Description
The Counselor 2 provides ongoing and crisis intervention focused on the emotional, social, vocational, educational, health-related, developmental, and organizational concerns that impact daily lives. The Counselor 2 work assignments are varied and frequently require interpretation and independent determination of the appropriate courses of action.
Responsibilities
The Counselor 2 addresses a wide range of issues including problems in daily living, psychiatric crisis, and critical incidents. In addition:
- Requires expertise and knowledge of general mental health and substance misuse assessment
- Ability to assess and develop effective short-term interventions for high risk situations (suicidality, severe substance abuse, psychiatric decompensation, etc.)
- Grief counseling, workplace problems, and management consultation.
- Understands department, segment, and organizational strategy and operating objectives, including their linkages to related areas.
- Makes decisions regarding own work methods, occasionally in ambiguous situations, and requires minimal direction and receives guidance where needed.
- Follows established guidelines/procedures.
Required Qualifications
- Master’s level degree in Social Work, Psychology, Counseling or other applicable field
- Applicable State licensure in field of study, licensed for independent clinical practice (LPC, LCSW, etc)
- 5-10 years or more of work experience in applicable field
- Experience providing management consultation
- Experience developing and delivering trainings
- Excellent verbal, communication, interpersonal skills
Preferred Qualifications
- Certified Employee Assistance Professional (CEAP)
- Knowledge of community health and social service agencies and additional community resources
- Bilingual (English/Spanish); speaking, reading, writing, interpreting and explaining documents in Spanish
Additional Information
- Location: WAH anywhere in the United States or office in Irving, TX
- Ability to work between the hours of 10:00AM – 7:00PM MST
- This is an hourly position
- This is a work from home position where you will be offering your expertise and support over the phone.
Scheduled Weekly Hours
40