Location
Canfield, OH | United States
Job description
Ohio MENTOR, a member of the Sevita family, provides services for Therapeutic Foster Care and Family Support Services.
Mental Health Counselor
In the Mental Health Counselor role, you will provide intensive in-home therapy to children in foster care.
Salary : $55,000 base w/ $8,000 Sign-on Bonus AND quarterly incentive opportunities!!
Why Join Us?- Quarterly incentive potential
- Full compensation/benefits package
- 401(k) with company match
- Paid time off, holiday pay, annual bonus plan
- Flexible schedule
- Free CEU’s and supervision for social worker or counseling licensure
- Reimbursement for mileage, when in-person
- Reimbursement for passing of state social work or counseling test, when applicable.
- Complex work adding value to the organization’s mission alongside a great team of coworkers
- Enjoy job security with nationwide career development and advancement opportunities
- Opportunity to strengthen your therapeutic experience through providing intensive, home-based therapy
- Laptop provided
Responsibilities:
- Conduct psychosocial assessments to document the history and identify preliminary issues for treatment by interviewing the child and family (if applicable), and transcribing or dictating relevant information for the child’s records.
- Provide therapy, family support, and crisis interventions to an individual, family, and/or group using various treatment modalities as outlined in state/local contracts and/or state licensing standards.
- Provide mental health consultation to stakeholders and treatment team members.
- Develop individualized treatment plans in coordination with an interdisciplinary team
- Work with members of the interdisciplinary team to coordinate other treatment initiatives including school performance, permanency, and reunification planning.
- Develop and coordinate discharge plans based on treatment, indicating all relevant aftercare needs and plans.
- Conduct educational groups for children, families, and foster parents.
- Preparing and training the child’s biological or legal parents to resume care of their child when reunification is the goal (if applicable to the population being served).
- Conduct regularly scheduled face-to-face meetings with the person served and caretaker to monitor progress and discuss treatment strategies and services.
- Maintain current, legible, and adequate medical record documentation in the client’s chart.
- Attend regular staff meetings, clinical meetings, and one-on-one sessions with the direct supervisor to process the current status of cases.
Qualifications:
- LSW or LPC required in the state of Ohio
- Master’s Degree in human services field required
- Experience preferred or as required by state
- Exceptional communication skills with an ability to establish trust and rapport quickly
- A good listener with an ability to empathize while still providing guidance
We have meaningful work for you – come join our team – Apply Today!
Sevita is a leading provider of home and community-based specialized health care. We believe that everyone deserves to live a full, more independent life. We provide people with quality services and individualized support that lead to growth and independence, regardless of the physical, intellectual, or behavioral challenges they face. We’ve made this our mission for more than 50 years. Today, our 40,000 team members continue to innovate and enhance care for the 50,000 individuals we serve.
Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability/vets
About Sevita: At Sevita, we believe everyone deserves to live a full, independent life, and the best place to do that is in their home and community. Our services help families, children, and adults of all ages live joyful lives of their own choosing, no matter the challenges that they face. The work we do and the relationships we create changes lives. and the connections you make here will energize and ground you in the mission of helping people live well. Join us, and experience a career well lived.
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$55k - $60k
