- Company: Amityfdn
- Location: Represa, California
- Salary: Pay not listed
Amityfdn at a glance
Counselor I (FSP-FOL) at Amityfdn - Represa, CA
The Opportunity
Amity Foundation is seeking compassionate and enthusiastic individuals to join our community as a Counselor I in our in-prison facilities. This role offers the unique opportunity to work with inmates, enhancing your training and experience in rehabilitative programming.
- Provide face-to-face rehabilitative services within the Integrated Substance Use Disorder Treatment Program (ISUDTP).
- Support the inmate population's overall well-being and personal growth.
- Contribute to a safe environment that fosters trust, new values, responsibility, and lasting relationships.
Your Responsibilities
The Counselor I role involves delivering rehabilitative programming services in our prison programs. Key responsibilities include:
- Facilitating substance use disorder treatment sessions.
- Supporting the personal growth of inmates through various therapeutic activities and interventions.
- Collaborating with other professionals to ensure comprehensive care for the inmate population.
Qualifications
To be considered, you must:
- Hold a bachelor's degree in counseling, psychology, or related field.
- Possess experience working with at-risk populations and have a strong understanding of substance use disorders.
- Demonstrate excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
About Amityfdn
Amity Foundation is dedicated to the inclusion and habilitation of marginalized individuals, including those affected by addiction, homelessness, trauma, criminality, incarceration, poverty, racism, sexism, and violence. Our mission is to foster a community where people can change in an environment that promotes trust, new values, responsibility, and lasting relationships.
Amity Foundation's commitment extends to research, development, implementation, and dissemination of information regarding community building. We focus on the principles of remembrance, resolution, reconciliation, restoration, and renewal.
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About this role & career path
This Counselor I role aligns with counseling work (O*NET 19-3033.00): assessment, documentation, crisis support, and goal-focused counseling. Growth usually moves from entry caseloads toward more complex clients, group facilitation, and specialized tracks (e.g., forensic or reentry). Core habits—clear notes, risk judgment, and structured planning—transfer across behavioral health settings. Source: O*NET Counselor summary.
Traits that fit this role
- Sincerity
- Empathy
- Stress Tolerance
- Self-Control
- Social Orientation
Source: O*NET Work Styles (Distinctiveness Rank).
Typical preparation needed: Job Zone 5: Extensive Preparation Needed. Most of these occupations require graduate school -- for example, a master's degree, and some require a Ph.D., M.D., or J.D. — via O*NET
Source: O*NET (public-domain bulk data)
Salary & compensation
Workers in Life, Physical, & Social Science occupations earn a national median of $74,116 — via US Census ACS / Data USA
Build the skills for this role
Build strength in risk assessment, clinical documentation, and brief counseling for crisis and goal setting. Practice interviewing, treatment-plan writing, and reporting under supervision. No certification package was provided in the source data; confirm any license or employer-required training (e.g., state counselor or substance-use credentials) directly with Amityfdn and California boards before applying.
Be ready to walk through how you assess suicide or violence risk, document sessions, and write a simple treatment plan. Expect scenario questions on crisis de-escalation, group facilitation, and keeping records audit-ready. Prepare examples of helping a client define goals and a realistic action plan. Ask how FSP-FOL caseloads, supervision, and safety protocols work on this site.
Strong fit if you stay calm with high-stakes risk decisions, write clear clinical notes, and counsel people under stress or institutional constraints. On-site only at Represa (not remote). Best for candidates who want hands-on counseling and documentation more than desk-only case management.
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Listing facts
- Role Counselor I (FSP-FOL)
- Employer Amityfdn
- Location Represa, California
- Type Full Time
- Pay (from listing) Pay not listed
- Posted August 4, 2026
- Apply by September 3, 2026
- Overview Full job description on this page (271 words)
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Typical work in Counselor
Independent occupational context from O*NET (U.S. public-domain labor data). This is about the occupation, not a rewrite of this employer's posting.
- Conduct assessments of patients' risk for harm to self or others.
- Document patient information including session notes, progress notes, recommendations, and treatment plans.
- Identify psychological, emotional, or behavioral issues and diagnose disorders, using information obtained from interviews, tests, records, or reference materials.
- Write reports on clients and maintain required paperwork.
- Counsel individuals, groups, or families to help them understand problems, deal with crisis situations, define goals, and develop realistic action plans.
- Interact with clients to assist them in gaining insight, defining goals, and planning action to achieve effective personal, social, educational, or vocational development and adjustment.
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