Mental Health Counselor

Mental Health Counselor will provide counseling to youth and their families addressing and treating mental health challenges and mental health concerns. Mental Health Counselor will employ culturally competent and trauma-informed approaches to diagnose treat and support clients along with their families to achieve progress on their goals.

Essential Job Functions

Operations

• Provide mental health counseling to individuals families and groups to improve mental health through live in person sessions and live electronic platform sessions (i.e. Telehealth counseling).
• Assess and treat mental health challenges for a wide range of presenting concerns.
• Support clients and families in defining goals engaging with the treatment plan and counseling process to move toward successful discharge.
• Employ evidence-based practices that are culturally responsive and trauma-informed.
• Maintain good working relationships with community partners and government resources.
• Collaborate with internal teams and departments to align goals and strategies and to foster a culture of cooperation and teamwork.
• Engage in continuous learning and contribute to the effective implementation of continuous improvement processes.
• Support the ethical use of data to make decisions in a timely and informed manner.
• Represent the organization to the community in a way that enhances the organizations profile builds its reputation supports its strategic priorities and advances its mission.

• Contribute to operational goals and objectives that align with and advance the organizations strategic priorities.
• Support team development and performance inclusive of but not limited to active listening team-based learning recognition fun and transparent communications.
• Strive to meet and surpass the expectations of youth families staff volunteers Board funders and other key stakeholders.
• Support the planning implementation execution and evaluation of special projects.
• Focus efforts on promoting equity engaging in trauma-informed and continuous improvement practices and doing what is needed to help the communities the organization serves become great places for all children and youth to grow and thrive.
• Actively and substantially contribute to a healthy organizational culture characterized by the core elements of trust inclusion belonging autonomy position mastery and purpose.
• Finish work by established deadlines within the framework of established guidelines and policies.
• Address issues and concerns in a professional respectful and courteous manner.
• Ensure records are up-to date accurate and organized.
• Prioritize and organize multiple tasks and responsibilities in a way that meets daily responsibilities while continuing to work toward longer-term objectives.

Resource Development

• Work to understand how your actions and contributions to quality work and to maximization of resources enhance the organizations fundraising efforts and its overall financial health.
• Support fundraising donor stewardship and Board engagement activities.

Safety and Risk Management

• Ensure current safety practices meet or exceed organizational requirements.
• Support the development and implementation of new or amended policies practices and processes that further mitigate and minimize safety risks.

Talent Development

• Demonstrate a commitment to excellence aligning your efforts with the organizations values mission strategic priorities and policies.
• Participate in available coaching opportunities regular one-on-one meetings with your supervisor performance evaluations and goal setting.
• Demonstrate a commitment to learning and development by following talent development requirements and creating and following a professional development plan.

Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

The Mental Health Counselor position requires a majority combination of the following:

Education and Experience

• Masters degree in Counseling or Social Work required.
• Licensed as LPC/LPC-IT or APSW/LCSW required.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively work with youth and families.

Skills and Requirements

• Exceptional communication skills with the ability to convey information in a timely open and clear manner while honoring privacy.
• Strong written communication with ability to accurately and succinctly maintain client records.
• Counseling skills that include knowledge of counseling methods and application ability to establish strong effective therapeutic alliance.
• Reliable transportation.
• Knowledge of and ability to effectively use computers software and other technology tools.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.

Key Characteristics (Standard for every position in the organization).

• Is mission-driven and values-based.
• Demonstrates a growth mindset and a commitment to lifelong learning.
• Upholds a commitment to equity while striving to be anti-racist and respectful of cultural differences with all stakeholders.
• Contributes to a purpose-driven culture characterized by trust inclusion belonging autonomy and learning.
• Operates with excellence in mind in all matters.

Working Conditions

Standard for Admin and YFS

Work will primarily occur in a climate-controlled environment with minimal potential for safety or health hazards. This position may include flexible working arrangements such as remote work and compressed workweeks subject to supervisory approval. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers phones photocopiers and filing cabinets.

Physical Demands include:

• Must be able to remain in a stationary position for extended periods of time.
• Must be able to operate a computer and other office productivity equipment such as a phone and photocopier.
• Must be able to communicate efficiently and effectively.
• Must be able to quickly detect safety concerns.
• Must be able to move equipment and supplies required to perform the positions responsibilities.
• Must be able to work effectively in an environment where the noise level may be loud at times.

Reasonable accommodation will be made to enable individuals with documented disabilities to perform essential functions.