NEOGOV · 4 months ago
CHILD CUSTODY RECOMMENDING COUNSELOR
Family and Children's Services Division, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Entry, Mid Level
$95K/yr - $121K/yr
2+ years expThe Superior Court of California, County of San Bernardino, is now hiring a Child Custody Recommending Counselor—a licensed mental health professional who is ready to serve families with compassion, insight, and integrity. This role involves providing professional counseling and mediation services related to family law matters, including conducting safety risk assessments and making recommendations on custody and parenting plans.
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Responsibilities
Conducts child custody recommending counseling sessions and mediation services to resolve child custody and/or visitation disputes and to assist parties in formulating parenting plans; interviews in person and over the phone parents, guardians, grandparents, minors, and other case-related persons (i.e., school officials, law enforcement personnel, social service personnel)
Provides crisis intervention and short-term counseling services to families and individuals experiencing family relationship difficulties by using individual and group counseling techniques
Completes risk assessments to rule out domestic violence, child abuse or any other safety, health or welfare concerns that may affect family members' safety; addresses problems identified and refers parties to community agencies for long-term counseling when necessary
Examines court case files, documentation obtained from collateral sources such as child welfare history, information from social workers and therapists, educational records and court computer information systems to obtain pertinent data for assessment
Obtains, reviews and evaluates medical and mental health records and other pertinent medical information; may recommend for psychiatric or psychological evaluations
Prepares parenting plans or detailed court reports with summary of issues, information obtained during counseling sessions and investigations, and recommendations that integrate an understanding of the laws relevant to family law; develops custody and visitation agreements; may be required to testify in court regarding same
May supervise one or more interns working at Family Court Services
May speak before community groups to further community acceptance of the program
Presents oral and written reports and recommendations to the court; maintains case documentation, prepares reports and writes routine correspondence; attends and participates in case management meetings and presentations
Develops materials for community education and orientation including program brochures, literature and videos; conducts orientation meetings to explain the program to the public
Collects and compiles statistical workload reports; attends meetings, trainings and conferences; represents the section/department with other divisions, departments and public agencies
Other duties as assigned
Provides confidential mediation services to resolve jurisdictional or disposition disputes; facilitates communications between disputants in a non-adversarial environment in order to resolve child protection issues; drafts and submits reports outlining mediated agreements; facilitate and draft Family Law Exit Orders
Provides crisis intervention and short-term counseling services to families and individuals experiencing family relationship difficulties by using individual and group counseling techniques
Completes risk assessments to rule out domestic violence, child abuse or any other safety, health or welfare concerns that may affect family members' safety; addresses problems identified and assists/social workers with identifying necessary resources at community agencies for long term counseling
Examines court case files, documentation obtained from collateral sources such as child welfare history, information from social workers and therapists, educational records and court computer information systems to obtain pertinent data for mediation
Obtains, reviews and evaluates medical and mental health records and other pertinent medical information
May supervise one or more interns working at Family Court Services
May speak before community groups to further community acceptance of the program
Collects and compiles statistical workload reports; attends meetings, trainings and conferences; represents the section/department with other divisions, departments and public agencies
Performs other duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
Graduation from an accredited college or university with a master's degree or PhD in psychology, counseling, family therapy, social work, or other directly related field
Two (2) years of increasingly responsible experience providing licensed child custody investigations, family or mediation counseling, or psychotherapy
A valid California Class C driver's license and the ability to maintain insurability under the Court's vehicle insurance program
A current State of California license as a Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), Marriage, Family and Child Therapist (LFMT), Clinical Psychologist, or Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC) is required and must be maintained as a condition of continued employment
Preferred
Experience in a superior court is desired
Benefits
MEDICAL: The Court offers a variety of comprehensive health plan options to fit individual employee needs. The Court contributes up to $200.00 in benefit plan dollars each pay period to help full-time employees pay for health premiums. In addition, the health plan subsidy the court contributes toward the employee cost is 58.5% to 60% based on plan selection and level of coverage.
DENTAL: The dental subsidy is equivalent to 100% of the employee only DPPO coverage plan (but not less than twenty-three dollars and two cents {$23.02} per pay period.)
VISION: Court-paid plan for employees. No co-pay/deductible for eye exams; frames and standard lenses or contact lenses (in lieu of standard lenses) every twelve (12) months.
SHORT-TERM DISABILITY: Court-paid benefit that provides partial income replacement in the event that an employee is unable to work due to a non-work related disability.
LIFE INSURANCE: Court-paid basic life insurance benefit of $50,000. Additional supplemental life and AD&D insurance benefits may be purchased voluntarily.
MEDICAL REIMBURSEMENT ACCOUNT: Flexible Spending Account (FSA) that helps participating employees lower their taxable income. Under this plan, employees elect to set aside pre-tax money each pay period to pay for eligible out-of-pocket medical expenses for themselves and their eligible dependents that are not paid by insurance or reimbursed by any other benefit plan.
DEPENDENT CARE ASSISTANCE PLAN: This is a type of Flexible Spending Account (FSA) that helps participating eligible employees lower their taxable income. Under this plan, employees may set aside pre-tax dollars to pay for qualified childcare or dependent care expenses that are necessary for the employee and/or spouse to continue working.
VACATION: After completion of the requisite hours of continuous service (based on the bargaining unit), employees are eligible to use accrued vacation allowance. Depending on length of service, employees may accrue from 80 to 176 hours annually.
ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE: Forty (40) hours of additional leave to be used during the calendar year, prorated depending on start date.
HOLIDAY: Fourteen (14) paid recognized holidays and the accrual of two (2) floating holidays annually.
SICK LEAVE: Employees in regular positions accrue approximately 3.39 hours of sick leave per pay period to use during instances of authorized absence due to illness, injury, or medically related appointments.
BEREAVEMENT LEAVE: ALL employees are eligible to receive a maximum of thirty-two (32) hours of paid leave per occurrence for bereavement leave due to the death of a person in the immediate family.
RETIREMENT: The Court is a 1937 Act employer. More detailed information may be found by contacting SBCERA at (909) 885-7980 or toll-free at 1-877-722-3721 or by visiting the website at San Bernardino County Retirement Association. The Court does not pay into the Social Security system; however, it does contribute to Medicare.
DEFERRED COMPENSATION: Employees are eligible to participate in the Court's 457 Deferred Compensation Plan. This is the supplemental retirement plan that permits employees to defer a certain portion of their pre or post tax salary, within certain Internal Revenue Service (IRS) limits, to an account maintained by an investment service provider. Participating employees in the pre-tax option postpone paying taxes on the deferred portion of their income.
TUITION BENEFIT: Employees with at least twelve (12) months of Court service will be allowed a maximum of $600.00 each fiscal year. These monies may be used for job related education or career development, book fees or to reimburse membership dues in professional organizations.
CAR ALLOWANCE: Use of Court Vehicle.
COMMUTER SERVICES: This program assists with providing information on carpools, rideshare matching, and public transportation options. The Court offers incentives for employees eligible to participating in Ridesharing activities.
FLEXIBLE WORK SCHEDULE: The Court recognizes the importance of work/life balance. Employees may request alternative work scheduling or flexible work schedules when classifications meet the requirements.
Company
NEOGOV
NEOGOV is the leading provider of workforce management software uniquely designed for the public sector, education, and public safety.
501-1000 employees
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