Are you interested in being part of positive changes in child welfare services?   

Founded in 1975 with locations across California, Aspiranet is a trusted neighbor, partner and care provider that exists to help families thrive. With personalized care, Aspiranet offers a unique blend of services including foster family support, residential care, adoption services, and services for foster youth transitioning to adulthood, mental health services, intensive home-based care, and community-based family resources. We celebrate our values of respect, integrity, courage and hope through our work, and most importantly, our people. 

Aspiranet staff gain inspiration from human connection and understand that success is the product of teamwork. We seek champions for our mission and those committed to excellence. 

Your Future Team

Aspiranet’s Family and Community Services provide home, visiting, center-based and school-based services to children and families in their communities and offers assistance that is client-centered, trauma-informed, and reflective of best practice standards in the field.  Our services are designed to strengthen families and communities while preventing child maltreatment.  When you join our multidisciplinary team, you become part of a passionate group determined to impact lives and empower youth. 

Your Impact

The Support Counselor I (SCI) is responsible for implementing identified components of the approved service plan. Major responsibilities include working one-on-one with youth and providing care in their home or community setting, providing targeted  interventions in support of identified behaviors, and role modeling for the caregiver and other family members how to work with the youth per the plan.  As a valued child/youth and family team member, the SCI will submit contact notes and minutes, while providing feedback on interventions to the rest of the Aspiranet team. The SCI will carry and manage a minimum case load of 15 youths.

Your Skills and Duties

• Meet with youth and caregiver per program and plan requirements.
• Implement interventions as outlined in the plan.
• Transfer skills to caregiver and others who are caring for the youth.
• Monitor success of interventions and report to team lead.
• Inform team lead when interventions are not beneficial.
• Provide support to youth and care providers which aide youth in participating in age appropriate activities.
• Provide transportation when necessary and approved by Supervisor for service plan activities and appointments.
• Develop and provide youth-specific activities related to case plan.
• Conduct therapeutic sessions with youth and caregiver.
• Attend Child/Youth and Family team meetings as scheduled.
• Develop a professional and supportive relationship with youth, families, referring parties, collaborative partners and community providers.
• Maintain a consistent schedule in working with youth and families.
• Complete timely contact notes to program standard.   
• Integrate and use training information provided by the agency.
• Report all incidents and program concerns to Supervisor in a timely manner.
• Read policy manual and program standards.
• Attend required meetings, training sessions, supervision, briefings and program activities.
• Ensure appropriate and safe conditions while working with youth.
• Support and model Aspiranet’s values, represent the Agency in a professional manner, and abide by the Agency’s Professional Code of Ethics.
• Maintain appropriate professional boundaries with staff, caregivers, youth and community resources.
• Maintain client and case confidentiality per HIPAA, state and Agency standards.
• Complete own administrative paperwork (time sheets, mileage, time off requests, daily logs & other expense reimbursements, weekly schedule, etc.) accurately and on time.
• Demonstrate sensitivity and responsiveness to cultural differences. 24) Perform additional duties as assigned by Supervisor.
• Complete quarterly, CQI, and all annual reports in a timely manner.
• Participate in monthly youth groups.
• Carry and manage a case load of a minimum of 15 youth.
• Host and attend all community tabling events and fundraisers.
• Make a minimum of five individual monthly community outreaches.
• Complete all IRs and SCAR reports within agency standards.
• Facilitator groups and meetings in a virtual setting.

Education and Work Experience 

Qualifications:

• AA or AS Degree in related field and 1 year related work experience.  BA or BS degree in related field and 6 months work experience.  Meet minimal funder or regulatory body educational and or experience.
• Ability to work evenings and weekends.
• Meets all required conditions of employment as set forth by the agency, funder and or regulatory body.

Compensation: Competitive DOE 

Benefits:

Flexible Time Off

• 13 paid holidays along with 10 vacation and 10 sick days

Comprehensive Healthcare

• Medical, dental and vision plans
• A 100% fully employer paid (premium) medical and dental benefit plan
• TelaDoc® employer paid telehealth program

Flexible Spending Accounts

• Medical and dependent care plans

Retirement Savings

• 403(b) retirement plan with employer contributions

Income Protection

• Life, AD&D, and disability insurance
• Accident, critical illness, and hospital gap plan

Training and Advancement

• Ongoing training & development opportunities
• Advancement opportunities

Employee assistance program

• Free confidential crisis line 24/7 (365 days a year)
• Six (6) face-to-face or telephonic sessions per issue

Other Perks

• Commuter program and mileage reimbursement
• Employee recognition and discount programs
  
  
  
  

Aspira means hope. We are a network of people bringing hope forward. We look forward to learning what makes you passionate.