Social Advocates Youth Counselor

BENEFITS AND SALARY

Full‑time or part‑time positions are available for this position. The salary range is $50,000-$52,000/year depending on relevant education, experience, and licensure.

At Bellefaire, we prioritize our employees and their wellbeing. We provide competitive benefit options to our employees and their families, including domestic partners and pets.

Our offerings include:

• Comprehensive health and Rx plans, including a zero‑cost option.
• Wellness program including free preventative care.
• Generous paid time off and holidays.
• 100% paid parental leave for childbirth, adoption, and foster care, plus comprehensive fertility and IVF support.
• 50% tuition reduction at Case Western Reserve University for the MSW program.
• 403(b) retirement plan with an employer match.
• Pet insurance.
• Employer‑paid life insurance and long‑term disability.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Support for continuing education and credential renewal.
• Ancillary benefits including dental, vision, voluntary life, short‑term disability, hospital indemnity, accident, critical illness.
• Flexible Spending Account for Health and Dependent Care.

• Education: Minimum Master’s Degree in Social Work or related field.
• Licensure: Valid Ohio LSW or LPC required.
• Competency/
  
  Skills:
  
  
• Core Expertise:
  Possess skill, knowledge and abilities to perform the essential duties of their role; keeps knowledge up to date.
• Independent Judgment:
  Demonstrate ability to perform job responsibilities with a high degree of initiative and independent judgment.
• Cultural
  
  Competency:
  
  Demonstrate awareness, sensitivity and skills in working professionally with diverse individuals, groups and communities who represent various cultural and personal background and characteristics.
• Interpersonal Communication:
  Communicate clearly using verbal, nonverbal, and written skills in a professional context; demonstrates clear understanding and use of professional language.
• Professional & Ethical Conduct:
  Adhere to professional values such as honesty, personal responsibility, and accountability; applies ethical concepts within scope of work and adheres to Agency policies and procedures.
• Collaboration and Teamwork:
  Function effectively as a member of a professional team that includes employees, clients and family members.
• Problem Solving & Decision Making:
  Recognize problems and respond appropriately; gathers information and sorts through it to identify and address root cause issues; makes timely decisions.
• Service Orientation:
  Anticipate, recognize, and meet the needs of others, whether they are clients or not.
• Technical Proficiency:
  Demonstrate competence in utilizing Agency computer systems and software as required to perform essential job functions.
• Experience: Experience working with children, adolescents, and families.

Bellefaire JCB is among the nation’s largest, most experienced child service agencies providing a variety of behavioral health, substance abuse, education and prevention services. Through more than 25 programs, we help more than 30,000 youth and their families each year achieve resiliency, dignity and self‑sufficiency.

The SAY Counselor/Social Worker provides prevention and early intervention services to middle and high school students in designated SAY School Districts. SAY services are designed to help prevent and reduce the use of alcohol and other drugs and decrease the incidence of other social and mental health problems such as substance use/abuse, teen violence, teen depression/anxiety and suicide.

• The SAY worker will work collaboratively with school principals, school counselors, teachers and other school personnel regarding the social, behavioral, emotional and environmental issues that impact student success.
• Students can be referred to the SAY worker regarding many teen related issues including but not limited to, alcohol/drugs/vaping, and issues/conflicts with peers, family, or school. The SAY worker will provide prevention strategies to help the student make healthy decisions and refer the student to a higher level of care if needed.
• The SAY worker will contact parents when necessary and will work with the…