Intake Counselor

Pace Center for Girls•Lakeland, FL

13h•Onsite

About The Position

At Pace, we transform girls' lives through academic and counseling programs based on a gender-responsive, strength-based, and trauma-informed framework. Team members create a safe place for girls to learn, process, heal, and begin again. The Intake Counselor is responsible for providing intake, aftercare, and follow-up services to girls who are enrolling and transitioning into the Pace Program.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree from a four-year College or University with a Major in Social Work, Psychology, Mental Health, Counseling, or a related field with a minimum of three years of prior experience.
Knowledge of case management practices and excellent counseling skills and crisis management skills.
Minimum experience using personal computers and basic office equipment.
Current Florida driver’s license.
This position requires a Level II pre-employment background screening pursuant to Chapters 435, 984, 985 and 943, Florida Statutes, and the Department of Juvenile Justice policy and procedures.

Responsibilities

Serves as the first contact to families and girls who are considering the Pace program.
Conducts preliminary needs assessment and works with the intake team to determine the appropriateness of placement of girls into the Pace program.
Compiles documentation for intake as required by policy.
Participates in the intake interview to assess the needs of each girl and family, collaborates with the intake team.
Shares responsibility for maintaining center census.
Represents Pace to referral sources.
Facilitates the orientation process for new girls entering the Pace program.
Participates in internship fairs to generate interest in Pace.
Participates in care review meetings before a girl is discharged to plan for ongoing transitional care management.
Coordinates aftercare services for girls and monitors, supervises, and records progress while participating in transition services.
Provides aftercare service information to the girls, caregivers, and next placement after the discharge-planning meeting.
Continues to educate and reinforce goals of individual and community responsibility.
Provides career counseling and assistance to girls in the initiation of job interviews, job placement, and intervention when a job is lost; provides resource materials.
Participates in family conferences as needed.
Establishes positive relationships with outside agencies and makes resources available to all girls.
Monitors and records the progress of girls from intake through transition and into life roles for a period of three years; documents all areas of progress assessment in accordance with Pace Center Standards and regulatory agencies.
Plans support groups to discuss the needs of girls who have transitioned.
Coordinates intervention with the program counselor and/or appropriate referral agencies.
Constantly evaluates progress of goals and reevaluates long/short term goals of girls in the transition program.