Bilingual Survivor Services Counselor

General Definition: This position involves providing group and individual therapy to adult Spanish speakers; supervising assigned interns; maintaining accurate records and client files; program curriculum development; ensuring compliance with Agency policies and procedures; maintaining a safe, therapeutic environment for individual and group therapy.

Major Responsibilities:
Essential Job Functions:
o Maintain a safe, therapeutic environment for individual therapy and group therapy.
o Provide individual, group and intake services for adults.
o Work schedule may require a minimum of 2 evenings and 1 weekend day per week.
o Work with community agencies and organizations to establish cooperative agency agreements.
o Develop and maintain domestic violence curriculum and activities in accordance with HHSC guidelines.
o Maintain and augment list of community resources for adult services.
o Provide appropriate referrals for adult services.
o Supervise assigned interns
o Attend weekly clinical staff meetings and other required meetings as scheduled.
o Coordinate and facilitate domestic violence education groups.
o Provide recommendations to the Survivor Services Program Manager for improved program services.
o Attend supervisory meetings as scheduled.
o Assist other staff as needed.

Qualifications and Requirements
Education:
Master’s Degree in Social Sciences required. Licenses/Certificates: licensed, license eligible, or actively pursuing licensure.
General:
o Ability to speak, read and write in Spanish.
o Excellent organizational, communication (verbal and written), problem solving, listening and inter-personal skills.
o Attention to detail.
Preferred experience:
o Preferred experience working with victims of family violence.
o Preferred experience in crisis de-escalation.
o Experience with varying cultural, ethnic, and social backgrounds and to varying value systems, attitudes and languages.
o Ability to work well under stressful circumstances.
o Ability to empathize, encourage and guide.

Education:
Master’s Degree in Social Sciences required. Licenses/Certificates: licensed, license eligible, or actively pursuing licensure.
General:
o Ability to speak, read and write in Spanish.
o Excellent organizational, communication (verbal and written), problem solving, listening and inter-personal skills.
o Attention to detail.
Preferred experience:
o Preferred experience working with victims of family violence.
o Preferred experience in crisis de-escalation.
o Experience with varying cultural, ethnic, and social backgrounds and to varying value systems, attitudes and languages.
o Ability to work well under stressful circumstances.
o Ability to empathize, encourage and guide.

Hope's Door http://www.hopesdoorinc.org/ Hope's Door is a shelter and counseling center that offers comprehensive programs and services that are designed to help break the cycle of domestic abuse. Hope's Door provides direct intervention and prevention services to families affected by domestic abuse in Collin County, Dallas County, and surrounding areas.