Supportive Counselor II- Intern

Children's Home Network • Tampa, FL

9d • Onsite

About The Position

SUMMARY: Responsible for training in the delivery supportive counseling services on an individual, group, sibling or family basis. Involves a broad range of training and development activities, assessment services, caseload consultation and requires quality documentation of activities completed under the supervision of a licensed professional in order to meet field training requirements set by their academic program.

Requirements

• A Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited university or college and actively enrolled in a Master level program in the field of social work, counseling, or psychology or in a related human service field.
• Current CPR and First Aid Certification
• Computer skills in Microsoft Office Suite required.
• Data entry skills required.
• Must possess and maintain a valid Florida driver’s license with no record of criminal driving offense of license suspension.
• Must possess means of providing job related transportation and show proof of required insurance. Must be insurable under CHI’s current auto insurance policy.
• Must successfully complete and maintain FDLE clearance, Federal background and state criminal background check and sexual predator screening.
• Ability to communicate effectively, verbally and in writing.
• Ability to establish effective working relationships with clients, co-workers, supervisors and other individuals.
• Possess effective interpersonal skills.
• Gain knowledge of agency's organizational structure, standard operating procedures, and policies.
• Gain knowledge of Department of Children and Families rules and regulations regarding the care of children.
• Gain knowledge of child abuse or neglect reporting procedures and methods.
• Gain knowledge of intervention and treatment methods, strategies and techniques.
• Gain knowledge of quality documentation as required by agency standards, rules, regulations, and Medicaid.
• Gain ability to conduct assessments, treatment evaluations, treatment planning, and discharge planning.
• Demonstrate ability to work as a multi-disciplinary team member in a positive productive manner.
• Gain ability to convey ideas, concepts and case studies to clients, other clinical staff, families, court, and to other audiences as required.
• Visual: ability to safely operate a motor vehicle, read printed materials, and make observations of physical facilities.
• Hearing: ability to understand and comprehend spoken dialogue in individual and group settings.
• Frequent use of hands.
• Ability to speak clearly and effectively.

Nice To Haves

• Office experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Complete practical application of field training that includes accurate, timely documentation of the highest quality and consistent with agency standards, rules and regulation.
• Complete field practice of required assessments, treatment plans and progress notes.
• Formulate, coordinate and implement programming associated with the care plan through full knowledge of the client/family.
• Complete field training and practice to facilitate the implementation of the care plan with the client/family.
• Learn to monitor the overall course of treatment services for the client and family.
• Practice within the philosophy, function and Personnel Practices of The Children's Home Inc.
• Attend agency and required training.
• Participate in all Continuous Quality Improvement activities as required.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern
• Number of Employees: 101-250 employees