Pace Center for Girls, Inc.
Overview
Starting Salary: $55,000
Summary
At Pace we transform girls’ lives through academic and counseling programs based on a gender-responsive, strength-based and trauma informed framework. Team members create a safe place for girls to learn, grow, and heal.
The counselor role provides prevention services to girls that includes social emotional support, intensive care (case) management, crisis counseling, and psycho-educational groups to girls. This position is aimed at helping girls decrease risk-related behaviors.
Qualifications Required
Bachelor’s Degree from four-year College or University with a Major in Social Work, Psychology, Mental Health, Counseling, or a related field
Minimum three years prior experience
Knowledge of case management practices
Excellent individual, group and family counseling and crisis management skills
Proficiency in computer skills, database management and/or office software
Current Florida driver’s license
Preferred
Master’s Degree; Major in Social Work, Psychology, Mental Health, Counseling or a related field with a minimum of 1-year prior experience
Knowledge of laws relating to children and families
Experience working with at-risk youth
Experience in working in a multidisciplinary team
Responsibilities
Direct Care Services: Increase girls’ resiliency and protective factors by improving relationships, increasing self-efficacy, and encouraging self-advocacy
Direct Care Services: Assess and address needs and strengths through holistic assessment, goal setting, and care planning
Direct Care Services: Utilize the Transtheoretical Model of Change, considering any history of trauma and leveraging girls’ strengths
Direct Care Services: Provide bi-weekly counseling services to girls using guidance, support, collaboration, skill acquisition, and psycho-educational services
Direct Care Services: Provide psycho-educational groups that are girl-centered, focusing on social-emotional and life skill development
Direct Care Services: Provide monthly family support/counseling with caregivers to encourage girl progression in the change process and to work with natural supports
Direct Care Services: Provide solution-focused counseling approaches toward the resolution of risk factors for substance abuse following the standards of the Florida Administrative Codes Chapter 65D-30
Direct Care Services: Provide crisis intervention as warranted, including family support, peer mediation, classroom support, and the coordination of risk assessments
Direct Care Services: Provide care (case) management services, including transportation services when needed, field trips and other extracurricular activities, maintain a safe environment in the program, collaborate with outside entities and community providers involved in girls’ care, make referrals as appropriate, and advocate for needed resources
Direct Care Services: Provide strength-based behavior modification and ensure appropriate use of the Growth and Change System, including de-escalation of girls and caregivers when needed
Direct Care Services: Partner with the academic team to ensure holistic, cohesive care
Non-Direct Care Services, Care Planning, and Monitoring: Participate in care review meetings for girls served and provide education to the care planning team using a multidisciplinary framework
Non-Direct Care Services, Care Planning, and Monitoring: Collaborate with the intake team to support decision-making about program enrollment
Non-Direct Care Services, Care Planning, and Monitoring: Document progress and complete assessments, screening tools, care plans and transition plans
Non-Direct Care Services, Care Planning, and Monitoring: Contribute positively toward programmatic outcomes and with the collection of data to support the change process of girls
Other duties as assigned
Other: Must adhere to the Pace Center for Girls Values and Guiding Principles and uphold the ethical standards of the Agency
Other: Follows mission, values and principles, policies and procedures of the Pace Center for Girls
Work Environment The work environment characteristics can be stressful, is fast-paced and requires alertness and flexibility. The noise level is usually quiet; however, noise can accelerate to moderate and high levels.
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Summary
At Pace we transform girls’ lives through academic and counseling programs based on a gender-responsive, strength-based and trauma informed framework. Team members create a safe place for girls to learn, grow, and heal.
The counselor role provides prevention services to girls that includes social emotional support, intensive care (case) management, crisis counseling, and psycho-educational groups to girls. This position is aimed at helping girls decrease risk-related behaviors.
Qualifications Required
Bachelor’s Degree from four-year College or University with a Major in Social Work, Psychology, Mental Health, Counseling, or a related field
Minimum three years prior experience
Knowledge of case management practices
Excellent individual, group and family counseling and crisis management skills
Proficiency in computer skills, database management and/or office software
Current Florida driver’s license
Preferred
Master’s Degree; Major in Social Work, Psychology, Mental Health, Counseling or a related field with a minimum of 1-year prior experience
Knowledge of laws relating to children and families
Experience working with at-risk youth
Experience in working in a multidisciplinary team
Responsibilities
Direct Care Services: Increase girls’ resiliency and protective factors by improving relationships, increasing self-efficacy, and encouraging self-advocacy
Direct Care Services: Assess and address needs and strengths through holistic assessment, goal setting, and care planning
Direct Care Services: Utilize the Transtheoretical Model of Change, considering any history of trauma and leveraging girls’ strengths
Direct Care Services: Provide bi-weekly counseling services to girls using guidance, support, collaboration, skill acquisition, and psycho-educational services
Direct Care Services: Provide psycho-educational groups that are girl-centered, focusing on social-emotional and life skill development
Direct Care Services: Provide monthly family support/counseling with caregivers to encourage girl progression in the change process and to work with natural supports
Direct Care Services: Provide solution-focused counseling approaches toward the resolution of risk factors for substance abuse following the standards of the Florida Administrative Codes Chapter 65D-30
Direct Care Services: Provide crisis intervention as warranted, including family support, peer mediation, classroom support, and the coordination of risk assessments
Direct Care Services: Provide care (case) management services, including transportation services when needed, field trips and other extracurricular activities, maintain a safe environment in the program, collaborate with outside entities and community providers involved in girls’ care, make referrals as appropriate, and advocate for needed resources
Direct Care Services: Provide strength-based behavior modification and ensure appropriate use of the Growth and Change System, including de-escalation of girls and caregivers when needed
Direct Care Services: Partner with the academic team to ensure holistic, cohesive care
Non-Direct Care Services, Care Planning, and Monitoring: Participate in care review meetings for girls served and provide education to the care planning team using a multidisciplinary framework
Non-Direct Care Services, Care Planning, and Monitoring: Collaborate with the intake team to support decision-making about program enrollment
Non-Direct Care Services, Care Planning, and Monitoring: Document progress and complete assessments, screening tools, care plans and transition plans
Non-Direct Care Services, Care Planning, and Monitoring: Contribute positively toward programmatic outcomes and with the collection of data to support the change process of girls
Other duties as assigned
Other: Must adhere to the Pace Center for Girls Values and Guiding Principles and uphold the ethical standards of the Agency
Other: Follows mission, values and principles, policies and procedures of the Pace Center for Girls
Work Environment The work environment characteristics can be stressful, is fast-paced and requires alertness and flexibility. The noise level is usually quiet; however, noise can accelerate to moderate and high levels.
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