Counselor

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provides counseling services to clients
• Conducts group counseling, along with individual client meetings
• Prepares treatment plans based on initial assessment of client needs
• Creates case notes to document sessions
• Responsible for progress reports, monthly summaries, and discharge summaries 
• Conducts group counseling sessions with clients 
• Communicates key information with Community Supervision Officers 
• Tracks compliance with drug and alcohol testing 
• Participates in staffing case with supervisors, peers, and the courts
• Maintains appropriate entries in the electronic systems
• Operates office equipment, computers, phones, etc., necessary for the work 
• Completes documentation of daily work activities in relevant databases 
• Provides case consultation to Community Supervision Officers regarding clients with mental illness and/or substance abuse problems 
• Monitors deadlines to ensure completeness, accuracy and compliance with policy, grant standards, funding, and licensure requirements, special conditions of community supervision, and Community Justice Assistance Division (CJAD) general and substance abuse standards 
• Participates in work groups as necessary 
• Provides group instruction to clients 
• Contributes to and helps create a positive work atmosphere by behaving and communicating in a cooperative and amicable manner with supervisors, coworkers, and members of the public 
• Works overtime as required

Requirements

Education and Licensure:

• Master’s Degree in a Psychological, Counseling or Social Work-related field 
• Must possess at least one (1) of the following licenses upon the start of employment:
  • Licensed Professional Counselor Associate (LPC-A)
  • Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW)
  • Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist Associate (LMFT-A)

Preferences

• Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)
• Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)
• Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT)