OPS HUMAN SERVICES COUNSELOR III - 64954089
About The Position
The Florida Department of Health in Putnam County is hiring a professional counselor for its Violence Intervention and Prevention Program. The role provides services one day per week and delivers advanced clinical social work and professional advocacy to victims of sexual violence, adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse, domestic violence, and other crimes. Services include crisis counseling, advocacy, information and referral, help completing Crime Victims Compensation applications, emergency legal advocacy, criminal justice support, follow-up and telephone contacts, transportation, support groups, and therapy. The counselor provides specialized trauma therapy to clients experiencing emotional distress or symptoms related to violent victimization or abuse. The position also provides expanded clinical services to children, including developing trauma support groups for children and their non-offending caregivers, creating program documentation, and serving both child and adult clients. Duties include individual therapy sessions and direct therapeutic services to adult caregivers. The incumbent may manage clinical and advocate staff and volunteers involved in daily services, activities, and emergency response work. The position is based at the Florida Department of Health in Putnam County, 2801 Kennedy Street, Palatka, Florida. Emergency duty may be required before, during, or beyond normal work hours or days.
Requirements
- Master’s degree from an accredited college or university in Social Work, Mental Health, or Marriage and Family Therapy.
- Clinical licensure in Social Work (LCSW).
- Knowledge of crime victimization, abuse, and the effects of exposure to violence on individuals, children, and family systems.
- Competence in comprehensive psychosocial assessments, mental status examinations, and developing appropriate treatment plans.
- Ability to assess family systems and the dynamics of child abuse, domestic violence, sexual violence, and trauma’s impact on individuals, children, and families.
- Knowledge of crisis intervention and appropriate intervention techniques.
- Experience and skills in joining with victims, children, and families, maintaining professional boundaries, and breaking complex client problems into manageable tasks.
- Proficiency in relevant counseling approaches, such as child therapy, cognitive behavior therapy, strategic, multi-systemic, or structural family systems therapies, other science-based family systems therapies, and/or trauma-focused therapeutic interventions.
- Ability to speak in public, communicate effectively in writing, maintain positive collaborative working relationships with internal and external agency personnel, and link victims and their families with resources.
- Ability to manage clinical and advocate staff and volunteers in daily services, activities, and emergency response work.
- Reliable, operational, insured vehicle and a valid driver’s license that is maintained.
- Basic computer skills, including Windows operating systems and word processing.
- Ability to learn and communicate effectively in English, orally and in writing.
Nice To Haves
- Experience providing counseling services to individuals, families, and/or groups with experience in victimization or abuse.
Responsibilities
- Provide services one day per week.
- Provide advanced clinical social work and professional advocacy to victims of sexual violence, adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse, domestic violence, and other crime victims.
- Provide crisis counseling, advocacy, information and referral, assistance completing Crime Victims Compensation applications, emergency legal advocacy, criminal justice support, follow-up and telephone contacts, transportation, support groups, and therapy.
- Provide specialized trauma therapy to clients experiencing emotional distress or symptoms resulting from violent victimization or abuse.
- Develop trauma support group programs for children and their non-offending caregivers.
- Develop program documentation and provide services to child and adult clients.
- Conduct individual therapy sessions and provide direct therapeutic services to adult caregivers.
- Manage clinical and advocate staff and volunteers in daily services, activities, and emergency response work.
- Perform emergency duty before, during, and/or beyond normal work hours or days when required.
Benefits
- State of Florida 401(a) FICA Alternative Plan (mandatory).
- Participation in state group insurance, upon meeting eligibility requirements.
- Workers’ Compensation (mandatory, if needed).
- Reemployment Assistance (Unemployment Compensation) (mandatory, if needed).
- Deferred Compensation (voluntary).
- Employee Assistance Program (voluntary).
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Career Level
Mid Level
