Licensed Mental Health Counselor - Child Protection Team - Tallahassee

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Work type: Staff Full-Time
Location: Leon
Categories: Allied Health, Counseling/Community Outreach/Social Work
Department:30090000 - JX-PEDIATRICS-JACKSONVILLE

Classification Title:

Licensed Mental Health Counselor

Job Description:
This position is based in Tallahassee, Florida and includes the catchment area of
Franklin, Gadsden, Jefferson, Leon, Liberty, Madison, Taylor, and Wakulla counties.
Functions as a lead member of a professional, multidisciplinary Child Protection Team
organized to provide and coordinate services for victims of child abuse and neglect.
Assesses need and provides therapy to children and families verified as victims of
abuse following CPT assessment. Serves as Program Coordinator for the Sexual
Abuse Treatment Program providing oversight and supervision for staff and contracted
therapists. The position requires knowledge in the areas of child abuse and neglect and
family dynamics, skills in the areas of assessing/case management, crisis intervention,
trauma-based therapy, experience with the judicial system as advocate and expert
witness, available community resources and making appropriate referrals. This position
requires travel to other counties.
Provides supervision/oversight of Sexual Abuse Treatment program, staff, and
contracted therapists.
 
 Provides direct therapy and counseling services to child victims, siblings of
victims, and non-offending caregivers. Provides crisis intervention to families.
Develops behaviorally specific treatment plans for all family members involved in
the program. Completes safety planning to prevent continued or future abuse
 
 Coordinates intakes, evaluations, & interviews with children, family members to
obtain psychosocial information for clinical evaluations. Develops and maintains
relationships with staff and other agencies to provide coordination with needed
services and support through advocacy, referral, and follow-up.
 
 Attends case staffing and coordinates client services and community referrals.
Maintains client records, including documentation and tracking of treatment goals
and objectives consistent with program requirements. Conducts training for the
community as assigned. Provides depositions and court testimony as required.
Expected Salary:

$66,000 to $75,000 annually depending on education and experience

Minimum Requirements:

Master's or Doctoral degree in social work, psychology, mental health counseling, or related field. All State of Florida requirements met for a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LSCW) or Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC), with two years post-degree supervised experience.

Preferred Qualifications:
  • Experience in Trauma focused care and planning.
  • Use of standardized assessment tools in determining a client’s current presenting
    problem(s)
  • One year of clinical counseling experience, six months of which must be in providing
    treatment to sexually abused children and their families
Special Instructions to Applicants:

This is a time-limited position.  Time limited positions are based on circumstances, such as funding sources, which control the length of time for which the position is available.

Background Check is Required.

To be considered you must upload your Cover Letter, Resume/CV, and 3 References.

University of Florida College of Medicine – Jacksonville:   Visit this link to watch the video.

Application must be submitted by 11:55 p.m. (ET) of the posting end date.

Health Assessment Required: Yes.

 

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Applications close: Eastern Standard Time

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