Community Based Support Counselor

Job Description:

Cayuga Centers is hiring immediately for COMMUNITY-BASED SUPPORT COUNSELOR

Location: Utica, NY

Earn: $58,458 - $82,800/annually

Share our commitment to helping children, youth and families build strong/life changing relationships and avoid hospitalization or placement. Bring your experience, compassion, and energy to the team and make a difference in the lives of children, youth, and families!

Join our team and make a difference in the lives of children, youth, and families in our community!

About Cayuga Centers

Cayuga Centers is an accredited non-profit, human services agency dedicated to family support and preservation, trauma-informed care, and serving vulnerable populations with the most unique needs. Founded in 1852 in Auburn, NY, we have a long history of delivering high-quality and innovative services to individuals, children, youth and families. We have 22 offices across 8 states and serve over 16,000 individuals and families annually. Join us!

At Cayuga Centers, we embrace Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB). We do this by taking a firm stance against hatred, inequality, bias, and injustice. We do this by providing our staff with the training, coaching, and resources necessary to grow and serve with cultural humility, acceptance, and understanding. We are responsive to the diverse needs of those we serve and staff, and are committed to ensuring that everyone feels respected, valued, and a sense of belonging. 

Cayuga Centers is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any employee, prospective employee, or applicant based on race, color, creed, hair style/texture, religion, national origin, citizenship status, sex, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, disability, military or veteran status, genetic information, or any other classification protected by applicable federal, state, and/or local laws.

About the Program and Position:

Cayuga Centers is looking for an individual who is passionate about strengths-based, youth and family-centered work within the Children and Family Treatment and Support Services (CFTSS) team. The intention of Community-Based Support Counselor is to reduce crises associated with behavioral and psychiatric challenges, provide community-based services to children and families who may have difficulty engaging in formal office settings to help achieve stability, improve daily living skills, and improve their interpersonal relationships at home, in school, and in the community. This program provides ample opportunities to expand your application and experience of therapeutic skills while supporting program growth within the agency and community.

How you get to use your skills…

• Demonstrate your areas of clinical strength by implementing various therapeutic interventions/modalities in your practice

• Become a primary support in helping children/youth and families to develop preventative and responsive skills to use during crisis situations

• Utilize a strengths-based and trauma-informed practice to help families recognize and work through issues that have been identified

• Enhance the functioning of youth and their families while helping them build stronger relationships

• Demonstrate an inclusive practice in the office and the field to support a diverse and accepting culture

• Contribute to a multidisciplinary team that shares your passion for children and families

Schedule:

Looking for an applicant who is willing to work with the youth/families at a time that suits the youth and family needs on a flexible schedule. This is a full-time, 40 hour a week position that includes some evening and weekend flexibility.

Salary : $58,458 - $82,800