Youth Therapist

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SunServe is Broward County’s leading lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, asexual/ally and gender variant+ (LGBTQIA+) social service agency.

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Our mission is to provide critical life assistance and professional mental health services with an emphasis on economically disadvantaged, marginalized youth, and senior adults in the greater South Florida metropolitan area. We provide high quality, culturally relevant care for all with an emphasis on those in financial need, minorities, youth, seniors, HIV+ persons, and those with life-challenging physical or emotional conditions.

Even today, LGBTQ individuals face health disparities and societal stigma that makes the assistance SunServe prov dies critical to the well being of our community.

Summary

Youth Therapist requires a therapy/counseling background and experience with crisis-intervention. Therapist will require extensive experience working with lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, gender variant youth and their families.

This position must have experience assisting youth questioning their sexuality or gender identity and the ability to help them work through their past trauma.

Key Responsibilities

• One-on-One Therapy with LGBTQ Youth & Families
• Connection & marketing with the greater therapy community in Broward County
• Counseling and Crisis-Intervention as Necessary
• Timely and through treatment planning and ongoing updates quarterly and as client progresses
• Timely and accurate documentation of case notes entered into the EHC system
• Linkage to life coaching/case management
• Participation in regular case conferences with other therapist as well as case-managers
• Facilitate Groups
• Other duties as assigned

Education

Master's Degree in a Counseling field, registered intern status minimum requirement, licensed preferred

Experience/Requirements

• Two Years Counseling Experience Required
• Two years of office experience required
• Strong organizational skills required
• Group facilitation skills required
• Strong communication skills (written and verbal)
• Experience with Microsoft Office Suite, Word, Excel, Outlook, Google Docs
• Able to handle many varied tasks at one time
• Able to prioritize tasks and self-motivate
• Experience working with diverse populations, various backgrounds and cultures
• Must have the ability to work independently and within small
• Prefer experience working with at-risk and LGBTQ teenagers