Mental Health Counselor (Weekends)

Overview Primary Position Objective: Responsible for delivering counseling services to assigned residential and non-residential students in personal and social development, career employment, and behavior. Meet and greet assigned arrivals at the designated time on the center or at the determined travel termination point.

Conduct and document an intake assessment, including student history, during the first 24 hours of enrollment. A copy of this assessment will be submitted to the Health and Wellness center for review and inclusion in the student health record.

Provide ongoing structured, scheduled, and documented individual social development and adjustment counseling weekly during CPP (first 60 days) and monthly thereafter. Document sessions in case-notes.

Schedule and conduct monthly group support sessions designed to identify and address specific issues, such as abuse, relationships, child care, homesickness, language and cultural barriers, etc.

Provide support, collaboration with other staff, weekly contact with CPP students (first 60 days), establish and develop personal and career goals, ensure early separations (pre-90 days) are diminished.

Manage and monitor case load with frequent CTT and academic classroom visits to observe students, interact with staff.

Identify students who need more intensive services and referral to such services, ensuring intervention, implementation, and documentation of strategies to address personal issues, including mental health, medical issues, and English Language Learners.

Ensure that maintenance of records of individual counseling sessions are documented in case notes in the RAP format: 1. Ensure all interventions (both positive and negative) are documented appropriately in case notes or counseling file, if appropriate.

Implement safeguards to assure that personal information about individual students, subject to the Privacy Act, and advising student of the same.

Collaborate with each student to initiate a Personal Career Development Plan (PCDP), which shall document the student's personal career goals, training needs, challenges, and progress and accomplishments throughout enrollment and the post-center Career Transition Period.

Update student's Personal Career Development Plan (PCDP) on an ongoing basis, in cooperation with appropriate staff, no less frequently than at each student's regularly scheduled progress evaluation. Ensures the availability of counseling services on weekends and in the event of emergencies.

conferring with parents, admissions counselors, career transition specialists, and social service agencies; and providing referrals to community resources, as appropriate.

Interact and share information with other departments and community resources, as needed and in accordance with Student Rights to Privacy and Disclosure of Information, to ensure the coordinated delivery of services to students, especially in assisting them to meet the rigor of the training program.

Provide each student with a schedule of individualized projects and activities to assist him or her in meeting the Career Success Standards in which a "Needs Improvement" rating is received on the CS-SET or ESP.

Conduct and document UA retrieval efforts in CIS and forward UA occurrence documentation to student records. Proficiency with advanced Microsoft Office applications including Word, Power Point, Outlook, and Excel.

Computer Literacy with basic computer functions, email, internet, and basic programs such as Adobe Acrobat.

Knowledge of career planning, job search strategies, and interview preparation.

Experience One year experience in counseling or related field.

Education Bachelor\'s degree, including 15 semester hours of instruction in social services-related instruction

Certificates/Licenses/Registration Valid State Driver\'s License

Benefits Paid Short Term / Long Term Disability and Basic Life Insurance.

Health care insurance available (medical, dental, vision, critical illness, accident, HSA, and FSA)

Paid Holidays

401(k) retirement plan with company match

Tuition Reimbursement

Employee Assistance Counseling Service Programs Available