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

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Make a Meaningful Impact
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.

Join a mission‑centered team where your dedication becomes a catalyst for hope, resilience, and long‑term success for the youth and families of Merced County.

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About Aspiranet
Aspiranet is a mission-driven social services agency with a proud legacy of supporting California communities since 1975. We are committed to ensuring that every child is loved, every family is supported, and every individual has the tools to succeed. Our services span the state and are delivered through six dedicated divisions:
Foster Care and Adoption, providing support for children and families throughout the foster and adoption journey;
Transitional Aged Youth (TAY), offering programs that guide young adults as they transition from foster care to independent living;
Residential, delivering therapeutic care in structured, supportive environments to help youth thrive;
Intensive Home-Based Services, focused on meeting individualized needs within the home, school, and community;
Behavioral Health, delivering short‑term, intensive mental health services for youth at risk; and Family and Community, emphasizing early intervention and family‑strengthening supports. At Aspiranet, every role contributes to something greater—helping to create a future where opportunity, hope, and healing are within everyone’s reach.

As a Child and Family Counselor
, you will provide individualized, strengths‑based support to at‑risk youth and their families in home and community settings. You’ll build trusting relationships, implement treatment and intervention plans, and collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to help youth develop emotional regulation, strengthen social skills, and maintain stability in their homes and communities. Your work directly supports placement stability, reduces crises, and helps families stay connected and resilient.

• 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,…