Shelter & Program Therapist

Description

JOB TITLE: Shelter & Program Therapist

FSLA Status: Exempt 

PROGRAM AREA: Crisis Services Program

JOB OBJECTIVE: To provide immediate crisis intervention/referral/intake services to clients referred through the crisis phone line and crisis walk-in services; provide counseling, case management and aftercare services to assigned clients; actively participate in the program team.

Salary Range: $49,000- $53,000K Based on education, licensure, and experience

Direct Service

Essential Functions:

• Provide crisis intervention counseling services through the crisis phone line, crisis walk-in service.
• Provide intake and assessment services to youth and families referred to the Shelter and Community-based Counseling program.
• Facilitate the referral process for potential clients.
• Provide primary counseling and case management for youth and families assigned.
• Attend weekly staffings/meetings and regular supervision.
• Document client interaction in a consistent and ethical manner.
• Participate with supervisor and appropriate specialists or consultants on specific case related problems.
• Transport clients as needed.
• Conduct groups with families and teens through Multiple Family Group, Peace Circles, afternoon group and other groups as needed.
• Related tasks as assigned.
• Provide individual, family, and group counseling services for youth and families who are experiencing a housing crisis. 
• Utilize creative approaches to provide therapeutic supports for youth beyond talk therapy or other traditional methods.
• Assist in a comprehensive assessment of youth’s needs to ensure youth are matched with appropriate interventions
• Operate from a family systems approach to support young people in family strengthening efforts, as appropriate.
• Engage in a case conferencing approach with youth, case managers, and other parties as relevant to understand youth’s needs, strengths, and goals and to create a plan for services.
• Provide liaison, advocacy and referral services with appropriate mental health centers, courts, physicians, school systems, Department of Children’s Services and others as needed.
• Provide crisis response support in helping youth mediate conflict with families, friends, peers, and roommates. 
• Conduct therapeutic support groups with teens and families and other groups as needed
• Participate in clinical on-call rotation
• Provide clinical services to agency youth, outside of Emergency Shelter as needed. 

Non-Essential Functions: None

Administration

Essential Functions:

• Maintain consistent and timely records, including relevant reports to meet funding and licensing requirements.
• Assist in the preparation for monitoring visits by funding and licensing sources.
• Participate in the hiring process and orientation of new staff when appropriate.
• Participate in staff and program development. 
• Serve on intra-agency committees when requested or representation is significant to the agency mission.
• Provide direction, leadership and consultation for staff, volunteers and interns during the evening shift
• Provide formal supervision for interns
• Participate, as needed, in community education to inform about shelter services

Non-Essential Functions:

• Serve on related community committees when requested or representation is significant to the agency mission.

Benefits:

Free Employee Only: HDHP

Vision, Dental, LTD

Employer HSA contribution

12 Paid Holidays

PTO

401K + up to 3% Match

Paid parental Leave

Requirements

Minimal Requirements / Performance Standards:

• Strong capacity to form meaningful, caring, and affirming relationships with all young people, including LGBTQ+ youth.
• Knowledge and ability to apply behavior management techniques, basic counseling principals, crisis intervention theory, group work theory, and systems theory.
• Knowledge and ability to access community resources.
• Knowledge of an ability to apply Positive Youth Development, Trauma-Informed Care, and evidence-informed practices based in an understanding of adolescent and family development.
• Clear understanding of racial inequities and other forms of discrimination and willingness to operate from an anti-oppression model.
• Understanding of and ability to deliver services through a low barrier approach.
• Ability to use phone and computer system.
• Ability to effectively communicate in oral and written form.
• Knowledge and ability to apply crisis intervention theory.
• Knowledge of adolescent development and family development.
• Valid Driver’s License
• In-Person Scheduling
• One-year relevant experience.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

  The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The physical demands of this position may be reasonably accommodated for individuals with disabilities on a case-by-case basis.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand and walk. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, and distance vision.

The above job description is meant to describe the general nature and level of work being performed; it is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required for the position.

Oasis Center is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and is operated in accordance with a policy which does not permit discrimination because of race, color, sex, age, handicap, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression.  

Educational Requirements: Master’s degree in a human service, counseling, psychology, or other related field, from an accredited college or university.