Outpatient Counselor​/Social Worker

The Buckeye Ranch is currently seeking an Outpatient Counselor/Social Worker to join our Community Based team. The Outpatient Counselor/Social Worker empowers youth and their families to overcome dynamics that put youth at risk of being removed from their homes. This position’s caseload is based on the intensity of clients they are assigned and provide services in the office at times convenient to the family.

The average length of treatment is between 6 and 12 months. The Outpatient Counselor/Social Worker could provide psychotherapy and counseling to clients with mental health symptoms and substance use disorders.

For decades, The Buckeye Ranch has been restoring hope and providing healing for children, youth, and families in Central Ohio. Our continuum of care addresses every stage and aspect of what children may be experiencing after traumas caused by mental illness, abuse, or neglect. With help from The Buckeye Ranch, they’re empowered to overcome obstacles, tap into their resilience, and move forward toward healthy, fulfilling lives.

Based on license, education, and experience.

• Bachelors/Masters (Non-Licensed): $42,000 - $52,000
• Bachelors (Active License): $50,000 - $60,000
• Masters (Active License): $55,000 - $70,000

• Assess clients for appropriate level of care, including behavioral examples, including frequency, duration, severity, and environmental impacts.
• Identify history of trauma, adversity and/or toxic stress that influence presenting problem(s), functioning, and family interaction styles. Determines the level of immediate and future risk of abuse or neglect to children.
• Identify cultural factors that influence strengths, functioning, and family interaction styles. Identifies strengths and functioning of both client and family for utilization in treatment.
• Collaborate with admissions and engagement and complete comprehensive diagnostic assessments as needed.
• Complete program specific assessments such as DLA 20 or ASQ.
• Develop training plans and facilitates coaching, ensuring that services are family focused.
• Demonstrate practicality, flexibility, and adaptability in the process of working with others, emphasizing the achievement of goals. Adjusts the type and intensity of services to the needs of the client.
• Ensure that referrals are made as early in treatment as possible. Ensures family members are supported through the discharge process. Communicates changes in recommendations and/or referrals in a timely and concise manner to all stakeholders.
• Schedule and conduct therapeutic counseling sessions with individuals, families and treatment teams based on cases assigned and at the established acuity for each family. Appointments must be made at times that families can participate; evening work is expected. Work with supervisor to adjust acuity when the needs of the families change.
• Uses trauma-informed, focused interventions to engage clients. Educates clients, family members, and other providers about healthcare conditions, prevention, available treatments, illness and whole health self-management, peer support and recovery.
• Manage behavioral health crises through appropriate interventions. Respond to perceived resistance in a non-confrontational manner and intervene to help child regain control and reduce risk at it pertains to the position held.
• Consistently record client progress in relation to treatment goals. Provides accurate, concise narrative when needed on any documentation, including progress notes, treatment plans, behavior management programs and discharge planning on an accurate and timely basis.

Benefit effective date:
First of the month following 30 days of employment.

• Wonderful medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Paid Time Off (Three weeks within the first year)
• Company Paid Life Insurance
• Company Paid Short Term Disability
• 401K + Employer Contribution
• Non-Profit Student Loan Forgiveness Program
• Employee Assistance Program
• Tuition Assistance
• Employee Referral Program

• You have a bachelor’s degree in social work, or related field; master’s degree preferred.
• You have an active LPC, LSW, or MFT…