Counselor II

Supporting Counselor II – Aspiranet

Join Aspiranet, a social service agency dedicated to supporting California children and families. Aspiranet was founded in 1975 and provides foster care support, residential care, adoption services, youth transition services, mental health services, intensive home‑based care, and community‑based family resources throughout the state.

Help us make a meaningful difference by working one‑on‑one with youth and their caregivers in their home or community setting. The Supporting Counselor II (SCII) implements identified components of the approved care plan. Major responsibilities include providing interventions to support identified behaviors, modeling appropriate family interactions, submitting contact notes, and providing feedback to the team.

• Meet with youth and caregivers per program and plan requirements.
• Implement interventions outlined in the care plan.
• Transfer skills to caregiver and other youth care team.
• Monitor success of interventions and report to team lead.
• Inform team lead when interventions are not beneficial.
• Provide support to youth and caregivers to enable age‑appropriate activities.
• Provide transportation as needed and approved by Supervisor.
• Develop youth‑specific activities related to the case plan.
• Conduct therapeutic sessions with youth and caregiver.
• Attend child/youth and family team meetings when indicated.
• Maintain a consistent schedule working with youth and families.
• Develop a professional and supportive relationship with youth, families, referring parties, collaborative partners and community providers.
• Complete timely contact notes meeting program and funder standards.
• Maintain productivity standards when indicated.
• Integrate training information provided by the agency.
• Report incidents and program concerns to Supervisor promptly.
• Attend required meetings, training sessions, supervision, briefings and program activities.
• Ensure safe conditions while working with youth.
• Support and model Aspiranet’s values, represent the Agency professionally, and abide by the Agency’s Professional Code of Ethics.
• Maintain professional boundaries with staff, caregivers, youth and community resources.
• Maintain client and case confidentiality per HIPAA, state and Agency standards.
• Complete administrative paperwork (time sheets, mileage, time off requests, daily logs & other expense reimbursements, weekly schedule, etc.) accurately and on time.
• Demonstrate sensitivity and responsiveness to cultural differences.
• Perform additional duties as assigned by Supervisor.

• BA or BS degree in a related field or two full‑time equivalent years of experience in a behavioral health related field.
• Ability to work evenings and weekends.

• Meets all required conditions of employment as set forth by the agency, funder and or regulatory body.

$22.00–$22.50 per hour.

• 13 paid holidays, 10 vacation days and 10 sick days.
• Medical, dental and vision plans.
• Employer‑paid medical and dental benefit plan.
• Tela Doc® employer‑paid telehealth program.
• Medical and dependent care flexible spending accounts.
• 403(b) retirement plan with employer contributions.
• Life, AD&D and disability insurance.
• Accident, critical illness and hospital gap plan.
• Ongoing training & development opportunities.
• Advancement opportunities.
• Free confidential crisis line 24/7 (365 days a year).
• Six face‑to‑face or telephonic sessions per issue.
• Commuter program and mileage reimbursement.
• Employee recognition and discount programs.

Aspiranet is an equal employment opportunity employer; all applicants will be given full consideration under state, local, and federal law.