Kinship Counselor

Are you excited by the prospect of working for an organization that truly values your contributions, provides opportunities for growth and development, fosters diversity, equality, inclusion, AND gives you a chance to make a difference in the lives of children and families?

What You Will Do

The Kinship Counselor is an exempt position responsible for providing clinical services to relative and non-relative caregivers who are caring for dependent children under the jurisdiction of the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit in Hillsborough County, FL. This professional position will assist in strengthening and stabilizing relative and non-relative placements by providing intensive, specialized, therapeutic services in an effort to keep children from entering licensed care.

• Provide direct counseling to caregivers and children, in an effort to help meet the family’s needs to stabilize the placement.
• Provide therapeutic crisis intervention services, when needed, to assist in stabilizing families and ensuring safety for the children in care.
• Provide effective role modeling and monitor the families to ensure they are able to implement the new skills they have learned.
• Provide information, referral and follow-up for appropriate ancillary community counseling, psychiatric services, financial, employment, parenting, housing, and other services as deemed appropriate to meet family needs.
• Complete a clinical strength based comprehensive assessment; family support plan; and transition plan with all families where an intake was completed. Ongoing evaluation of client’s progress on therapeutic goals is required.
• Termination session will be completed to ensure all therapeutic goals have been achieved and any needed wrap around services are in place.
• Attend meetings, staffing's, and court hearings with caregivers, as needed, to serve as an advocate on their behalf.
• Provide weekly collateral contact with CMO Case Management and other professional team members to ensure continuity of care.
• Provide on call services as assigned, abiding by program on-call policy and procedure.
  
  

What We Offer

• $50,000 annual salary
• 15 PTO days per year
• 13 Paid Holidays
• Medical, Dental & Vision insurance
• Healthcare Concierge
• Financial Wellness Program
• Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account
• Supplementary Accident, Hospital Indemnity and Specified Disease insurance
• Paid Life/AD&D insurance
• Pet, Legal and Identity Theft programs
• Continuous training and professional development opportunities
• Mileage Reimbursement
• An opportunity to make the world a better place!
  
  

What You Will Need

• A minimum of a bachelor’s degree in social work or a related area of study required; Master’s Level Counselor is preferred.
• A Bachelor’s Degree in social work or a related area of study, in addition to three years of counseling experience may be considered. Counseling experience is required with the ability to demonstrate proficient therapeutic skills in helping families resolve issues related to loss; crisis; emotional or behavioral disturbance; untreated mental health; substance abuse; violence and any other related experience resulting in dysfunction in the home and maladaptive coping skills among family members.
• A Master's Degree in social work or a related area of study, in addition to a minimum of one year counseling experience preferred.
• Registered interns for licensure in social work and counseling preferred.
• Must participate in continuing education/training each year.
• Must have a valid drivers' license and proof of auto insurance coverage.
  

Who We Are

From babies to seniors, Gulf Coast JFCS serves all people in need, regardless of race, religion, culture or gender identity. Our programs span a broad human service spectrum, from behavioral and mental health, child welfare and adoption, family support, job and employment transition, housing, food, transportation or home care assistance for the elderly.

GCJFCS offers an opportunity to gain field experience and direct client contact hours for both Bachelor’s and Master’s level practicum and internships. For license-eligible candidates, we offer both individual and group supervision from a Board-Certified qualified supervisor to fulfill state requirements at no cost to the employee.

Gulf Coast JFCS is an equal opportunity employer. Gulf Coast JFCS is committed to maintaining a work environment that is free of harassment, discrimination, or inappropriate behavior. Gulf Coast JFCS will not tolerate discrimination against its employees on the basis of their race, color, sex, age, religion, national origin, disability, marital status, pregnancy, veteran status, citizenship, gender identity, sexual orientation, workers’ compensation status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.

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