Child and Family Counselor

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Location: Onsite – Merced, CA
📅 Schedule: Full Time│Non‑Exempt
💼 Department: Wraparound Program
📈 Reports to: Program Supervisor
💰 Pay Range: $22.00 to $22.50

Aspiranet, one of California’s most dedicated nonprofits serving children, youth, and families, is seeking a compassionate and motivated Child and Family Counselor to support our Wraparound program in Merced. If you’re driven to uplift at‑risk youth and strengthen families, this role offers the chance to create life‑changing outcomes every single day.

As a Child and Family Counselor, you’ll work directly with youth and their caregivers in their homes and communities—helping them build coping skills, strengthen relationships, and develop the tools they need to thrive. Your guidance becomes a stabilizing force during some of their most challenging moments. Through individualized coaching, collaborative treatment planning, and unwavering belief in each young person’s potential, you’ll help prevent crises, reduce system involvement, and empower families to stay safely together.

• Provide one‑on‑one and family‑based coaching to youth and caregivers in home and community environments
• Implement individualized treatment and intervention plans focused on emotional regulation, communication, and coping skills
• Support youth in developing anger management, impulse control, self‑esteem, and healthy social connections
• Build safe, trusting relationships that encourage youth to share openly and practice new skills
• Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team—including social workers, parent partners, clinicians, and program leadership—to ensure coordinated care
• Document progress, interventions, and observations to support treatment planning and program outcomes
• Help youth maintain placement stability, avoid hospitalization or juvenile justice involvement, and strengthen family connectedness
• Manage a flexible schedule to meet with 3–5 clients at times that best support their engagement and success

• Bachelor’s degree in psychology, social services, or a related field
• Minimum of 1 year of experience working with high‑risk youth and families
• Passion for providing direct, relationship‑based support in home and community settings
• Strong communication and collaboration skills
• Commitment to trauma‑informed, strengths‑based practices

Aspiranet invests in your success from day one. You’ll apply your education and relationship‑building skills while receiving ongoing training, mentorship, and professional development. With programs across the state and a strong culture of internal advancement, this role offers a meaningful entry point into a long‑term career in social services.

Aspiranet offers a competitive salary, a supportive team environment, and a comprehensive benefits package that includes employer‑paid medical, dental, vision, and wellness coverage. You’ll join an organization where your work truly matters—and where you can see the impact of your efforts every day.

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The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions. This position typically operates in a standard office environment. The noise level is generally quiet and remains within OSHA’s established safety levels at all times.

Aspiranet is an equal opportunity employer that recognizes the value of diversity. We believe a diverse workforce within a culture of Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Access (IDEA) increases creativity, innovation, problem‑solving, and teamwork for the youth and families that we serve and the organization as a whole. Aspiranet strives to provide our employees with a workplace that is welcoming, inclusive of differing world views, cultures, and lived experiences.

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