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STARRY, INC.
COUNSELOR I (28-HOUR)
Status: Part-time; Exempt
Reports to: Team Supervisor
STARRY Vision: We envision a Texas where every child has a healthy, forever family.
STARRY Mission: We nurture children, strengthen families, and restore hope through counseling, fatherhood and family preservation services.
STARRY Core Values
S Service World-class service is our passion.
T Together We are stronger together.
A Access Everyone is welcome here.
R Responsibility Shared ownership produces successful outcomes
R Relationships Healing happens when people feel safe, secure and loved.
Y You Our clients, community, stakeholders and staff are our priority.
POSITION SUMMARY
Work with families in the community meeting FAYS or Universal Prevention eligibility: (1) 0-17 years of age; (2) Runaway youth (either currently or threatening); (3) Truant youth; (4) Abused child (experiencing abuse, insufficient for DFPS case); (5) At-risk youth for other behavioral problem; (6) Youth involved in deferred prosecution with juvenile probation; (7) Youth placed in residential care for family conflict to reunify family
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
SKILL BASED COMPETENCIES
Read and respond to office and agency emails and reports (all correspondence)
Attend meetings (within & outside the agency)
Travel to satellite locations, as needed
Maintain accurate mileage records
Complete monthly statistical sheets with outcome measures
Computer skills to organize materials, narratives, correspondence, etc.
Obtain initial psychosocial assessment information and incorporate into client?s plan of service
Meet service goals of at least 12 sessions per week, billable hours (unless otherwise specified by supervisor due to travel to remote areas or other office obligations)??
Maintain a caseload of clients receiving weekly and/or biweekly services (as assigned by supervisor)
Generate an individualized plan of service for each client
Complete accurate case notes within 48 hours of providing service to clients
Serve as a resource to the client and family to achieve plan of service goals
Complete all required trainings, including but not limited to HIPAA, Crisis Intervention, Cultural Humility, Reporting Child Abuse, TBRI and other Evidence-Based Curriculums
Maintain documentation for standards and contract compliance (progress notes for each substantial client contact)
Maintain confidentiality of clients
Utilize approved evidence-based and promising practices
Provide in-person crisis intervention services as needed
Provide group, individual and family sessions
Utilize healthy coping skills to reduce secondary trauma
Use ethical decision-making and seek guidance and supervision, as needed
KEY REQUIREMENTS
QUALIFICATIONS
Education: Master?s degree in counseling or related field and an associate license (LPC-A, LMFT-A, or LMSW) pursuing fully licensed status as a counselor (LPC, LMFT, or LCSW)
Experience: One-year experience in related area
Approved criminal background report. Able to satisfy all applicable requirements and DFPS standard requirements
Good problem solving and decision-making skills
Capable of maintaining a flexible work schedule
Must be self-motivated with good organization and time management skills
Commitment to Trauma-Informed Care
Must possess good written, verbal, social media, and electronic communication skills
Able to organize, file, and retrieve information
Flexible and adaptable, able to make changes as needed to meet expectations
Very strong attention to detail
Able to operate office machines (e.g. copy, telephone, transcriber, fax)
Must be computer literate with ability to maintain records electronically
Strong commitment to the mission and vision of STARRY
Other: Reliable transportation
BENEFITS
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
Ability to travel regularly
Normal office work
WORKS COOPERATIVELY WITH:
Client Services Specialists; (2) Team Supervisors; (3) Program Staff
ACCOUNTABILITIES
Reports to the STARRY Team Supervisor
Part Time
Social & Legal Services
$60k-74k (estimate)
01/30/2024
05/03/2024
starry.org
WACO, TX
50 - 100
2001
$5M - $10M
Social & Legal Services
STARRY nurtures children, strengthens families, and restores hope through family counseling, fatherhood programming, foster care, and adoption. STARRY offers comprehensive, cost-free community counseling in 31 Texas counties, guided by professionalism, grace, and love. We provide fatherhood programming in McLennan and Bell Counties. Apart from these programs, we also provide compassionate, skilled guidance to families as they navigate the foster care and adoption process.
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