SOCIAL SERVICES COUNSELOR - 60037503

Requisition No: 859293 

Agency: Children and Families

Working Title: SOCIAL SERVICES COUNSELOR - 60037503

 Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 60037503 

Salary:  $1,461.54 - $1,954.62 Bi-weekly 

Posting Closing Date: 08/26/2025 

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The Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF) is the state of Florida’s social services agency. The agency oversees services for child safety, fostering, adoption, domestic violence, adult protective services, refugees, homelessness, mental health, substance abuse, childcare providers, human trafficking and public assistance. The agency’s mission is to work in partnership with local communities to protect the vulnerable, promote strong and economically self-sufficient families, and advance personal and family recovery and resiliency.

Within DCF, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health (SAMH) Program office is recognized as the single state authority for substance abuse and mental health services. The Office of SAMH is statutorily responsible for the planning, evaluation, and implementation of a comprehensive statewide system of care for the prevention, treatment, and recovery of children and adults with serious mental illnesses or substance use disorders.

Northeast Florida State Hospital (NEFSH) is a 613-bed, licensed mental health treatment facility that provides person-centered services to adults suffering from severe and persistent mental illness. The hospital, located in Macclenny, was established in 1959 and is the largest state operated civil treatment facility. 

 

NORTHEAST FLORIDA STATE HOSPITAL IS A TOBACCO FREE FACILITY.

TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS POSITION RESPONSES TO THE QUALIFYING QUESTIONS ARE REQUIRED AND MUST BE VERIFIABLE BASED ON YOUR SUBMITTED APPLICATION.

 

THIS IS AN ANTICIPATED VACANCY.

 

This is a highly responsible and professional position serving as the Social Services Counselor within the Recovery Division. The ideal candidate will be a collaborative team player who works seamlessly across all sections within the program office. This role requires the use of independent judgment, a proactive approach to responsibilities, and exceptional attention to detail. If you are driven, organized, and thrive in a fast-paced environment, we encourage you to apply.

 

Specific Duties and Responsibilities include:

• Conducts individual counseling and group psychotherapy with chronically mentally ill persons, including geriatric individuals. 
• Assesses level of functioning with regard to social and community life skills necessary for discharge to the community.
• Coordinates planned and unplanned discharges from the unit and serves as the point of contact between the community liaison with the catchment area and the unit, arranges an after-care plan for unit based discharges, notifies significant others of discharge plans, arranges for transportation when necessary, and completes necessary discharge documentation and discharge notes. 
• Develops and maintains expertise regarding community resources to prepare individuals for discharge. 
• Educates treatment teams regarding available community resources and their relationship to discharge planning. 
• Documents all social services treatment and unit discharge activities in the clinical record.
• Completes weekly and monthly progress notes, functional skills inventories, psychosocial histories, discharge notes for unit-based discharges, admission and movement records, and event notes as appropriate. 
• Updates the accuracy of face sheets, including information on changes of addresses and phone numbers, guardians and guardian advocates, 1st representatives, and other significant persons necessary to ensure quality continuity of care.
• Participates actively in the treatment process, attends treatment team meetings, and contributes to the development and revision of the individual treatment plan. 
• Interprets critical information about the individual's social history in making recommendations for treatment and discharge planning.
• Interviews/cont