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Job Location: 84 Wheeler Road, Central Islip, NY, 11722 - Central Islip, NY
Position Type: Part Time
Education Level: Masters Degree
Salary Range: $28.00 - $33.00 Hourly
Travel Percentage: Up to 25%
Trauma Counselor
EAC Network, a not-for-profit social service agency that empowers, assists, and cares for over 65,000 people in need through 100 programs across Long Island and NYC, seeks a Trauma Counselor to work part time for its Victim Assistance Program.
The Trauma Counselor position is a non-exempt position paying $28-33 per hour. The position is part time, up to 21 hours/ week. The office is located in Central Islip, NY. The role reports to Program Director
Primary Purpose of Job:
The Trauma Counselor is responsible for assessing and counseling to victims of child sexual abuse, human trafficking and or commercial sexual exploitation. This includes promoting a trauma-informed approach through individual and group counseling, as well as, making referrals to other helping agencies. The Trauma Counselor will be a part of the Suffolk County Child Advocacy Center’s Multi-Disciplinary Team and will coordinate relationships between other MDT members and additional human services agencies as needed.
Principal Duties & Responsibilities:
- Provide trauma-informed therapy for minor victims of human trafficking, rape, sexual abuse/assault and their non-offending family members.
- Provide trauma informed, victim centered counseling services and outreach to minor victims of human trafficking and youth at-risk of human trafficking to youth in Suffolk County, NY.
- Continually assess the needs of the victims and their families and reflect these needs in staffing, evaluations, treatment plans, and chart notes.
- Assist with applying for public benefits, employment, medical care, return of personal property and short- and long-term coordination of such services.
- Make appropriate referrals for medical exams, mental health services, residential assistance,
- Document the services required to ensure accurate case records are maintained in CAC database.
- Maintain accurate database of professional referral resources that assist stated population.
- Provide back-up and support to CAC for office coverage.
- Prepare monthly and quarterly statistical and annual reports as required by funding source.
Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities Required:
- Master’s degree/licensure/ certification in a related mental health field or a Master’s degree in a related mental health field and working toward licensure and preferably receiving supervision by a licensed mental health professional.
- Experience delivering an evidence- supported mental health treatment such as Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavior Therapy (TF-CBT), Parent-Child Interaction therapy (PCIT), Alternatives for Families Cognitive Behavior Therapy (AF-CBT), Child and Family Traumatic Stress Intervention
- (CFTSI) or Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR).
- Bilingual (Spanish Speaking) preferred.
- Experience providing Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Must be proficient in computer applications or other automated systems such as spreadsheets, Microsoft Office applications, calendar, and email and/or database software necessary to perform work assignments.
- Excellent communication, organizational and interpersonal skills.
- Must have access to automobile and possess valid NYS driver’s license.
