Outpatient Counselor/Social Worker - $2,500 Bonus

BUCKEYE RANCH • Whitehall, OH

7d • $52,062 - $72,000

About The Position

The Buckeye Ranch is seeking an Outpatient Counselor/Social Worker to join its Community Based team. The role empowers youth and their families to overcome dynamics that put youth at risk of being removed from their homes. Caseloads are based on client intensity, and services are provided in the office and at times convenient for families. Treatment averages 6 to 12 months. The counselor may provide psychotherapy and counseling to clients with mental health symptoms and substance use disorders. Evening work is expected so families can participate in appointments. The position involves 30–40% travel.

The Buckeye Ranch provides a continuum of care for children, youth, and families in Central Ohio affected by trauma, mental illness, abuse, or neglect, helping them build on their resilience and move toward healthy, fulfilling lives. Compensation is based on license, education, and experience. The posting lists a salary range of $52,062–$72,000 and also gives compensation ranges by qualification: $42,000–$52,000 for non-licensed bachelor's or master's candidates, $50,000–$60,000 for bachelor's candidates with an active license, and $55,000–$70,000 for master's candidates with an active license.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in social work or a related field.
• Active LPC, LSW, or MFT licensure, or eligibility to take the licensure exam.
• Active driver's license and proof of auto insurance.

Nice To Haves

• Master's degree preferred.
• Previous work experience as a Counselor, Therapist, Social Worker, or Clinician preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assess clients for appropriate levels of care, considering behavioral examples, frequency, duration, severity, and environmental impacts.
• Identify trauma, adversity, toxic stress, and cultural factors that influence presenting problems, functioning, strengths, and family interactions.
• Determine immediate and future risk of abuse or neglect to children.
• Identify client and family strengths and functioning for use in treatment.
• Collaborate with admissions and engagement staff and complete comprehensive diagnostic assessments as needed.
• Complete program-specific assessments, such as DLA 20 or ASQ.
• Develop training plans and facilitate coaching to ensure services are family-focused.
• Adjust service type and intensity to client needs and work with a supervisor to adjust acuity as family needs change.
• Make referrals as early in treatment as possible, communicate changes in recommendations or referrals promptly to stakeholders, and support family members through discharge.
• Schedule and conduct therapeutic counseling sessions with individuals, families, and treatment teams at times families can participate.
• Use trauma-informed, focused interventions to engage clients.
• Educate clients, family members, and providers about healthcare conditions, prevention, available treatments, illness and whole-health self-management, peer support, and recovery.
• Manage behavioral health crises through appropriate interventions and respond non-confrontationally to perceived resistance, helping children regain control and reducing risk as relevant to the role.
• Document client progress in relation to treatment goals and provide accurate, concise, timely documentation, including progress notes, treatment plans, behavior management programs, and discharge planning.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance, effective the first of the month following 30 days of employment.
• Paid time off: three weeks within the first year.
• Company-paid life insurance.
• Company-paid short-term disability.
• 401(k) with employer contribution.
• Non-profit student loan forgiveness program.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Tuition assistance.
• Employee referral program.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time