POSITION SUMMARY:

Person in this position will work in collaboration with the licensed counselor to provide services to clients enrolled in the program. Essential Job Functions include those listed below.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

Assess resource needs of clients. Initiate and sustain each individual’s motivation to participate in treatment, using techniques of engagement, including therapeutic relationships, individual counseling, and brief interventions based on the stages of change. Provide curriculum-based re-entry groups for clients preparing for release to the community. Educate and refer clients to community agencies and businesses that appropriately address the clients’ needs for food, shelter, clothing, employment, transportation, etc. Assist clients with establishing or re-establishing support systems within their community. Participate in clinical staffing decisions regarding the clients’ current strengths and resources and their need for additional resources. Complete documentation of services on provided forms in a timely manner. Maintain all information according to the laws of confidentiality as required by the Federal Register, General Provisions, Title 42, Chapter 1, Part 2, which prohibits making disclosures without the specific written consent of the client, or as otherwise permitted by such regulations. Assist other WestCare staff as needed in a collaborative manner to promote cooperation and portray a professional image to the community. Attend all required staff development training, including cross-training, and WestCare in-service training such as conducting assessments, clinical skills, developing service plans, basic TC concepts, emotional incarceration, relapse prevention, motivation for treatment and stages of change, cognitive skills, conflict resolution, social skills, moral development, communicable diseases, and self-help groups. Must Embrace and embody the mission, vision, guiding principles, clinical vision, and goals of WestCare Foundation; and Perform all other duties as assigned.