Social Worker | Counselor - Youth Health & Wellness

Grand Traverse County Michigan

About The Position

Grand Traverse County’s Child and Adolescent Health Clinic seeks a Licensed Master’s Social Worker or Licensed Professional Counselor to provide comprehensive mental health counseling and supportive services to adolescents and their families. The Youth Health Counselor primarily serves patients ages 10–21 who experience emotional, behavioral, or health-related challenges requiring integrated human service support. The role is an essential part of a multidisciplinary team and contributes to meeting clinic service and performance objectives. The position may involve irregular work hours and requires travel using the employee’s personal vehicle. Work is performed in an office, home, or school environment. The employee may be exposed to infectious diseases and/or criminal suspects or prison inmates. Grand Traverse County Health Department employees are expected to provide compassionate, efficient, progressive, comprehensive, and holistic preventive health services.

Requirements

Master’s degree in social work or counseling from an accredited institution.
Three to five years of experience providing counseling, therapy, and crisis intervention services.
One to two years of experience working with adolescents.
Licensed Master Social Worker-Clinical or Licensed Professional Counselor; limited licenses will be considered.
Must be licensed in the state of Michigan.
Valid driver’s license and personal vehicle insurance, and continued eligibility to drive under the County’s Vehicle policy.
Ability to perform the essential duties of the role, with or without reasonable accommodation.
Ability to travel using a personal vehicle.
Ability to reach with hands and arms; sit, stand, talk, and hear; and use hands to finger, handle, or feel.
May occasionally need to lift or move up to 50 pounds.

Nice To Haves

Experience working with adolescents in a community-based or school-linked/based clinic.

Responsibilities

Provide clinical mental health services, including assessment of social, emotional, physical, and mental impairments; general health status and financial concerns; diagnosis; treatment planning; and psychotherapy.
Refer clients to other services when their needs are beyond the counselor’s scope of practice.
Provide crisis intervention counseling as needed.
Provide services to individuals and families, conduct group therapy as needed, and deliver mental health education presentations to groups.
Act as a health advocate for individuals, families, and the community.
Use knowledge of community resources to refer clients to community agencies.
Prepare, update, and maintain accurate and complete clinical and billing records.
Comply with HIPAA and applicable federal, state, and agency policies and procedures concerning privacy and security.
Collaborate with providers, multidisciplinary teams, peer reviewers, and community agencies to coordinate care.
Support immunization recommendations.
Participate in continuing education and self-directed learning to keep skills and knowledge current.
Communicate appropriately with coworkers, community members and partners, and clients.
Demonstrate basic computer skills and adapt to new software programs as needed.
Maintain dependable and reliable attendance.
Participate in trainings, drills, investigations, and team responses to public health emergencies and bioterrorism events.
Participate in Community Health Outreach activities and events.
Perform other duties as assigned or delegated.

Benefits

High-deductible medical plan through Priority Health, with an annual County Health Savings Account contribution of up to $2,000.
No-cost employee vision plan and an optional enhanced plan through EyeMed.
Dental insurance through Delta Dental, with no employee cost or premium for diagnostic and cleaning services.
Wellness incentives and programs.
Employee awards and recognition throughout the year and on work anniversaries.
Tuition reimbursement of up to $5,250 annually for eligible courses at an accredited college, university, or trade school.
Vacation days for benefitted employees.
Twelve annual holidays and additional floating holidays.
Up to 72 hours of personal leave annually, depending on contract; payment for up to 40 unused hours each year.
Up to six months of parental leave beginning at the birth or adoption of a child.
Defined-contribution retirement plan through MERS, with a match that fully vests after six years of employment.
Optional 457(b) deferred compensation and Roth retirement plans, with matching contributions up to an approved amount based on applicable contract provisions.
Life insurance for benefitted employees.
Short-term disability coverage through Mutual of Omaha, paying two-thirds of salary or wages for up to 182 days.
Long-term disability coverage through Mutual of Omaha, paying 60 percent of salary or wages for up to 24 months.