Forensic Counselor - 1131 Broadway
Company: Endeavor Health
Location: Buffalo
Posted on: September 23, 2024
Job Description:
Forensic Counselor - 1131 Broadway
Posted: September 9, 2024
Job Category: Clinical
Requisition Number: FOREN001161
GENEROUS SIGN ON BONUS!Join our team of dynamic, supportive, and
passionate counselors at Endeavor. Our Certified Community
Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) is an innovative approach to
treatment designed to treat the whole person through a
comprehensive range of services. Our clinic offers mental health
services, substance use services, domestic violence program, anger
management program and sexual abuse prevention program. Endeavor's
1131 Broadway Clinic specializes in the forensic treatment of
adults, meaning individuals involved in the criminal justice
system. Many of our people are referred by legal supervision and
mandated to engage in services.
- Do you have a passion for working with people who have often
encountered adverse experiences and trauma?
- Does working within a collaborative multidisciplinary team
including US Probation, NYS Parole, Bureau of Prisons, County
Probation, and different court systems appeal to you?All counselors
receive extensive training and certification essential for working
with this under-served population. Through evidence-based practices
and a mix of group, individual, and family therapy, this team of
dedicated forensic therapists collaborates to improve lives, change
behavior patterns, and make our community better and safer.
Benefits Include:
- Full-time schedule working only 37.5 hours weekly
- Competitive salaries depending on experience and licensure
- Medical, Dental, and Company Paid Vision insurance
- Life insurance
- Health savings account
- Flex spending account
- Community partnerships providing employee discounts
- 401(k) + Roth
- 401(k) employer contributions
- Generous PTO package including
- Paid holidays (10 paid holidays)
- Paid vacation (10 hours monthly to start)
- Sick time accrual
- Professional development with ongoing training opportunities
and leadership development
- New hire referral program
- Flexible schedules
- Short-term and Long-term Disability insurance
- Employee Assistance Program
- Personalized supervision opportunities to pursue advanced
licensure
- Specialized training in sexual abuse prevention
- Student Loan Forgiveness Opportunities
- NHSC Loan Repayment Program
- NHSC SUD Workforce Loan Repayment Program
- NHSC State Loan Repayment Program.
- Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) ResponsibilitiesAt
Endeavor, our Counselors function as members of a clinical
treatment team. A successful candidate should be flexible,
open-minded, and empathetic.
- Provide individual, group, and family therapy utilizing a range
of evidence-based practices and curriculum.
- Assess risk and needs for people seeking treatment utilizing a
comprehensive bio-psycho-social assessment
- Collaboratively engage in strength-based treatment planning,
involving both the individual and their treatment team.
- Utilize forensic based assessment tools such as Static-99R,
Stable-2007, and Acute-2007 (training/certification provided
through Endeavor)
- Demonstrate strong clinical decision making and judgment skills
while independently managing an integrated caseload of people
pursuing forensic, mental health, and substance use goals
- Engage in continuing education and training, fostering the
skills necessary to effectively treat high-risk populations
- Participating in multidisciplinary treatment team meetings and
communicating appropriately with referral sources
- Conducting discharge planning and making follow-up contacts as
necessary
- Providing people with linkages to other supportive services as
identified
- Maintaining accurate documentation of a person's record with an
emphasis on concurrent documentation
- Foster cultural competence and sensitivity when working with
people, people's supports, referral sources and coworkers.
- Responsibility for ensuring compliance with all agency
policies, procedures, and governmental regulations including, but
not limited to HIPAA Qualifications
- Must possess a master's degree from a recognized college or
university in a mental health or social work-related field and be
eligible for license within 18 months of hire (LMSW, LCSW, LMHC,
etc.)
- One year of direct service, post-graduate, experience
preferred, but not required.
- Demonstrates a knowledge base upon which they can provide
direct clinical service and advisementSalary $50,000 - $60,000/year
depending on education, experience, and credentials. Potential to
earn an additional $4,000 per year through performance-based
bonuses. Endeavor Health Services is an equal opportunity employer
committed to championing the principles of diversity, equity,
inclusion, and belonging. We welcome prospective employees from
diverse cultures and backgrounds, for all positions, who will
uphold our values and contribute to our mission. We aim to have a
leadership and workforce that is reflective of the communities with
which we work in partnership.
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