Residential Counselor (8362)

Lutheran Services Florida (LSF) envisions a world where children are safe, families are strong, and communities are vibrant.

LSF is looking for a talented ­­­­­­­­­­­­­Residential Counselor who wants to make an impact in the lives of others.

Purpose and Impact:

Provide assessment and individual, family and group counseling to clients.

Essential Functions:

• Provide individual crisis counseling.
• Provide intake assessment, psycho/social, suicide risk.
• Provide family orientation, assessment, counseling, reunification.
• Provide individual and family aftercare counseling services to former residents and their families.
• Provide rotating “on call” services.
• Provide group counseling activities activities and social skill instructions.
• Provide case management, crisis intervention, telephone crisis and referral inquiries, evaluations and recommendations.
• Fulfill necessary administrative duties as needed.
• Establish goals and objectives for individual and group programs.
• Provide “in home” crisis counseling as needed for family mediation.
• Advocate for clients with community agencies, courts, C&F, schools, etc.
• Participate in community outreach programs.
• House coverage as needed in emergency.
• Available to travel.
• Participate and provide staff/professional training.

Other Functions:

• Responsible to be available 24 hours a day while on-call.
• Other duties reasonably assigned by the Counselor III, Clinical Director, or Regional Director.

Physical Requirements:

Ability to drive, use phone, sit for long periods of time, write case notes and file.

Education:

Master’s Degree in Human Services field.

Experience:

One to three (1-3) years' experience in adolescent and family counseling, facilitating group sessions and performing intake, psycho/social/risk assessments. Experience with troubled youth and their families.

Skills:

• Must be well organized.
• Able to work effectively with others.
• Good communicator and loyal team player.

Other:

Must demonstrate sensitivity to our service population’s cultural and socioeconomic characteristics and needs.

Principle Accountabilities:

• Reports to Counselor III/ Clinical Director.
• Team player with co-workers and administrators.
• Accurate, complete and timely documentation of client cases.
• Accurate, complete and time submission of required submission of required statistical reports.
• Adherence to all licensing and quality assurance standards.
• Clinical liaison to DJJ, courts schools and community providers.
• Adherence to agency policies and procedures.

Why work for LSF?

LSF offers 60 programs across the state of Florida serving a wide range of populations in need. Mission Driven staff members become part of the LSF community while transforming the lives of those in need. Our staff additionally find growth opportunities as they explore areas of interest within the organization.  

Amazing benefits package including:

• Medical, Dental and Vision
• Telehealth (24/7 online access to Doctors)
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Employer paid life insurance (1X salary)
• 13 paid holidays 1 floating holiday
• Generous PTO policy (starting at 16 working days a year)
• Note: Head Start employees paid time off and holiday schedule may differ
• 403(b) Retirement plan with 3% discretionary employer match OR 3% student loan repayment reimbursement
• Tuition reimbursement

LSF is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.