Employment Opportunities

Full Time Behavioral Health Counselor

Case Manager / Therapist
Associate $24.96, Licensed $26.00, Licensed Supervisor $27.00
Reports to: Clinical Director

THE AGENCY: 

Vashon Youth and Family Services (VYFS) is the largest provider of human services on Vashon, serving 15% of the Island population with services including counseling for families, youth and adults, emergency services for the Island’s most vulnerable population, enriched before and after care for elementary school children and family support and education. The mission of Vashon Youth and Family Services is to foster a thriving community of emotionally healthy and resilient children, youth, adults and families. 

We achieve this mission through the strengths and dedication of our people. We provide evidence-based interventions to treat mental health issues. We hold ourselves accountable to the highest standards of fiscal and management performance among nonprofits. We challenge each other to deliver our best in service to the needs of the Island. 

THE POSITION: 

Each employee of VYFS: 
• Works with integrity and respect toward one another, our donors, volunteers, and the diverse communities with whom we interact 
• Understands the impact of institutional racism as a barrier to service, and strives to reduce barriers to service for those in need 
• Offers a superior level of customer service 
• Provides a welcoming environment 
• Communicates and collaborates across the organization 
• Gives, and should expect to receive, clear expectations 
• Works with an eye toward innovation and intellectual contribution 
• Takes personal responsibility for the accuracy and completeness of his/her own work 
• Performs their work to the highest ethical expectations of his/her profession 
 
Summary of responsibilities:  
• Participate in weekly team meetings/consult, weekly supervision and monthly staff meetings 
• Perform duties related to working with clients identified as high risk, to identify needs and goals to achieve empowerment clients and improved quality of life for both behavioral and physical health issues 
• Assess client’s current functional level and, in collaboration with the client, develops and monitors an Individual Service Plan and quality of care 
• Collaborates with both medical and behavioral providers to ensure optimal care for clients 
• Available to consult by telephone with clients for behavioral issues, and their providers to identify needs, set goals and implement action steps towards achieving goals. Empower clients to help them improve their quality of life and ensure an integrated approach to address complex issues 
• Provides ongoing coordination of case management services, assessment, treatment planning, resource identification and development, environmental assistance, advocacy, collateral supports and clinical services as appropriate to assigned caseload 
• Create and support a trauma-informed, safe, trusting healing environment that respects the perspectives and experiences of the individuals, families, staff and communities we serve with safety and healing 
• Hold client confidentiality as a high value, understand and follow all applicable rules of confidentiality, including HIPPA, HITEC and subsequent local and national legislation protecting client privacy, seek additional training and clarification when needed  
• Maintain caseload and paperwork expectations, completing required documentation no later than weekly following client interactions  
• Completes treatment plan within 30 days of intake date 
• Completes At Risk Youth Service plan within 30 days of intake 
• Completes therapist disclosure at first individual session  
• Creates safety plan and referrals to crisis connections when Suicidal ideation, self harm or homicidal ideation is present. Informs supervisor, assistant director, or clinical director within 24 hours when aware 
• Understands duty to warn and makes CPS or APS when warranted as well as informs supervisor within 24 hours of call 

 
Preferred Qualifications: 

Education, Experience, and Certification: 
 
• Experience with child and family strongly preferred 
• Fluent in Spanish in a clinical context, strongly preferred 
• Master’s Degree in related field required by start date, LMHCA, LMHC, LISCW or LMFT 
• Experience working with seriously and persistently mentally ill adult populations 
• 2 years or more experience in community mental health setting 
• Additional certification requirements: Work towards one or more of: Infant mental health specialist, Child mental health specialist, Geriatric mental health, Developmentally delayed mental health specialist 
• Current Washington State Mental Health Professional credential 
 
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:  

• Delivers such services with respect, tact and cultural sensitivity.  
• Training and expertise, or a demonstrated willingness to receive training and develop expertise in at least one Evidence-Based Practice modality of intervention appropriate for delivering therapy to children, youth, adults and families.  
• Manages the stress of serving difficult/agitated consumers in a safe and dignified manner as dictated by facility policies and procedures.  
• Works cooperatively in a multidisciplinary team approach, according respect to others based on knowledge and experience as well as discipline.   
• Computer literacy, ability to learn new technology and adapt to change 
 
Caseload expectations: Minimum 50% of time equivalent in direct service