Travis County Juvenile Probation Department's mission is to provide for public safety by effectively addressing the needs of juveniles, families and the victims of crime.

You can make a real difference in the lives of at-risk youth when you join our Health Services team. We need your motivation and engagement to provide comprehensive case management, transition planning and counseling and treatment referral services for an assigned caseload of youth committed to Rehabilitation Administration care by the juvenile courts, and to their families. Our objective is to maintain a secure, therapeutic environment that provides youth the information, skills, and motivation to succeed outside of the facility and reduce risk of re-offending.

What You'll Get to Do:

• Conduct medical, psychosocial and environmental assessments of clients through personal interviews, observation and other methods to determine clinical and other resources and services required.
• Conduct individual and group counseling related to mental and behavioral problems, substance abuse, personal and other problems. Provide crisis intervention services for clients. Identifiy clients in at-risk situations and seeks treatment solutions and alternative environmental surroundings.
• Develop or assist in developing treatment and intervention programs and recommend service plans for clients. Present potential diagnosis based on established criteria. Coordinate referral of clients to clinical and other resources and services and monitors client progress. Resolve obstacles to service delivery.
• Maintain primary responsibility for coordinating client services provided by clinical and social service professionals and community outreach service providers. Initiate and sustain ongoing advocacy for client. Manage a client caseload.
• Assist in administering, scoring and interpreting sociological, psychological and vocational tests.
• Prepare progress reports of client treatment, documents interviews, observations and evaluations for case file. Maintain statistical reports of treatment and service provisions.
• Monitor mental health and environmental adjustment.
• Plan, develop and conduct training sessions for staff and volunteers.
• Serve as liaison with advocacy groups, clinical and other service providers, community outreach services and law enforcement personnel.
• May function as lead over subordinate counselors and other staff and/or volunteers.
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned.