Alternative to Detention Coach
About The Position
Savio House seeks an Alternative to Detention Coach to support families and help keep adolescents out of the juvenile justice system by providing care in their homes and communities. The role includes thoroughly assessing families’ needs, strengths, and challenges, and engaging youth and their support systems to address behavioral and mental health needs. The position involves community-based work and a non-traditional schedule. Savio provides comprehensive training in assessment delivery and scoring, clinical supervision hours, professional development, and weekly case consultations with a supervisor and team. The listed salary is $48,660–$53,660.
Requirements
- Be flexible and self-motivated.
- Recognize the importance of social systems and a youth’s ecology in their development and behaviors.
- Have a passion for engaging adolescents and their support systems to address mental health needs, trauma, delinquent behaviors, truancy, family discord, and substance use.
- Be comfortable with community-based therapy and a non-traditional work schedule.
- Have a BSW or another bachelor’s degree in Human Services, Counseling, Psychology, or a related field.
- Have a valid driver’s license.
Responsibilities
- Assess families’ needs, strengths, and challenges.
- Engage youth in identifying service needs and planning.
- Facilitate educational success with youth.
- Build community resources and connections to help sustain families.
- Help keep youth out of the juvenile justice system and in their homes.
Benefits
- 10 paid holidays
- Vacation time and sick time
- Mileage reimbursements for personal vehicle use
- Access to a fleet of company-insured vehicles
- Company-issued cell phone and laptop
- Eligible for student loan forgiveness through the Public Service Federal Loan Forgiveness Program
- Low-employee-cost medical coverage
- Dental, vision, life, critical illness, accident, and hospital indemnity coverage
- HSA and FSA accounts
- Employee Assistance Program
- Pet insurance
- 403b account
- Employer-funded retirement plan
- Comprehensive training in assessment delivery and scoring
- Clinical supervision hours and other professional development
- Weekly case consultations with supervisor and team
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
