What are the responsibilities and job description for the Project Coordinator (Victim Services) position at Alachua County?
Master's degree in counseling, psychology or related mental health field and one year of mental health counseling, victim services and/or crisis intervention experience, or any equivalent combination of related training and experience. Applicants within six months of meeting the minimum education/experience requirement may be considered for trainee status.
Successful completion pre-employment drug Screen and successful completion of all applicable background checks pre-hire and ongoing are required.You must be a current BoCC employee to apply
This is responsible professional crisis intervention counseling work and projects coordination.
An employee assigned to this classification provides supervision and guidance to both volunteers (professional and para-professional) and graduate students, assists in case management, counsels clients and helps to maintain a continuous community suicide prevention, crisis intervention and /or victim services program.
An employee assigned to this classification provides supervision and guidance to both volunteers (professional and para-professional) and graduate students, assists in case management, counsels clients and helps to maintain a continuous community suicide prevention, crisis intervention and /or victim services program.
Work is performed under the direction of a higher level supervisor and is reviewed through conferences, reports and observation of the results obtained.
This is an emergency essential classification. Upon declaration of a disaster and/or emergency, all employees in this classification are required to work.
Exudes a positive customer service focus.
Advocates building organizational culture through aligning decisions with the County's core values.
Supervises volunteers and graduate students using a formal evaluation method.
Assists in case management review of case records established for each contact within the crisis intervention program.
Assists staff and volunteers through individual and group conferences in analyzing case problems and in improving their diagnostic and clinical counseling skills.
Counsels and refers clients to appropriate agencies or services in the community.
Maintains effective liaison with assisting community mental health and other agencies.
Informs community organizations of suicide prevention, victim services and/or crisis intervention techniques, procedures, and services available.
Increases awareness of services through Public educational awareness programs in under-served minority and/or at risk communities.
Develops and coordinates community-wide Public education programs and activities designed to increase awareness of services provided.
Consults with staff concerning services to clients and volunteers.
Coordinates and assists implementation of program policies and procedures.
Ensures proper coding for statistical information and monitoring of program activities.
Provides consulting and clinical services to County staff and administrators.
Coordinates activities, groups, and internal projects geared toward personal and professional development of volunteers, graduate students, and staff.
Participates on a crisis intervention and/or victim services team with other members of the staff and volunteers.
Participates in a 24/7 on-call rotation.
Performs the duties listed, as well as those assigned, with professionalism and a sense of urgency.
NOTE: These examples are intended only as illustrations of the various kinds of work performed in positions allocated to this class. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related or a logical assignment to the position.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES
Thorough knowledge of the laws, rules and regulations relating to the operation of community crisis intervention and/or victim service programs.
Considerable knowledge of current techniques, principles and practices of crisis intervention and suicide prevention and/or victim service programs.
Ability to work with and counsel distraught clients.
Ability to function in a team setting.
Ability to supervise and appraise volunteers.
Ability to coordinate and assist in the effective and efficient implementation of policies and procedures.
Ability to react calmly and quickly in emergency situations.
Ability to coordinate and supervise volunteers in emergency situations.
Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing.
Ability to develop and maintain good working relationships with assisting agencies, other County departments and employees and the general public.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to reach and to be mobile.
The employee may occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required for this job include close vision, and distance vision.
WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
Supervises volunteers and graduate students using a formal evaluation method.
Assists in case management review of case records established for each contact within the crisis intervention program.
Assists staff and volunteers through individual and group conferences in analyzing case problems and in improving their diagnostic and clinical counseling skills.
Counsels and refers clients to appropriate agencies or services in the community.
Maintains effective liaison with assisting community mental health and other agencies.
Informs community organizations of suicide prevention, victim services and/or crisis intervention techniques, procedures, and services available.
Increases awareness of services through Public educational awareness programs in under-served minority and/or at risk communities.
Develops and coordinates community-wide Public education programs and activities designed to increase awareness of services provided.
Consults with staff concerning services to clients and volunteers.
Coordinates and assists implementation of program policies and procedures.
Ensures proper coding for statistical information and monitoring of program activities.
Provides consulting and clinical services to County staff and administrators.
Coordinates activities, groups, and internal projects geared toward personal and professional development of volunteers, graduate students, and staff.
Participates on a crisis intervention and/or victim services team with other members of the staff and volunteers.
Participates in a 24/7 on-call rotation.
Performs the duties listed, as well as those assigned, with professionalism and a sense of urgency.
NOTE: These examples are intended only as illustrations of the various kinds of work performed in positions allocated to this class. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related or a logical assignment to the position.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES
Thorough knowledge of the laws, rules and regulations relating to the operation of community crisis intervention and/or victim service programs.
Considerable knowledge of current techniques, principles and practices of crisis intervention and suicide prevention and/or victim service programs.
Ability to work with and counsel distraught clients.
Ability to function in a team setting.
Ability to supervise and appraise volunteers.
Ability to coordinate and assist in the effective and efficient implementation of policies and procedures.
Ability to react calmly and quickly in emergency situations.
Ability to coordinate and supervise volunteers in emergency situations.
Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing.
Ability to develop and maintain good working relationships with assisting agencies, other County departments and employees and the general public.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to reach and to be mobile.
The employee may occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required for this job include close vision, and distance vision.
WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
Salary : $55,570