Juvenile Intake Counselor at Kansas Children's Service League

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• Kansas Children's Service League is looking to hire a

full-timeJuvenile Intake Counselor in Topeka, KS. This position earns

a competitive wage of up to \$18.50 per hour.\

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• This position has the ability to work a schedule of Monday, Thursday,

Friday, and Saturday from 11:00 a.m.8:00 p.m. with Sunday shifts from

3:00 p.m.12:00 a.m., or a Monday-Friday schedule from 3:00 p.m - 12:00

• m. Both schedules include additional monthly on-call responsibilities.

About Kansas Childrens Service League

Stronger families start at Kansas Childrens Service League (KCSL).

Founded in 1893, KCSL is a statewide, nonprofit agency that serves

thousands of Kansas children and families each year. KCSLs mission is to

protect and promote the well-being of children. Our programs work with

children and families in the areas of health, safety and education to

succeed and break cycles of neglect, abuse and trauma. We help both

children and parents develop skills for success in their families,

schools and workplaces. KCSL is also the Kansas chapter of Prevent Child

Abuse America and Circle of Parents.

As a team member of Kansas Children's Service League, youll enjoy the

following benefit offerings and more based on selected cafeteria

Options And Employment Class

• Medical, Dental, & Vision Insurance
• Pet Insurance
• Critical Illness & Accident Insurance
• Flexible Spending Account
• Paid Life Insurance
• 401(K) & matching offerings
• Family Friendly Paid Wellness Leave
• Paid Vacation & Wellness Time
• Paid Holidays
• Employee Wellness Program
• Earned Wage Access

For more details on our benefits, please visit our KCSL Career site.

Expectations For All Employees

At Kansas Childrens Service League, we protect and promote the

well-being of children. In doing so, every employee is responsible for

supporting the agencys mission, vision, and values. This includes

actively and regularly demonstrating high-quality customer service,

accountability in all aspects of your position, and respecting the

differences in our staff, customers, and communities. Expected behaviors

and qualities include professionalism and competence, active

collaboration, effective communication, initiative and innovation,

respect, and goal achievement. Employees are to be able, at any time, to

provide basic information about the breadth of customer opportunities

available through KCSL and to help customers make connections within the

organization. KCSL is an equal opportunity employer.

JOB SUMMARY

Juvenile Intake Counselors provide a need assessment, immediate

intervention, mediation, crisis and situational counseling for each

youth. This assessment determines the need of each youth and their

immediate safety issues. Intake Counselors determine if a youth needs to

be detained and follows the guidelines as per statue.

This Juvenile Intake Counselor position works in conjunction with the

youth and their family to formulate a plan of action that will allow the

youth to build on their strengths and make changes in any problem areas

in order to succeed in their goals of avoiding any future contact with

the legal system.

One of the main goals of Intake is to return youth to their parents with

referrals to services for their specific issues.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

• Complete the Intake process and meet with those directly involved

with the youth (law enforcement, other agencies and entities, etc.)

• Complete the JJIAMS to gather demographic information, family

history, criminal history, abuse and CINC history and other

necessary areas of information. The Intake Counselors administer the

MAYSI 2 Questionnaire.

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• Complete the necessary data entry and paperwork.
• Provide detailed reports for each intake completed. The report is

utilized by many entities to provide an accurate and detailed report

in regard to each youths life and particular incident.

• Transport children in Police Protective Custody to placement.
• Scheduled on-call responsibilities each month. Work two holidays per

year in the office. Pick up other shifts as needed.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

Required

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Must be at least 21 years of age
• Must live within a 30-minute response time from Topeka JIAC.
• One year of work experience with youth population

Preferred

• Bachelor's Degree in Human Services, Criminal Justice, Psychology,

Social Work, or related field.