Supplies therapy, crisis stabilization, and assistance services to customers and helps with issues arising from victimization. Evaluates the psychosocial status of customers, identifies the kinds of therapy, social provider resource recommendations and services suggested, and collaborates the arrangement of services to customers. Acts as an intermediary in preparing customers for trial, collaborates customer court looks and accompanies customers to trial.
IDENTIFYING QUALITIES:
This is the 2nd in a series of 2 victim counselor-related task categories within the Social Solutions task household. This category is accountable for examining the psychosocial status of customers, figuring out the kinds of therapy, social company resource recommendations and services showed, and collaborating the arrangement of services to customers. This category generally carries out sophisticated therapy responsibilities and might work in a lead capability. This category might need operate in safe centers. This category might consist of actions at criminal offense scenes. This category might need a versatile work schedule in order to satisfy the requirements of the department.
Responsibilities and Obligations
- Supplies therapy, crisis stabilization and assistance services to customers and helps with issues arising from victimization.
- Evaluates the psychosocial status of customers and identifies the kinds of therapy, social provider and other services showed. Collaborates recommendations and arrangement of services to customers.
- Acts as an intermediary in preparing customers for trial and in handling associated psychological concerns. Collaborates customer court looks, accompanies customers to trial and supplies assistance while affirming.
- Supplies info to customers associated with criminal activity and/or lawsuit. Describes legal problems, terms and court treatments.
- Helps in collecting proof asked for lawsuit. Finds and contacts customers to acquire info associated to criminal cases. Demands medical records, accident and other reports, and other case associated info. May procedure subpoenas for upcoming lawsuit.
- Speaks with district attorneys concerning penalty and other important matters.
- Establishes customer advocacy programs and trains personnel and volunteers.
- Prepares and keeps analytical records. Records case file info in tracking system.
- Carries out administrative tasks such as preparing correspondence and processing inbound mail for case files.
- Works as intermediary with advocacy groups, medical and other provider, neighborhood outreach services and police workers.
- Might function as lead over secondary therapists and other personnel and/or volunteers.
- Carries out other occupational tasks as appointed.
Minimum Requirements
Education and Experience:
Bachelor’s degree in Social or Behavioral Sciences or a straight associated field AND 4 (4) years experience in counseling/social services or criminal justice work;-LRB-
OR,
Any mix of education and experience that has actually been attained and is comparable to the specified education and experience and needed understanding, abilities, and capabilities adequate to effectively carry out the tasks and duties of this task.
Licenses, Registrations, Accreditations, or Unique Requirements:
Legitimate Texas Chauffeur’s License.
Preferred:
Master’s degree in Social or Behavioral Sciences or a straight associated field.
Crisis and injury therapy experience.
Accredited Master Social Employee (LMSW); OR,
Certified Expert Therapist (LPC).
Understanding, Abilities, and Capabilities:
Understanding of:
- Policies, practices and treatments within the criminal justice system.
- Therapy and crisis stabilization methods and resources.
- Advocacy groups, scientific and other company and neighborhood outreach services.
- Treatments for collecting proof and looking into details.
- Concepts and treatments of record keeping.
- Computer system devices to consist of data processing, spreadsheets, databases and a range of software application bundles.
Ability in:
- Therapy and supplying crisis and other support to customers.
- Examining the psychosocial status of customers.
- Figuring out kinds of therapy, social company and other services suggested for customers.
- Getting details from customers and other sources.
- Collaborating customer court looks.
- Processing court associated files.
- Problem-solving and decision-making.
- Both spoken and written interaction.
Capability to:
- Explain legal problems, terms and court treatments.
- Establish customer advocacy programs.
- Train and monitor personnel and volunteers.
- Work separately.
- Manage time well and satisfy timelines.
- Interact successfully.
- Establish and preserve efficient working relationships with department customers, other County staff members and authorities, neighborhood outreach and other companies, medical company, police workers and the public.
Workplace & Other Info
Physical requirements consist of the capability to lift/carry as much as 25 pounds periodically, visual skill, speech and hearing, hand and eye coordination, and manual mastery essential to run a computer system and workplace devices. Topic to standing, sitting, strolling, climbing up stairs, flexing, stooping, crouching, kneeling, pressing, pulling, reaching, twisting, balancing, recurring movement, driving, client/customer contact, and crouching to carry out the vital functions.
Travis County staff members play an essential function in service connection. Staff members can be designated to company connection efforts outside of typical task functions.
This task description is planned to be generic in nature. It is not always an extensive list of all tasks and obligations. The important tasks, functions, and obligations and overtime eligibility might differ based upon the particular jobs designated to the position.
Work Hours: 8: 00 AM to 5: 00 PM; Monday through Friday
Department: District Lawyer
Area: 416 W. 11 th Street, Austin
Crook, Education, and Work Background Examine Needed.
Advantages
Work at Travis County includes a complete selection of advantages. We provide thorough medical insurance, a no-cost, on-site Health and Health center, durability pay, paid trips, ill time and individual vacations, not to discuss a market competitive income structure and a friendly, steady workplace.
FY2020 Travis County Advantage Guide
In this important you will discover advantage summaries, eligibility requirements, expenses, contact numbers and addresses along with other basic details on the advantages offered to Travis County Worker and Retirees.
Cooperative Credit Union
Staff members might sign up with the Travis County Cooperative credit union which uses low-interest loans, cost savings strategies through payroll reduction, safe deposit boxes and other advantages.
Deferred Payment
Workers might register in a tax- complimentary protected financial investment strategy through payroll reduction.
Direct Deposit
Staff members might register for direct bank deposit.
Staff Member Help Program
Travis County supplies a personal therapy and recommendation service complimentary of charge to county staff members and their household.
Staff Member Organizations
Subscription in the American Federation of State, County, and Local Staff members Union is readily available through payroll reduction.
Staff Member Health & Health Center
Workers might access the center for a range of health care and healthcare services without any co-pay, no deductible and no co-insurance expenses.
Vacations
Approximately eleven paid vacations are designated by the Travis County Commissioners Court at the start of each .
Durability
Durability pay is spent for each year finished after 3 years of constant service. Peace Officers in a police activity, whose task needs state peace officer accreditation, get pay after one year of accreditation.
Parking
A restricted variety of designated parking areas are readily available to staff members in the Court house Complex.
Individual Vacations
Routine, full-time workers are qualified for approximately 3 paid individual vacations each fiscal year. Part-time staff members will be approved individual vacations on a prorated basis. New workers make individual vacations for the fiscal year in which he/she starts work, based upon the month in which work starts:
January – March
3 individual vacations
April – June
2 individual vacations
July – September
1 individual vacation
October – December
None
New workers are qualified to take individual vacations after 90 days of work.
Retirement
Travis County belongs to the Texas County & District Retirement System with obligatory involvement by specific classes of workers. 7 percent (7%) of the gross wage is subtracted each pay duration. A staff member is totally vested after 8 years of service. Advantages are prorated for part-time workers.
Sick Leave
Routine staff members make authorized leave at a rate of 8 hours each month with limitless accrual throughout work. Part-time staff members make authorized leave on a pro-rated basis.
Tuition Refund
Particular classes of full-time workers might get compensation for charges connected with pre-approved, task associated course work finished adequately.
Getaway
Based upon years of county service, routine, full-time staff members make getaway time at the following rates:
0 to 5 years
4.0 hours per pay duration
6 to 10 years
4.5 hours per pay duration
11 to 15 years
5.0 hours per pay duration
16 to 20 years
5.5 hours per pay duration
21 plus years
6.0 hours per pay duration
Part-time staff members make trip leave on a pro-rated basis.
Employees’ Payment
The county offers all staff members employees’ settlement protection with advantages in accordance with state statute, if the staff member sustains an injury out of, or in the course of work.
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