Bilingual; Spanish) Counselor; LPC, LMFT, LMSW

Job Title: Bilingual Counselor Department: Youth & Family Services

Reports To: Director of Counseling FLSA Status: Hourly Non-Exempt

YES to YOUTH ‑ MCYS strengthens the emotional and mental health development of youth and families by providing crisis intervention, counseling, and suicide prevention services. We provide a safe and nurturing home where abused, battered, sex-trafficked, homeless, and at‑risk youth begin healing from the past and become empowered for the future.

The Bilingual Counselor provides direct service to youth and families using a therapeutic model of counseling designed to reduce conflict and negative behaviors, improve communication, change thought patterns, learn acceptance and intervene with a solution‑focused, trauma‑informed therapeutic approach. Counselors are the agency’s primary liaisons to the community; schools, the court and other referral sources. Counseling staff make therapeutic decisions on a day‑to‑day basis with the emphasis on prevention and solutions to promote optimum health to the client under the guidance of the Director of Counseling Services.

• Counsel clients and family members, individually and/or in group sessions, to assist them in reaching their goals, adjusting to life and making positive changes.
• Maintain a minimum of 50% direct service hours weekly.
• Timely entry of progress notes of 2 business days and at month end the deadline may be shorter due to billing requirements.
• Provide youth prevention and education groups and/or adult skills groups, including some evenings, as appropriate with community need and grant requirements.
• Provide immediate crisis intervention to youth and their families, 24 hours a day with weekly rotations.
• Complete and maintain client‑related paperwork, including federal and state mandated forms, client records, progress notes and other grant and/or agency required forms.
• Provide appropriate case management and/or referral information to youth and families as needed.
• Provide cognitive behavioral therapy and trauma focused cognitive behavioral therapy to youth.
• Participates in regular supervision meetings with Director of Counseling Services to review and plan for cases.
• Attend staff meetings and in‑service training as directed by Director of Counseling Services or Chief Operating Officer.
• When there are interns on staff, the counselor may be assigned to supervise them.
• Will serve as clinical supervisor in the absence of the Director of Counseling.
• Perform other functions in support of agency programs and activities as requested.

• Master’s degree in social work, counseling, psychology or related field with at least one (1) year experience in counseling/direct service and be licensed as one of the following:
  
  Licensed Master of Social Work (LMSW), Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), Licensed Professional Counselor or Intern (LPC), Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist or Associate (LMFT) Licensed Psychological Associate or Psychologist.
• Experience as required by funding sources.
• Bilingual in Spanish

• Capacity to develop effective working relationships with clients.
• Active listening skills, service oriented, using critical thinking, logic and reasoning to facilitate and guide clients in the development of skills and strategies for dealing with their problems.
• Possess and develop a body of knowledge essential to carrying out the required tasks.
• Knowledge of state laws and guidelines for counseling and child placing agencies.
• Clear oral and written communication skills.
• Exhibit professional demeanor in all interactions both intra and inter‑agency.
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