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Child Crisis Intake Counselor - Greater Louisville area candidates only

Seven Counties

Louisville, KYFull-time$7.25/hrSeen 5 days agoSeen in employer's feed 5 days ago

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At a glance

Compensation
$7.25/hr
Location
Louisville, KY
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Bachelor's degree

Job overview

The Child Crisis Intake Counselor provides telephone screening for youth seeking crisis services, gathers and records demographic and clinical information, assesses emergency risk, and determines service eligibility and insurance coverage. The counselor coordinates with staff and community partners, schedules appointments, shares community resource information, and maintains call, appointment, and referral data. A bachelor's degree in a related field and relevant service experience are required; child and family services and crisis counseling experience are preferred.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Telephone ScreeningInformation GatheringElectronic Health RecordsTriageCrisis InterventionWord ProcessingData EntryComputer SkillsListeningInformation RetentionCommunicationInformation RelayOffice SupportRecord Keeping

Qualifications

Bachelor's in Social Services or Related1 Year Full-Time ExperienceChild and Family Services ExperienceCrisis Counseling Experience

Full job description

Experience Required

1 - 20 years

Minimum Education Required

Bachelor's Degree

Compensation

$7.25 / hourly

Hours Per Week

40

Number Of Positions

1

Work Schedule and Shift Requirements

First (Day)

Job Description

Job Description:

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

Provides telephone screening for people who call SCS seeking crisis services for youth. Obtains all information effectively and efficiently (i.e., demographic, and clinical information) and records related documentation accurately in the CMHC electronic health record (EHR) database. Determines client eligibility for services and verifies insurance coverage. Maintains and uses written clinical criteria and protocols to assess callers for emergency risk demonstrating knowledge and competency in effective triage and intervention. Consults with team members and other SCS staff regarding clinical situations with specific clients as appropriate and effectively routes/ transitions for follow up as needed. Promotes a departmental culture of cooperation and collaboration with other Seven Counties Services departments, community agencies, hospitals, mental health consumers, and the public at large. Ensures compliance with all defined organization and departmental standards as defined (e.g. routine appointment scheduled within seven days). Adheres to all department and organization requirements as defined. (i.e.- completes annual trainings, attends team meetings, in-service training, and other quality assurance training, etc.) Schedules and reschedules initial appointments. Provides information about community resources. Maintains monthly report data relating to numbers of calls taken, appointments scheduled, and referrals made. Performs other duties as assigned.

The intent of this job description is to provide a representative summary of the major duties and responsibilities performed by incumbents of this job. Incumbents may be requested to perform job-related tasks other than those specifically presented in this description.

EDUCATION

Bachelor's degree in Social Services, Human Behavior Sciences or related field of study.

EXPERIENCE

1 year full-time experience working with individuals who receive services for treatment of a mental health, substance abuse, intellectual disability, or physical health condition.

Minimum of one year experience in social services with child and family focused social services experience preferred.

Crisis counseling experience preferred. Proficiency in word processing/data entry skills, general computer knowledge and associated skills are required.

Electronic Health Record (preferably Avatar) preferred. Highly effective listening, retention, communication and relay of essential information skills in a supportive, responsive, client and service focused environment are essential.

Basic office support (e.g. - filing, record keeping, etc.)

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

Position has no unusual physical demands.

Occasional minor discomforts from the continual use of a video display terminal.

Within the bounds of their respective job descriptions, all staff are expected to exercise principle-centered leadership, focused on customer service responsiveness, with a continuous quality improvement orientation. Additionally, all staff are expected to develop a working knowledge of and follow all policies and procedures related to safety management and other Joint Commission standards.

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Time Type:

Full time

Seven Counties Services is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to r ace, color, national origin, gender, disability, s exual orientation, marital status, or protected veteran status.

Job Type

Full time

Benefits Offered

Not specified

Veteran Preference

No

Place of Work

On-site

Requisition ID

JR-012045

How this job compares

Set against the 2,008 open Counselor jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 27, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$7.25/hr
  • US median$23–26/hr725 hourly ranges

This rate, $7.25/hr, is 70% below the US median midpoint ($25/hr) — in the lowest quarter of Counselor hourly ranges across the US.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 27 open Counselor jobs in Kentucky and 2,008 across the US. 11% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Kentucky
Experience
This posting asks for at least 1 year of experience; Counselor postings that state a minimum ask for 2 years at the median (752 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 1,125 of the 2,008 open Counselor jobs (56%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 27, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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