Counselor-Victim Advocate in Houston, Texas at The Parris Foundation

Job Title: Counselor-Victim Advocate Hiring Department: Counseling and Victim Services

Supervisor: Director of Counseling and Wellness

Job Description: Full-Time; 40 hours per week, 100% grant-funded

Provide individual and group counseling to child, adolescents, and adult crime victims. Uses appropriate diagnostic instruments to assess and evaluate biopsychosocial functioning. Collects and evaluates psychological and medical data from interviews, case history and/or observational techniques. Assists with crisis intervention. Provides crime victim resource information and referrals to clients and community members for needed services, support, and problem resolution. Engages in collaborative community efforts to ensure comprehensive crime victim services. Coordinate crime victim outreach. Maintains counseling records, assessment data and other pertinent information needed for victim services program documentation. Assists in compiling information for required reporting. Develops and conducts in-service seminars, wellness workshops, and lecture series for crime victim services community. Provide mentorships for master’s level clinical intern volunteers.

Qualifications:

Qualifications include a Master’s degree in Counseling and at least one years’ experience working with crime victims.

Hours: Counseling Center hours of operation are Monday – Friday 8am to 7pm, and Saturday 9am-2pm. The Counselor-Victim Advocate will be required to work 40 hours per week and will flex schedule to accommodate victims’ schedules and the scheduling of victim service trainings. Time allocation is 77% direct victim services and 23% Outreach/Community Education.

Benefits: Parris Foundation benefits include Medical, Dental, Vision, and Retirement; two (2) weeks paid vacation per year; and eight (8) hours paid sick leave earned per pay period. Flexible schedules and wellness leave are provided each month.

Salary: $63,440.00 annually

This is a great opportunity for an LPC Associate needing post-graduate clinical experience for licensure.