Children’s Community Support Counselor

Description

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CLM provides the area's most comprehensive array of mental health services for children and their families. Our multi-disciplined treatment team works with individuals ages 3 – 21 who experience mental illness and/or serious emotional difficulties. The Children’s Community Support Counselor provides outpatient community-based support to assist client’s with improving symptoms and behaviors that otherwise interfere with age-appropriate development, functioning and wellness goals. This is a full time, 35 hour per week position.

Major Functional Areas and Description of Duties

• •Provide counseling and Functional Support Services (FSS) in the home, school or other community-based setting as deemed appropriate for the objectives, interventions and desired outcomes identified in the client’s treatment plan.
• •Provide Individual Therapeutic Behavioral Services (TBSI) to develop, apply, and reinforce coping strategies to reduce and/or ameliorate symptoms and behaviors that interfere with functioning and goal achievement.
• •Encourage engagement in and provide Family Training and Counseling (FTC) services to educate and promote how to best support the client’s resiliency and recovery toward treatment goals.
• •Provide Crisis Intervention (CI) when clients experience acute exacerbation of symptoms to ensure their safety within the home and/or community.
• •Provide timely documentation on each service delivered.
• •Work collaboratively with other treatment team members, natural supports, and external providers to ensure a wrap-around family systems approach is provided to the client.
• •Provide 21 hours of billable service each week to meet 60% of direct service key performance indicator (eligible for incentive pay upon exceeding productivity expectation).
• •Serve on appropriate committees, both internal and external, as determined by supervisor.
• •Function professionally and in a manner that protects the integrity, confidentiality and rights of all patients.
• •Execute all required services and documentation in accordance with agency policies and federal/state standards.
• •Maintain professional memberships, licenses, accreditation, certifications, etc.
• •Represent CLM in a professional and appropriate manner in all settings.
• •Perform all other duties as assigned by supervisor.

Benefits

At Center for Life Management we offer a robust benefits package because caring for our staff is just as important as caring for our clients. Benefits for benefits eligible employees include:

• •Comprehensive health insurance (medical, dental, vision)
• •Health Reimbursement Arrangement
• •Flexible Spending Account
• •Paid earned time (3 weeks in year one, caps at 6 weeks)
• •Paid holidays (8) with bonus birthday holiday in your birth month
• •403(b) Retirement Savings Plan with 3% company contribution upon 1 year of employment
• •Life Insurance paid by company
• •Short and Long Term Disability paid by company
• •Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance paid by company
• •Employee Assistance Program (EAP), accessible to staff and their natural supports
• •Company issued cell phone and laptop as needed for role
• •Scholarship for professional advancement
• •Mileage reimbursement for applicable positions
• •On the job training and continuing education opportunities
• •Rewarding and supportive work environment with excellent opportunities for career growth
• •Meaningful relationships with your co-workers and the individuals we serve
• •Flexible work schedule
• •Teamwork, teamwork and more teamwork!

The Center for Life Management has partnered with New England College to offer a Master’s Degree! This is an exciting opportunity for CLM staff to earn a Master of Science in Clinical Mental Health Counseling (MS) degree in 3 years. Who’s Eligible and What’s Required:

• •Must be a regular, full-time CLM employee in good standing for 9 months or more.
• •Must hold a Bachelor’s Degree.
• •Must agree to a five (5) year commitment of full-time employment in good standing with the Center for Life Management (beginning from start date/year of Professional Development Program participation).
• •Participants must maintain a B average to continue participation in the program.

*Cost of tuition is covered by Center for Life Management*Employee is responsible for applicable taxable portion of tuition remission Join CLM and make your career dreams a reality!

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Requirements

Qualifications and Skills

• •Bachelor’s degree preferred however an Associate’s degree along with a minimum of two years of direct service in a related field may qualify.
• •Ability to exercise sound clinical judgment in routine, urgent, and emergent clinical situations.
• •Proficient computer skills, specifically with all Microsoft office applications.
• •Ability to document effectively and efficiently in course of clinical work.
• •Ability to navigate an electronic health record.
• •Ability and desire to work as part of a clinical team while also able to be self-directed and motivated with minimal supervision.
• •Ability to acquire and effectively practice new clinical skills as needed according to evolving agency needs/services.
• •Effective communication skills, organizational skills, and ability to multi-task.