Life Skills Counselor (License Required)
Goodwill San Antonio is seeking a Life Skills Counselor to assist employees with fostering a healthy and positive approach to personal challenges by offering counseling, support, guidance, and coaching.
The Life Skills Counselor will create strong relationships with individuals and provide unbiased feedback in a non-judgmental environment.
Essential Duties And Responsibilities
- Provide education, life skills training, and short-term solution-focused sessions to Goodwill clients.
- Conduct and interpret needs assessments for development of appropriate services.
- Assist clients in developing action plans for success in overcoming personal challenges.
- Provide direct services including short-term solution-focused sessions to internal team members seeking program services.
- Provide appropriate referrals for other community resources to address client needs and link clients to services as needed.
- Complete timely documentation in required format on employee encounters made either by phone or in person.
- Gather and analyze measures for success of employees in overcoming personal barriers; follow-up as needed.
- Work with employees to develop and refine life skills, to include job readiness training as needed.
- Work collaboratively with other departments and / or HR to appropriately support individuals through resolution of employee relations issues.
- Demonstrate ethics and maintain strict confidentiality of all information pertaining to services provided.
Requirements
Master's degree in psychology, sociology, counseling, vocational rehabilitation, or social services-related field required.Current licensure in the State of Texas as a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) or Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) is required.Bilingual in English / Spanish is helpful and preferred.3-5 years' experience in case management and / or counseling individuals on life skills; 2+ years working with diverse and non-traditional populations.Knowledge of effective community resources, behavioral health services, federal / state / local assistance programs, housing and utility assistance, and disability benefits.Excellent written and verbal communication skills and ability to collaborate with multiple constituencies to resolve complex workplace challenges.Intermediate skills in MS Office-Word, PPT, Excel, and people services databases.This position requires driving between various Goodwill locations, so incumbent must maintain a valid driver's license and automobile insurance coverage.Goodwill San Antonio is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applications from diverse candidates.
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