Counselor for Baby Children's Action Team (CAT)
Job Description
Job Description
Salary: $80,000
We offer:
- Medical (100% employer paid for employees only), Dental, Vision, Life, Short Term and Long Term Disability.
- 5 days of Paid Time Off
- 11 Paid Wellness Days- including 1 week in December.
- 10 Paid Holidays
Do you envision working for a dynamic, mission-driven organization which supports the community while fostering an employee culture of appreciation and fun? If your answer is yes, than an employment opportunity at Directions for Living may be a great fit for you!
Position Summary:
This is a professional clinical position providing counseling and services adults and families in the Baby CAT program under the Families First Division. BabyCAT is a community service program that works in-home with parents that are seeking to understand their children's behaviors, keep their children safe, reduce the potential of incurring child welfare, DJJ, or other involuntary or court system involvement and focuses on parents or caregivers that have at least one child age 0-5.
Directions for Living is an essential services provider. All Directions for Living employees must be willing and able to provide vital support and essential services to the people that we serve in the event of an emergency, pandemic or other disaster situation.
EDUCATION EXPERIENCE/REQUIREMENTS:
- Master's degree in Counseling, Psychology, Social Work or related field required.
- License in the healing arts preferred.
- Minimum of two years documented clinical experience in working with at-risk children and families.
- CAP certification preferred
- Must take the Wraparound for Clinicians Training (3-hours) within 30 days of employment. Preference will be given to individuals who have taken the 3-hour Wraparound for Clinicians training.
- Must have sufficient clinical knowledge to provide clinical intervention with adults and children who manifest a range of psychopathology, utilizing various treatment approaches including individual, family, play, and group therapy, individual psychopathology and normal childhood development.
- Have sufficient clinical knowledge of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Trauma Focused- CBT and other evidence based treatments.
- Must acquire knowledge of community resources.
- Experience with families and children.
- Early Childhood Education Experience required.
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