. The Human Services Counselor III is responsible for the arrangement and/or the provision of services to eligible Adult Protective Services clients, living in the community or in state licensed facilities. The counselor provides case management for the following programs: CCDA (Community Care for Disabled Adults), HCDA (Home Care for Disabled Adults), Protective Intervention and Protective Supervision. This work requires a high degree of tact, patience, and courtesy dealing with vulnerable adults. Incumbents in this class must be able to maintain a calm, professional demeanor while handling a variety of emergency and non-emergency calls. The work requires independent judgment and initiative to complete field assignments. Additionally, this work requires the ability to complete tasks and assignments with minimal direct supervision. Typing and good time management skills are necessary for this job.
Requirements
- An Associate’s degree or minimum of 60 semester hours and two years of professional experience in education, mental health, counseling, guidance, social work, health or rehabilitative programs; or a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university
- Professional experience as described above can substitute on a year-for-year basis for the required college education
- A valid Driver License
- must possess operational private vehicle for use in the performance of daily work activities
- Selected applicants are required to provide proof of vehicle registration and documentation of the appropriate insurance coverage.
Nice To Haves
- Typing and good time management skills are necessary for this job.
Responsibilities
- Performs scheduled service visits and contacts to complete or update care plans, assess or reassess service needs, and to define or redefine service goals, in accordance with programmatic policies and guidelines.
- Interviews new applicants and evaluates them for assistance programs.
- Provides and/or arranges services, as needed through the case management process.
- Coordinates services for clients with appropriate agencies and resources.
- Coordinates court ordered activities with legal staff and attends court hearings as scheduled.
- Intervenes as an advocate for the client to resolve emergency problems in crisis situations.
- Completes and processes required paperwork related to the opening, closing updating and provision of services to clients; including ASIS, OSS, court documents, and other program related forms.
- Maintains case records according to program policies, including documentation of counselor activities.
Benefits
- Annual and Sick Leave Package
- Ten Paid Holidays
- Health, Dental, Disability, Life Insurance and Optional Supplemental Insurance
- Educational Benefits (tuition waiver)
- Contributory Retirement Plan
- Deferred Compensation plans offered
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
