Intake Counselor

Starting Salary: $50,000

• Bachelor’s Degree from four-year College or University with a Major in Social Work, Psychology, and Mental Health, Counseling, or a related field with a minimum three-year prior experience
• Knowledge of case management practices and excellent counseling skills and crisis management skills 
• Minimum experience using personal computers and basic office equipment 
• Current Florida driver’s license 

• Serves as first contact to families and girls who are considering the Pace program
• Conducts preliminary needs assessment and works with intake team to determine the appropriateness of placement of girls into the Pace program
• Compiles documentation for intake as required by policy
• Participates in the intake interview to assess the needs of each girl and family, collaborates with the intake team
• Shares responsibility for maintaining center census
• Represents Pace to referral sources
• Facilitates orientation process for new girls entering the Pace program
• Participates in internship fairs to generate interest in Pace
• Participates in care review meetings before girl is discharged to plan for ongoing transitional care management
• Coordinates aftercare services for girls and monitors, supervises and records progress while participating in transition services
• Provides aftercare service information to the girls, caregivers and next placement after the discharge-planning meeting
• Continues to educate and reinforce goals of individual and community responsibility
• Provides career counseling and assistance to girls in the initiation of job interviews, job placement, and intervention when a job is lost; provides resource materials
• Participates in family conferences as needed
• Establishes positive relationships with outside agencies and makes resources available to all girls
• Monitors and records the progress of girls from intake through transition and into life roles for a period of three years; documents all areas of progress assessment in accordance with Pace Center Standards and regulatory agencies
• Plans support groups to discuss the needs of girls who have transitioned
• Coordinates intervention with program counselor and/or appropriate referral agencies
• Constantly evaluates progress of goals and reevaluates long/short term goals of girls in the transition program