Intensive In-Home Human Service Counselor
About The Position
Daymark Recovery Services, Inc. is a mission-driven, comprehensive community provider of culturally sensitive mental health and substance abuse services. Its mission is to inspire and empower people to seek and maintain recovery and health. The Intensive In-Home Human Service Counselor coordinates assessment activities, convenes Child and Family Teams, consults with community and professional resources, and links youth and families to appropriate services. The position provides and coordinates behavioral health services and other interventions, participates in the Person Centered Plan (PCP) process, provides crisis intervention to youth recipients, and monitors and documents client progress. Under the direction of the team leader, the counselor participates in PCP planning and implementation, helps implement home-based behavioral support plans, provides psychoeducation, assists with crisis interventions, and helps evaluate intervention effectiveness and progress toward PCP goals.
Requirements
- Associate or bachelor's degree in human services or a related field.
- At least 2 years of post-degree experience working with children or adolescents who have mental health or substance use diagnoses.
Responsibilities
- Coordinate and oversee initial and ongoing assessment activities.
- Convene the Child and Family Team for person-centered planning.
- Develop and revise the Person Centered Plan (PCP) and ensure its implementation.
- Consult with identified medical and non-medical providers and engage community and natural supports, incorporating their input into the PCP process.
- Link recipients to clinically appropriate and effective services, including arranging psychological and psychiatric evaluations.
- Provide and coordinate behavioral health services and other interventions for youth or family members with licensed professionals and Child and Family Team members.
- Monitor and document recipient progress and the effectiveness of strategies and interventions in the PCP.
- Participate in the PCP process under the direction of the team leader.
- Assist with implementing home-based behavioral support plans with youth and caregivers as indicated in the PCP.
- Provide psychoeducation as indicated in the PCP.
- Assist the team leader in monitoring and evaluating intervention effectiveness, including symptom reduction and progress toward PCP goals.
- Assist with crisis interventions.
- Assist the team leader with consulting providers and engaging community and natural supports in person-centered planning.
Benefits
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Health Spending Account
- Company-paid life insurance
- Short-term disability
- 401(k)
- Paid holidays
- Paid vacation and sick leave
- Employee Assistance Program
- Referral bonus opportunities
- Extensive internal training program
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
Associate degree
