Master's Level In-Home Counselor/Social Worker

Overview:

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Who is Youth Villages?

Our work involves providing an array of counseling and treatment services to youth with severe emotional and behavioral problems.

Eighty-four percent of those who go through treatment are succeeding two years after leaving our program. These youth are living at home, remaining in school, and are not experiencing trouble with the law.

Responsibilities:

Can I see myself here?

We have found that our staff succeed at Youth Villages when they:

• Are passionate about social services and dedicated to helping at-risk youth and families
• Value feedback and accountability
• Value the collaboration that comes from working on a team and thrive working on their own
• Enjoy variety in their schedule and not sitting behind a desk all day
• Are results and detailed oriented
• Have a sense of humor and find creative ways to implement ideas
• Value a strength-based treatment approach
• Can change priorities quickly
• Are looking for more than just a job

Why Youth Villages?

Our programs in Oregon offer:

• Paid licensure supervision for LPC, LCSW, LMFT
• Opportunity for advancement
• Collaborative Problem Solving Certification
• Training opportunities based on your interest / CEU’s
• Tablets issued to community based staff for documentation
• Open/collaborative work environment
• Gym membership reimbursement/ discounts
• Healthy snacks in office/ monthly team recognition

• Family Intervention Specialists will work with both biological and adoptive families.
• Many of the youth on your caseload will be foster children or former foster children in pre-adoptive or post adoptive homes who are experiencing stress in their placement.
• Providing in-home counseling services for at-risk youth and families
• Managing a small case load of four to six families to provide quality counseling
• Meeting with youth and families three times weekly to address each family’s needs
• Providing after hours support to youth and families through on-call rotations
• Collaborating with youth, family, teachers, and other community members working towards the success of the youth; that could be attending court or meeting with teachers; it depends on what your families’ needs are in any given week
• Providing a strengths-based approach utilizing counseling and social work skills
• Attend three weekly meetings (individual, team, and clinical consultation) for professional development to help enhance clinical skills

Community Based staff will be reimbursed for applicable mileage

Salary

$75000 - $78000 / year based on education level and clinical license

Qualifications:

How can I be considered for the position?

You can be considered for this position if you meet the following qualifications:

Master's degree is required.

Degrees that can be considered include: social work, drug and alcohol education or counseling, psychology, guidance counseling, or marriage and family therapy. Other degrees will have to be evaluated further to determine if they meet the qualifications.

Acceptable driving record- Two or fewer moving violations within the past 36 months

Benefits

11 paid holidays

Mileage & Cell Phone Reimbursement (when applicable)

Youth Villages is an equal opportunity employer and provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

Youth Villages is opposed to racism in any of its forms and is committed to inclusion, equity, and diversity. We believe that respect for each other is crucial in the work that we do each day.