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Clinical Counselor/Experiential Coordinator: Valley Youth House

Valley Youth House is hiring a full-time Clinical Counselor/Experiential Coordinator for Project SILK Lehigh Valley, an empowerment program for LGBTQIA youth.

Job description

The Clinical Counselor/Experiential Coordinator is responsible for providing clinical counseling, mental health counseling, coordinating and facilitating experiential activities for LGBTQIA youth between the ages of 14 and 21. Project SILK is a social and recreational service with the goal of supporting young men and transgender women of color and their allies with access to HIV testing and services as well as positive recreational and community activities.

Qualifications

  • Maturity and ability to adapt to the philosophy of the Independent Living Program and the Project SILK program
  • Sound judgment and knowledge of adolescent and LGBTQIA youth
  • Master’s degree in a human service field
  • Ability to work collaboratively across agencies and within the team

Compensation

  • $19.50 – $20 per hour

Applications may be submitted to Andrew Palomo (apalomo@valleyyouthhouse.org).

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Family Resource Specialist: JusticeWorks YouthCare

JusticeWorks YouthCare is hiring part-time Family Resource Specialists to work in Chester and Lancaster counties. Some openings are for bilingual Family Resource Specialists.

Position summary

Maintain a caseload of referrals from our contracting agencies to provide services to clients related to safety and objectives in accordance with referral information, assessments and ongoing needs. Position requires non-traditional business hours (nights,
weekends and some holidays).

Requirements

  • Engage families in service and treatment planning
  • Assess family and client needs
  • Plan appropriate interventions
  • Implement interventions using evidence based and best practice approaches
  • Enter and maintain all aspects of client information in database system
  • Evaluate the effectiveness of service provision
  • Follow up as needed to determine appropriate courses of action
  • Expected to meet with designated clients for the prescribed number of hours/ days/contacts per week

Qualifications

  • Master’s or bachelor’s Degree in social work, criminal justice, psychology, or related field and at least of one year of direct care experience or supervised practice in lieu of the experience requirements
  • Valid driver’s license, auto insurance and access to a vehicle
  • Current applicable clearances

Applications may be emailed to recruitment@justiceworksyouthcare.com. Full instructions are available on the JusticeWorks employment website.

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Relational Skills Coaches: The Center for Supportive Relationships

The Center for Supportive Relationships is hiring part-time Relational Skills Coaches. This position is an opportunity to empower K-12 teachers to be the best teachers they can be by teaching them to strengthen their relationships with students, using an evidence-based coaching model.

Relational Skills Coaches provide real-time feedback to teachers during one-on-one coaching sessions that take place while they are teaching, in order to guide them toward more relationally skilled behaviors.

Most coaching will take place in Upper Darby, Pa. Pay ranges from $15-$25 per hour, depending on experience and training. Relational Skills Coaches will need to commit to a regular weekly schedule until mid-June 2017 (the remainder of the school year).

Qualifications

  • Current enrollment in a graduate program in psychology, school psychology, applied
    behavior analysis, or a related field
  • Strong working knowledge of reinforcement-based training
  • Excellent organizational skills
  • Comfort with technology (Most coaching is done by sending text messages
    from a tablet to a smart watch that teachers are wearing; coaches use a cloud-based file system for sharing progress notes)
  • Ability to work independently
  • Total reliability and dependability

How to apply

Send the following documents as attachments to jobs@supportiverelationships.org:

  • Your resume. Please name the document “Resume”.
  • A cover letter with the following (Please name the document “Cover Letter”):
    • Your experience as a coach in general, and with reinforcement-based learning
      in particular
    • An explicit statement of your ability to commit to a regular weekly schedule
      (please state the days and amount of hours) between now and mid-June
  • Please watch the first 3 minutes of the following lesson recordings, and note (1)
    things the teacher did well, in terms of strengthening relationships with students,
    and (2) Things the teacher could do better, in terms of strengthening relationships
    with students. Please name the document “Relational Behavior Analysis”:

Be sure to place “Internship: Relational Skills Coach” in the subject line of the email.

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Social Worker: Mercy LIFE

Mercy LIFE (Living Independently for Elders) is seeking a full-time Social Worker for its North Hancock Center in North Philadelphia.

Responsibilities

  • Conduct initial assessments and periodic reassessments
  • Develop and contributes to plan of care and facilitate coordination of 24-hour care delivery

Qualifications

  • Licensed social worker in Pennsylvania
  • Master’s degree in social work required
  • Bilingual (Spanish-speaking) strongly preferred
  • One year of experience working with the frail or elderly population

Qualified candidates should apply at: mercyhealth.org/employment