What are the responsibilities and job description for the In-Home Counselor position at Allendale Association?
If you are adept at multi-tasking and embrace playing an integral role in changing the lives of the youth we want to talk to you!
This Position Will : Provide home and community-based client centered consultation and individual / group / family therapy, service coordination, case management, crisis intervention and prevention services to youth and families in Chicago and surrounding area to assist youth and families with transitioning from residential placement back to home and other community setting.
The Ideal Candidate Will Possess :
- Bachelor's Degree required in Psychology, Social Work, Counseling or related human services field
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Valid driver’s license with good driving record
- First Aid and CPR certified within first 90 days
- Working knowledge of word processing software
Allendale’s rich heritage is based upon 125 years of meeting society’s needs by determining new ways to make a lasting difference in the lives of children and families who have endured tremendous devastation and loss. We embrace challenge; we seek out new ways to learn and to grow along with families, regardless of their circumstance or what brought them to us. That is WHO we have always been, and WHO we continue to be today. Our goal is to provide safe homes, high-quality specialized education and vocational training options; and clinical services to children and their families while recovering from severe childhood trauma. We focus on helping youth who have progressed in treatment and are working toward self-sufficiency or returning to their home environment. Our programs emphasize community involvement and community integration as part of the individualized treatment goals.
