Child and Youth Therapist

Mission Statement: To empower survivors to heal, and engage all individuals and communities to address and prevent sexual assault and intimate partner violence

Position Summary

The Child & Youth Therapist – is a valuable member of the Counseling Program. The therapist support HAVEN’S mission by providing trauma-informed counseling services to children and adults through face-to-face, telephone, and virtual appointments. They are responsible for providing a broad range of counseling services, facilitations, and training for interns and volunteer counselors.

Essential Duties

• Assesses individual counseling needs (intakes) of adult and child Counseling Program clients; provides counseling services to children and their care-takers for child witnesses of IPV
• Facilitate groups and workshops for children and care giver
• Creates partnerships with school counselors/social workers, CPS, DHHS systems to provide trainings and referrals.
• Documents safety planning
• Assists with the development, distribution and collection of outcome evaluation tools
• Maintains and tracks open and closed client records, facilitates data entry, and maintains co-worker communication in order to maintain compliance and smooth agency operation.
• Assists in training and evaluation of student interns and volunteers as assigned by Counseling Program Director
• Assists with conducting focus groups to obtain client input into programming
• Processes “walk ins” or “high risk” clients immediately
• Responds to client calls within 48 hours during the work week
• Responds to subpoenas when required
• Works with development and community education teams to promote programming
• Contributes to written curriculum updates as needed.
• Stays up to date on community resources relevant populations served
• Assists in the planning and delivery of program services to adult & child counseling Program clients
• Participates in IPV month activities
• Completes monthly reports and client evaluations
• Maintains client paperwork/files; completes program forms to include all intake paperwork
• All other duties as assigned

HAVEN is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, and veteran or disability status or any other characteristic protected by state and/or federal law.

Requirements- Core Competencies

• Possesses a high level of interpersonal awareness and empathy.
• Fosters teamwork and demonstrates a desire to work cooperatively with others.
• Capability to respond to and handle crisis situations effectively and with a trauma informed approach.
• Must be caring, empathetic and have a passion for working with survivors using a client-centered and empowerment based approach.
• Ability to work independently and with supervision.
• Possesses skills that include therapeutic modalities in conducting individual and group counseling for adults and children.
• Enjoys using creative approaches and developing curriculums to meet changing population needs.
• Excellent oral, written, active listening and organization skills
• Willingness and availability to work evenings 3–4 days per week and work onsite 4 days per week to accommodate the scheduling needs of child/youth and care-giver Education and Experience:
• LLMSW, LMSW in Social Work or LLPC, LPC in Counseling.
• Education or experience with adult, teen and child survivors of intimate partner violence, child witness of intimate partner violence.
• Experience and ability to work effectively with people from diverse racial, economic, and cultural backgrounds.
• Must be able to maintain professional boundaries and comply with all agency policies and procedures.
• Skilled in Microsoft Word.
• TF-CBT, play therapy and creative expressions preferred but not required
• Knowledge and experience with supporting and providing therapy to adult survivors of IPV and child witnesses of IPV