IPS Counselor

Under theassignedsupervisor,theIPSCounselor willprovidecounseling, advocacy,and case management services to youth and their familiesduringa 6-month intensive interventionperiodin acommunity-based setting. While in a Placement with caregivers, the Intensive Placement Stabilization (IPS Counselor will provide critical, intensive, trauma-focused therapeutic interventions to caregivers and youth in a non-traditional and flexible manner. Adapting to the family's availability and needs, per their school and work schedules.

The IPS Counselor willutilizestrengths-based and trauma-focusedapproachesin developing relationships,assessments, and treatment plans. As part of the Intensive Placement Stabilization Program, IPS Counselors support both youth and caregivers in strengthening their bond and communication and improving their sense of security and permanency. IPS works with both caregivers and children in weekly sessions, operating within the framework of Attachment, Regulation, and Competency (ARC) and other evidence-based modalities and frameworks.

• Reports to the Child Abuse Hotline as directed by the Mandated Reporter Act.
• Will provide exceptional customer service to parents, foster caregivers, referring case agencies, and other team members.
• Conducts frequent regional and all-state in-person and virtual team meetings with staff, referringcaseagencyand community partners.
• Participates in frequent agency management meetings and work groups.
• Will maintain discretion, as entrusted with a client’s personal information and knowledge of their unique situation. This confidentiality extends to ensuring client data is secure.
• Reports any exposure to communicable diseases.
• Submits expense vouchers, renewed driver'slicenses, and automobile insurance coverage onthedue date.
• Supportthecreation and maintenance ofprogrammaticinformation in Microsoft Teamsand onthe
  
  SharePoint site.
• Willassistwith updating client demographic and other data inthe IPSdatabase.
• Will ensure direct and indirect weekly filing of all IPS documents, notes, Mentoring, and FPSSdocumentsin client files.
• Provideon-call support after hourson a rotation with all IPS offices in Central, Southern, and Northern regions.
• Provide on-site support to prevent placement disruption.
• Facilitate placement needs of childrenwithcollaboration with the referring case agency(DCFS/POS).
• Conduct home visits.
• Maintain positive relationships with other agencies and community members as applicable.
• Complete any necessary file documentation and required DCFS database tracking twice monthly.
• Prepare documentation for court proceedings,as needed.

• Provides support andstabilityservices for up to 6 months tofamiliesreferred
• Caseloadsareapproximate
  10-13: 1 ratio
• The program operates
  24/7
• Position is required tobeavailable
  
  Monday–Friday, 8:30 – 5 pm
• Position requires sessions outside ofnormaloffice hours, and at times can be later evenings
• Positionrequiresrotation of the on-call calendar monthly to offer 24/7 coverage of program needs forcrisis(typical schedules are 1 week a month)
• Provides crisis intervention response, assessment, and follow-up services asdeemedappropriate perthe program plan.
• Conductan initial visit within 5 days of referral opening per contractual and programmatic expectations.
• Provides crisis intervention in-home services in local coverage areas as appropriate toprogram requirements.
• This position will require day and overnight travel for training opportunities, advocacy for youth and families in community meetings, or staffing and client sessions.
• Provides active guidance/feedback during family contacts (e.g., sessions, crisis interventions, and other crisis-stability events).
• Completion of intake, Mental Health Assessment, DCFS Extension and Discharge processes, and Treatment Planning as outlined in IPS programmatic and contractual expectations.
• Diagnose and treat mental health disorders.
• Facilitate sessions with individuals, groups, or families.
• Demonstrate the ability to correctlyidentifyemotions and to mirror regulated feelings in a way that promotes emotional and intellectual development (emotional intelligence).
• Assistsin…