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South Carolina Pregnancy Counselor
$57k-71k (estimate)
Part Time | Retail
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Lifeline Children's Services is Hiring a South Carolina Pregnancy Counselor Near Charleston, SC
Location: Charleston, SC
Status: Part-Time
Position Summary: Counsels clients concerning the options they have regarding an unplanned pregnancy, including factual information about each option, helping to develop an adoption plan if desired, preparing for the adoption process, and connecting with resources if no longer desiring to choose adoption.
Networks in the community with potential referral sources by building relationships and conducting trainings.
Responsibilities:
Status: Part-Time
Position Summary: Counsels clients concerning the options they have regarding an unplanned pregnancy, including factual information about each option, helping to develop an adoption plan if desired, preparing for the adoption process, and connecting with resources if no longer desiring to choose adoption.
Networks in the community with potential referral sources by building relationships and conducting trainings.
Responsibilities:
- To be a minister of the gospel of Jesus Christ to co-workers, clients and ministry partners
- Assists the agency to network, and work with expectant birth parents in presenting options counseling, and ongoing support, whether the client chooses to parent or make an adoption plan
- Disciples ministry partners and clients.
- Adheres to excellent social service standards and practice in compliance with Lifeline’s Core Values and Ministry Goals through consistent support, training and development
- Completes the initial contact and interview with clients utilizing interviewing as a main tool for quality social casework
- Provides initial assessment of the client’s interpersonal relationships, family dynamics and environmental stresses and support, and mental health status.
- Using client-centered consultation, provide the client with the options she has in an adoption plan, including gathering information on/and or also informing the father of the child.
- Helping thru a relationship that taps personal resources and other resources for coping with challenges, assists the expectant parent in arranging for prenatal care and hospital admission for delivery, and connecting her to insurance resources.
- Facilitating a client-centered relationship maintains regular contacts with the client to provide counseling during and after delivery.
- Serves as the expectant parent’s support system in the hospital if desired by the client.
- Provides on-going case management, by maintaining availability and communication with client as necessary.
- Provides the client the means for spiritual growth, including the ministry of evangelism and discipleship, in a non-threatening way.
- Focuses on the needs and welfare of the client and providing crisis intervention when needed
- Explains to the client the legal process of terminating parental rights and respecting her right to withdraw her relinquishments if within the legal period allowed.
- Creates legal and other necessary paperwork for discharge and relinquishment of baby.
- Maintains availability for post-adoption counseling of the birth parents and evaluates the client/s needs for resources and assistance
- Maintains and documents detailed records of contacts, including case notes, assessments, court documents, legal papers, time sheets, medical and family history, and other required paperwork.
- Serves as a liaison with interim care parents and the casework supervisor pertaining to the progress of each child under the worker’s care, including the child’s progress, medical information, doctor’s visits, and other relevant information, as well as maintaining documentation in the child’s file.
- Provides on-going case management and serves as an advocate for the client and the child’s best interest.
- Practice case management with social work ethical standards as established by the agency, through regular attendance at training and meetings.
- Networks in the community with potential referral sources by building relationships and conducting trainings to help them deal more effectively with the challenges of meeting the needs of the expectant client
- Other duties as assigned by supervisor
- Bachelor’s degree in social work or human services or related field
- Office environment
- Must meet state minimum standards for licensure, certifications (if any) and annual continuing educational requirements if applicable
- Social Work license from applicable state licensing Board, if required.
- Complete annual training/CEU’s as determined by State regulations and Hague requirements, whichever is greater.
Job Summary
JOB TYPE
Part Time
INDUSTRY
Retail
SALARY
$57k-71k (estimate)
POST DATE
06/22/2024
EXPIRATION DATE
07/19/2024
WEBSITE
lifelinechild.org
HEADQUARTERS
Birmingham, AL
SIZE
200 - 500
INDUSTRY
Retail
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