Job Opening — Social Worker/Counselor - Margaret’s Place with YWCA Greater Cincinnati in Cincinnati, OH

Are you passionate about working with adolescents/pre-adolescents? Do you love empowering and supporting students? Do you have an experience in counseling students? If yes, then we want to speak with you!

The Margaret's Place program addresses the underlying causes of violence and the impact of victimization through a variety of counseling and psycho-educational modalities including art-based interventions; an interactive trauma education/violence prevention curriculum; individual and group counseling; a peer leadership program; training for school staff, parent, and community workshops/outreach; school-wide anti-violence campaigns, and more.

Responsibilities include:

• Provide individual and group DV counseling to students exposed to violence or abuse
• Teach trauma education/violence prevention curriculum to 7^th/9^th grade students
• Provide outreach, referrals, and in-school workshops for parents and family members
• Provide outreach, referrals, and in-school workshops for school staff
• Attend school committee and school staff meetings, and develop and maintain relationships and collaborations with school staff
• Develop, implement, and facilitate a weekly peer leadership group, fieldtrips, and peer leader run events
• Develop and implement school-wide campaigns and activities with peer leadership group promoting healthy relationships and raising awareness about violence related issues
• Participate in supervision.
• Participate in weekly staff meeting.
• Maintain confidentiality and accurate records and database
• Generate monthly narratives
• Participate in and/or accommodate on-site program research, evaluation activities, and additional site visits

The ideal candidate will be a team player who enjoys interacting with people and has problem-solving skills. Additionally, you must:

• Master's degree in social work, psychology, counseling, or creative arts therapy required.
• Social Work or Counseling License – LSW/PC; required.
• Experience working with adolescents and/or pre-adolescents.
• Familiar with issues of trauma (esp. domestic violence/teen relationships abuse), violence prevention, and victimization.
• Strong counseling and crisis intervention skills.
• Experience with school-based programming preferred.
• Experience with workshop and/or group facilitation
• Demonstrates ability to work effectively and collaboratively with others
• A strong commitment to providing anti-racist, culturally competent services, as well as a knowledge of systemic issues
• Ability to work independently and maintain flexibility for working in a demanding school environment
• Ability to be creative in engaging youth individually and in large groups
• Exhibits professional and ethical behavior
• Strong understanding of violence prevention/intervention work preferred
• Knowledge of social service work with youth preferred
• Ideal candidates will demonstrate a passion for strength-based, youth empowerment work; will exhibit creativity in their approach of job tasks and challenges; and will be self-motivated

Founded in 1868 as the fifth YWCA association in the United States the YWCA has always tackled women’s issues.

At its inception, YWCA championed initiatives including a women’s employment bureau, minimum wage, protective labor laws, women’s suffrage, and job training for women. YWCA Greater Cincinnati was at the forefront of racial justice advocacy, establishing the first integrated cafeteria where interracial groups
could eat in the 1950s.

Since the 1970s, YWCA has provided services to victims of intimate partner violence and their children. The organization strives to build a coordinated community effort to provide the most comprehensive approach to prevention and intervention of intimate partner violence in the Greater Cincinnati area.

If you are ready for a new challenge and want to work for a leader in their industry, apply online today!

Employer is EOE/AA/M/F/D/V.

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