School Based Counselor (3624)

YOUTH GUIDANCE•Chicago, IL

13d•$55,000 - $69,000•Onsite

About The Position

The School Based Counselor provides individual, group, and family counseling and crisis intervention. The Counselor is responsible for rendering direct counseling and/or support services to clients within agency policies and programs. The Counselor participates within a team, helps formulate team programs, and works with school administration to ensure cohesive collaboration.

Requirements

Master’s degree in social work or a related human service field from an approved and accredited college/university
Experience with youth engagement/positive youth development
Experience with or strong understanding of trauma-informed services and framework
Experience working in schools or youth related systems, i.e. DCFS, juvenile detention, mental health facilities
LSW, LCSW, LMFT, LCPC, or LPC licensure
Effectively communicates in verbal and written form
Collaborates in team settings
Works independently and with ownership of one’s work
Demonstrates cultural competency, including understanding of effects of institutional racism and systemic oppression on marginalized populations
Able to creatively engage youth
Provides a positive, team-based approach to treatment and care of clients
Uses effective written and oral communication with internal staff, teams, and community served; demonstrates empathy and listening
Recognizes needs of diverse stakeholders and approaches relationships with a service orientation, to ultimately maximize the impact
Understands and is committed to goals of equity, consistently brings an equity mindset to the organization’s work and workplace
Views growth as important for personal and professional development; seeks out opportunities to expand skills, even if the change is required, demonstrates curiosity and eagerness to learn
Effectively manages own work, and work of the team to ensure delivery of high-quality work
Effectively manages and develops others
Demonstrates commitment to the missing of the organization as a whole and alignment with organization values

Nice To Haves

Fluent in Spanish and English highly preferred

Responsibilities

Develops counseling interventions and programs that meet client needs within the school community
Provides clinical assessments for each client
Provides individual counseling for clients in a school setting
Provides family and crisis intervention as needed
Participates in teacher training and school in-service presentations
Performs weekly required documentation and special administrative assignments
Participates in staff development and required trainings within Youth Guidance and assigned school(s)
May include service provision in home or community-based locations, as well as school-based services
Collaborates with and/or coordinates services alongside school administrative and behavioral health teams
Other duties as assigned