Social Worker Counselor

Company: ERA Living - The Lakeshore in Renton
Location: Seattle
Posted on: September 20, 2023

Job Description:

$34.00 per hour - Great benefits!
Era Living is seeking a part-time Social Worker/Counselor to become the newest member of our Social Services team at Lakeshore in Renton, WA. Flexible 3-days schedule.--
Competitive Compensation/Benefits Package Includes:

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• 401(k) retirement plan with generous company match (eligibility contingent on age requirement)
  
• 1 hour vacation for every 37.15 hours paid to start
  
• Double pay for holidays worked
  
• 1 hour paid sick time for every 40 hours worked
  
• Employee Assistance Program
  
• Longevity bonuses
  
• Employee discount programs
  
  Primary Responsibilities:
  As our new Counselor/Social Worker you will lead a wide-range of groups and workshops, and provide general advocacy and social service support within our state of the art retirement settings. This role provides professional social work/counseling and support to our residents assigned populations of seniors and their families, working within the context of a community based interdisciplinary team, including individual, couple, family and group counseling, outplacement/transition services as required.--
  
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  • Lead or co-lead support and/or psycho-educational groups
    
  • Provide behavioral interventions and develop behavioral treatment plans and related staff training
    
  • Produce written psycho-social assessment for residents
    
  • Establish treatment plans for residents
    
  • Assume supervision of social work or other counseling discipline graduate student(s) as requested
    
  • Take on-call assignments for active Almost Like Family resident clients
    
  • Work within context of multidisciplinary team, integrating social work treatment goals within larger community multidisciplinary plans for specified residents
    
    Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
    
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    • Working knowledge of clinical counseling theory(ies), particularly in relation to working with senior population
      
    • Ability to conduct psycho-social assessments
      
    • Ability to establish professional, clinically sound treatment plans
      
    • Ability to lead and/or facilitate support, psycho-educational and clinical counseling groups
      
    • Ability to read, write and communicate in English
      
    • Ability to pass DSHS background check, required
      
      Education and Experience:
      
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      • Master of Social Work Degree or equivalent, required
        
      • Associate Licensure, required
        
      • Washington State Social Work or Counselor Licensure, preferred
        
      • Minimum of two years Senior Living industry clinical experience, preferred
        
        About Era Living:
        If you are passionate about improving the quality of life for older adults and exemplify a values based approach to your work, demonstrating integrity, credibility, consistency, strong team orientation, and outstanding communication, we welcome your application!
        Era Living has been voted #4 Best Place to Work in Seattle 2017 (CityVoter's) and Top 5 BEST Places to Work in 2014 & 2015 (King5 Best of Western Washington!).JB.0.00.LN

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