Counselor

Job Description

Job Description

Progressive Life Center, Inc. (PLC) provides culturally-sensitivity human services to children, youth and families in the District of Columbia and surrounding Maryland, throughout Greater Philadelphia, and in most of Delaware. PLC’s array of community-based services includes foster care and adoption, independent living for youth aging out of foster care, family preservation, juvenile diversion, and parenting skills training. For more than two decades, PLC has earned accreditation from the prestigious Council on Accreditation (COA) for its demonstration of excellence in the delivery of services and achievement of outcomes. Learn more at plcCommunity.org .

Program Summary

The Family Strength program addresses the urgent needs of vulnerable residents in Prince George’s County, Maryland, who are victims of family violence, domestic violence, or dating violence. Our comprehensive program provides culturally sensitive support and interventions to enhance the safety, well-being, and empowerment of these vulnerable populations while seeking to develop an evidence-based model for duplication.

Position Responsibilities

• Provide direct individual and family counseling to the non-abusive parent, child, youth, and family.
• Incorporate and use PLC’s NTU™ Health and Healing service delivery model.
• Provide culturally relevant, trauma-informed, and evidence-informed interventions for individuals and families affected by abuse, domestic violence, and other traumas.
• Serve 8 families per quarter.
• Interview victims of domestic violence, abuse, or other traumas to obtain information on their history, living needs, safety, resources, coping abilities, etc.
• Document interactions (e.g., meetings, phone calls, etc.) with client.
• Complete and maintain accurate case files on clients in accordance with state, local, contractual, federal and / or PLC regulations.
• Collaborate with advocates to refer clients to community resources.
• Provide on-call emergency response services.
• Establish and maintain effective relationships with local community providers, local and state agents.
• Attend and participate in meetings with internal and external stakeholders.
• Attend regular supervision with supervisor.
• Participate in trainings to increase knowledge of domestic and sexual violence fields.
• Stay abreast of trends, literature, and best practices for domestic and sexual violence.
• Participate in special projects and assignments required to ensure the effectiveness of services provided and the overall program.
• Enter and maintain accurate data into program specific and PLC database systems.
• Other duties assigned.

Qualifications

Benefits

We offer exceptional benefits package with an opportunity for personal and professional growth, which include the following :

Physical Demands

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Work Environment

Normal office environment, but also may travel, to meet with service providers, and / or attend meetings at schools, hospitals, mental health clinics, private practices, faith-based environments, prisons, corporations, and numerous public and private agencies.

Equal Opportunity Employer

PLC is an equal opportunity employer. PLC does not discriminate in employment on account of race, sex, color, religion, sexual orientation, parental status, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, political affiliation, military status, or other non-merit-based factors.