School Centered Clinical Counselor

BENEFITS
At Bellefaire, we prioritize our employees and their wellbeing. We provide competitive benefit options to our employees and their families, including domestic partners and pets. 
Our offerings include:

• Comprehensive health and Rx plans, including a zero-cost option.
• Wellness program including free preventative care
• Generous paid time off and holidays
• 100% paid parental leave for childbirth, adoption, and foster care
• 50% tuition reduction at Case Western Reserve University for the MSW program
• 403(b) retirement plan with an employer match
• Pet insurance
• Employer paid life insurance and long-term disability
• Employee Assistance Program
• Support for continuing education and credential renewal
• Ancillary benefits including: dental, vision, voluntary life, short term disability, hospital indemnity, accident, critical illness
• Flexible Spending Account for Health and Dependent Care

QUALIFICATIONS

1. Education: Minimum Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work, or Master’s in Clinical Counseling. Master’s Degree preferred.
2. Licensure: Valid Ohio LSW, LPC, LISW, or LPCC.
3. Competency/Skills:
   • Core Expertise: Possess skill, knowledge and abilities to perform the essential duties of their role; keeps knowledge up to date.
   • Independent Judgment: Demonstrate ability to perform job responsibilities with a high degree of initiative and independent judgment.
   • Cultural Competency: Demonstrate awareness, sensitivity and skills in working professionally with diverse individuals, groups and communities who represent various cultural and personal background and characteristics.
   • Interpersonal Communication: Communicate clearly using verbal, nonverbal, and written skills in a professional context; demonstrates clear understanding and use of professional language.
   • Professional & Ethical Conduct: Adhere to professional values such as honesty, personal responsibility, and accountability; Applies ethical concepts within scope of work and adheres to Agency policies and procedures.
   • Collaboration and Teamwork: Function effectively as a member of a professional team that includes employees, clients and family members.
   • Problem Solving & Decision Making: Recognize problems and responds appropriately; gathers information and sorts through it to identify and address root cause issues; makes timely decisions.
   • Service Orientation: Anticipate, recognize, and meet the needs of others, whether they are clients or not.
   • Technical Proficiency: Demonstrate competence in utilizing Agency computer systems and software as required to perform essential job functions. 

AGENCY SUMMARY
Bellefaire JCB is among the nation’s largest, most experienced child service agencies providing a variety of mental health, substance abuse, education, and prevention services. Bellefaire JCB helps more than 43,000 youth and their families yearly achieve resiliency, dignity and self-sufficiency through its more than 25 programs.

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JOB SUMMARY
The School Centered Clinical Counselor, for The Educational and Mental Health Alliance (TEAM) program will provide guidance and instruction to foster emotional, physical and mental growth of clients through therapeutic intervention and positive role modeling. The TEAM Alliance Counselor will assist clients in accordance with established guidelines. The TEAM Alliance Counselor is expected to meet the program’s productivity target for billable service each week.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES

1. Contact and meet children, as well as the parents/guardians of children, who have been referred for mental health services for purposes of intake, consent to treat, and mental health assessment.
2. Provide professional clinical services, including but not necessarily limited to: biopsychosocial assessments, treatment plans and reviews, individual counseling, group counseling, family therapy, TBS, prevention, consultation, aftercare planning, and termination reports.
3. Consult with professional staff at the school regarding treatment planning, progress, and ongoing needs in a timely and consistent manner. Also provide mental health-related training to teachers and other school personnel.
4. Contact and meet with parents of clients for purposes of ongoing training and service coordination. Contact may include home and community site visits.
5. Contribute to the development and maintenance of the clinical record through the timely completion of assigned documentation in accordance with applicable licensing and accreditation regulations and standards. All documentation to be submitted