Outpatient Counselor, Social Worker

The Buckeye Ranch

Outpatient Counselor/Social Worker helping The Buckeye Ranch’s Ohio youth and families overcome trauma, mental illness, and substance use disorders. Conducting assessments, counseling, crisis intervention, and treatment planning.

Posted 8/8/2026full-timeGrove City • Ohio • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $50,000 - $70,000 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in conducting comprehensive assessments and developing tailored intervention plans for clients, utilizing trauma-informed care principles. Proficient in managing behavioral health crises and facilitating therapeutic counseling sessions with a family-focused approach.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Trauma-Informed InterventionsComprehensive Diagnostic AssessmentsBehavioral Health Crisis ManagementActive LPC, LSW, or MFT LicensureClient Progress Documentation

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Hard Skills

Comprehensive AssessmentsDiagnostic AssessmentsBehavior Management ProgramsTreatment PlansTherapeutic CounselingClient Progress RecordingService Type AdjustmentCrisis InterventionFamily Interaction StylesRisk Assessment

Soft Skills

CollaborationCommunicationCoachingNon-Confrontational ResponseFamily Support

Tools & Technologies

DLA 20ASQ

Certifications & Qualifications

LPCLSWMFT LicensureLicense Exam Eligibility

Industry Keywords

Behavioral HealthChild Abuse Risk AssessmentTraumaCultural FactorsWhole-Health Self-Management

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Assess clients for appropriate level of care, including behavioral examples, frequency, duration, severity, and environmental impacts
Identify trauma, adversity, toxic stress, cultural factors, strengths, functioning, and family interaction styles
Determine immediate and future risk of child abuse or neglect
Collaborate with admissions and engagement and complete comprehensive diagnostic assessments
Complete program-specific assessments such as DLA 20 or ASQ
Develop training plans and facilitate coaching with a family-focused approach
Adjust service type and intensity to client needs and make timely referrals
Support family members through discharge and communicate recommendation or referral changes
Schedule and conduct therapeutic counseling sessions with individuals, families, and treatment teams
Work evenings as needed to accommodate family participation
Adjust client acuity with the supervisor as family needs change
Use trauma-informed interventions to engage clients
Educate clients, families, and providers about healthcare conditions, prevention, treatment, whole-health self-management, peer support, and recovery
Manage behavioral health crises through appropriate interventions
Respond non-confrontationally to resistance and help children regain control and reduce risk
Record client progress and complete accurate, timely documentation, including progress notes, treatment plans, behavior management programs, and discharge planning

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in social work or related field
Master’s degree preferred
Active LPC, LSW, or MFT licensure, or license exam eligibility
Active driver’s license and proof of auto insurance
Previous experience as a Counselor, Therapist, Social Worker, or Clinician preferred
Must currently and in the future be eligible to work in the U.S. without visa sponsorship
Satisfactory pre-employment drug screen required

Benefits

Comp & perks

$2,500 bonus
Wonderful medical, dental, and vision insurance
Paid Time Off (Three weeks within the first year)
Daily Pay Partners
Company Paid Life Insurance
Company Paid Short Term Disability
401K + Employer Contribution
Non-Profit Student Loan Forgiveness Program
Employee Assistance Program
Tuition Assistance
Employee Referral Program