Job Description

The Counselor is responsible for providing skilled counseling and other social services to individuals, families, and groups who require assistance in resolving personality, emotional, and/or environmental problems which interfere with their daily personal/social functioning. Additionally, this position may require facilitating groups and seminars as well as providing assessments and appropriate clinical interventions.

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• Provide high level service that will enable clients to cope more effectively with everyday problems and improve social functioning
• Devise appropriate treatment plans for improving/solving the problems of individuals, families, or groups
• Conduct individual, conjoint, family and group counseling and community-based counseling with the use of total family function as basic consideration in assessment of treatment modality
• Continue personal development of skills by participating/joining professional organizations and staff development activities
• Maintain accurate, up-to-date documentation according to established Agency guidelines
• Contribute to the accomplishment of Unit and Agency objectives through communication and consultation with Agency staff, and through attendance and participation in Unit meetings and regular Supervisory sessions
• Supervise and conduct group therapy sessions at cooperative home settings throughout the week.
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• 2-3 years of experience in the Human Services Profession or Approved Counseling Position.   
• Masters Degree in social work, marriage and family counseling, or professional counseling.
• LAPC, LPC, LMSW, LMFT or LCSW licensure by the Georgia Composite Board of Professional Counselors, Social Workers, and Marriage and family Therapists required.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Proficient in Outlook and Microsoft Word and other Software Packages

Additional Information

EEO STATEMENT:

It is the policy of Families First not to discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability or because he or she is a protected veteran. It is also the policy of Families First to take affirmative action to employ and to advance in employment, all persons regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability or protected veteran status, and to base all employment decisions only on valid job requirements. This policy shall apply to all employment actions, including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, upgrading, promotion, transfer, demotion, layoff, recall, termination, rates of pay or other forms of compensation and selection for training, including apprenticeship, at all levels of employment..

Families First is an Equal Opportunity Employer dedicated to Affirmative Action and Workforce Diversity. 

Families First participates in E-Verify.

 INTERESTED CANDIDATES CAN APPLY AT WWW.FAMILIESFIRST.ORG