Counselor (In Home Family Counseling Specialist)

Careers at Our Amazing Place.
At The Children’s Institute of Pittsburgh, we’ve built our legacy on being amazing. After more than a century of the highest quality care and service to children and their families, we’re forever proud of our team members who don’t just make a career here – they make a difference.

Job Title: Counselor (In Home Family Counseling Specialist)
Location: Westmoreland County
Salary Range: $22.17/hour – $26.07/hour, $2,000 Sign-On Bonus
Schedule: Full-time, Hybrid, Some Evenings and Weekends as needed

About the Team
The Counselor (In Home Family Counseling Specialist) is part of our Family Support Services team. This team provides a wide array of family support services to help families and children grow stronger, from prevention and reunification services to care coordination services. All of our programs are built around the idea of permanency — supporting safe, nurturing, and lasting families — and putting the health and safety of the child first. This position independently develops and implements service plans that promote safety, well-being, and permanency for all assigned clients.

About the Position
The Counselor (In Home Family Counseling Specialist) is a hybrid community role that promotes family stability and independent functioning, while facilitating behavior change and healthy decision making. Job responsibilities include:

• Efficiently manage assigned caseload and productivity requirements and delivers counseling services. Services may include assessments, evaluations, individual and group sessions and caregiver education in community and office settings
• Collaborate with internal departments and County agency staff
• Documentation, including assessments, treatment plans, progress notes and daily billing required
• Prepare caregiver and any involved community providers for discharge by providing behavioral education, individualized discharge recommendations, making indicated referrals, providing written handouts and documenting information within policy guidelines
• Consistently attend staffing and treatment meetings on assigned families
• Develop and implement service plans that reflect the unique needs of all assigned clients in collaboration with clients, referral sources, and judicial guidelines.
• Assess client needs using formal and informal evaluations, referral source recommendations, and client preferences
• Transport clients to visits, medical appointments, hearings and other appointments as needed
• Establish and maintain collaborative working relationships with referral sources and other social service agencies
• Attend, participate in, and when called upon, testify at all relevant meetings and hearings for assigned cases as necessary
• Maintain files in accordance with The Children’s Institute’s policy, contractual requirements, and
• DPW regulations
• Assist with coverage of other FSS program responsibilities as needed
• Ability to work non-traditional work hours including evenings and weekends to meet client needs

Qualifications

• Masters in Counseling, Social Work or Human Service field required.
• Experience working in Child Welfare
• Experience with Child Development and/or Addiction Issues preferred
• Act 33/34 Clearances
• FBI Clearance
• Valid, current driver’s license and personal automobile liability insurance with a minimum of $300,000 combined single limit coverage
• Approval to verify driving history at the time of authorization and annually; approval to verify insurance coverage at the time of authorization and semi-annually
• Reliable automobile with current inspection
• Ability to meet physical and mental requirements of the job

Benefits Summary
We’re proud to offer generous benefits to our team members. Regular full-time team members are eligible for the following benefits:

• $2,000 Sign-On Bonus
• Medical and Prescription insurance-Choice of two health plans and networks
• Dental and Vision-Free coverage for team members.
• Paid Time Off (PTO) and Holidays
• Medical, Bereavement, Educational, & Personal Leaves
• Parental leave (birth & adoption) paid-6 weeks
• 403b Retirement Plan – pre-tax & Roth options; employer match after 1 year
• Student Loan Refinancing Program
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program – CI qualifies as non-profit
• Education Assistance/Tuition Reimbursement
• Professional Development/CEU’s
• Life and Short- & Long-Term Disability insurance
• Credit Union
• Team Member Recognition Events
• Referral bonus
• CPR-employer paid
• Travel mileage reimbursement at federal rate

Are you looking for a position where you can make a lasting impact in the lives of children and their families? Are you ready to brighten the future of Amazing Children? We want to hear from you!

The Children’s Institute of Pittsburgh is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We serve a diverse population of children and families, and we want our workforce to reflect that same diversity. We want all interested individuals to feel welcome in applying for a career at our amazing place – we can’t wait to meet you!

The Children’s Institute does not exclude, deny benefits to, or otherwise discriminate against any person on the basis of race, color, national origin, religious creed, AIDS or HIV status, disability, ancestry, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, union membership, or veteran/military status in employment.