Emergency Shelter Therapist

Oasis Center

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Job Summary

Oasis Center: Oasis Center provides a wide range of opportunities that reflect the diverse needs of youth and their families, from crisis intervention to youth leadership and community engagement to college and career access.

Position: Emergency Shelter Therapist

Summary: To provide immediate crisis intervention/referral/intake services for youth who are referred through the crisis phone line/crisis walk-in service/community based agencies; provide individual, family and group counseling; provide case management and aftercare services to assigned clients; and actively participate in the Clinical and Shelter teams.

Salary Range: $40,000- 45,000K Based on education, licensure, and experience

Job Responsibilities

Provide individual, family, and group counseling services for youth and families who are experiencing a crisis, utilizing a variety of means of contact including but not limited to in-person and telehealth.

· Utilize creative approaches to provide therapeutic supports for youth beyond talk therapy or other traditional methods

· Assist in a comprehensive assessment of youth’s needs to ensure youth are matched with appropriate interventions

· Operate from a family systems approach to support young people in family strengthening efforts, as appropriate.

· Engage in a case conferencing approach with youth, case managers, and other parties as relevant to understand youth’s needs, strengths, and goals and to create a plan for services.

· Provide liaison, advocacy and referral services with appropriate mental health centers, courts, physicians, school systems, Department of Children’s Services and others as needed.

· Provide crisis response support in helping youth mediate conflict with families, friends, peers, and roommates.

· Conduct therapeutic support groups with teens and families and other groups as needed.

· Participate in clinical on-call rotation.

· Document client interactions in a consistent and ethical manner.

Qualifications

Strong capacity to form meaningful, caring, and affirming relationships with all young people, including LGBTQ+ youth.

· Knowledge and ability to apply behavior management techniques, basic counseling principals, crisis intervention theory, group work theory, and systems theory.

· Knowledge and ability to access community resources.

· Knowledge of and ability to apply Positive Youth Development, Trauma-Informed Care, and evidence-informed practices based in an understanding of adolescent and family development.

· Clear understanding of racial inequities and other forms of discrimination and willingness to operate from an anti-oppression model.

· Understanding of and ability to deliver services through a low barrier approach.

· Spanish-speaking preferred, but not required.

 

Educational Requirements: Master’s degree in counseling, psychology, or other related field, plus one year of relevant experience

Additional Information

Benefits

How to Apply

Procedure: Send cover letter and resume to Marjorie Rice @ mrice@oasiscenter.org

 

Oasis Center is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and is operated in accordance with a policy which does not permit discrimination because of race, color, sex, age, handicap, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression.

Details

• Date Posted: September 21, 2022
• Type: Full-Time
• Job Function: Clinician
• Service Area: Children / Youth
• Salary Range: 40-45K