Counselor​/Intensive Care Coordination

Position:Support Counselor/Intensive Care Coordination

Location: San Mateo, CA

Job :810

# of Openings:2

The Support Counselor works in the field, in collaboration with the treatment team, supporting families and children within the AFS Mental Health Program. The Support Counselor’s primary focus is care coordination, using the principles of the Integrated Core Practice Model to help the families identify the members of a strong treatment team and helping them work together in a collaborative way that centers the voice and choice of the child and the family in the plan of their care.

The role of Intensive Care Coordinator also include scheduling and facilitating Child and Family Team Meetings. The Support Counselor also holds cases that they provide behavioral interventions for in the child’s home, school or community to support the goals of the Mental Health Therapist on the team. This is a highly collaborative role supporting system involved children and youth and their families, providing a variety of interventions and support services to the child.

Documenting sessions, collateral contacts and Child and Family Team meetings. Looking for a meaningful career where you can make a positive impact on your community? This is a full-time role.

Alternative Family Services is a Foster Family, Adoption and Mental Health Agency that has been serving abused and neglected children in our community since 1973. Our mission is to support vulnerable children and families in need of stability, safety, and well-being in communities. We provide a wide range of foster, adoption, mental health and transition-aged youth services in English and Spanish.

We have eight locations throughout the Bay Area and over 200 employees. We celebrate diversity, equal opportunity, and excellence.

• Provide support services to the child and foster family via methods consistent with the agency’s treatment philosophy and approach
• Provide a variety of interventions. This may include, but is not limited to, coaching, mentoring, skill building, tutoring and supportive feedback
• Provide emergency response. Some evenings and weekends may be required.
• Ensure the safety and well-being of the foster child at all times
• Transport children to a variety of appointments and or settings using a personal vehicle in safe working order
• Submit written documentation of such visitations and or activities to CPS workers
• Ensure compliance with HIPAA privacy practices
• Adhere to our attendance and punctuality policy
• Assume other duties as assigned by supervisor

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Obtain and maintain fingerprint and government and Agency required background clearances
• A bachelor’s degree in a social science related field; or an associate degree in a social science related field and have at least six months experience in working with emotionally disturbed children or children who have a serious behavioral problem; or at least two years of experience working with emotionally disturbed children or children who have a serious behavioral problem, and who demonstrate a combination of education, skills, and experience
• Training Requirements
  - Each ISFC Support Counselor shall have completed 40 hours of training to include, but not be limited to, working with abused and neglected children, behavior de-escalation techniques, cardiopulmonary resuscitation,…