Behavioral Support and Crisis Intervention Specialist - LTFC - Bilingual Preferred

Lutheran Family Services Rocky Mountains • Fort Collins, CO

5d • Hybrid

About The Position

Lutheran Family Services Rocky Mountains (LFSRM) is a nonprofit, human services agency dedicated to providing support to children and families across the Rocky Mountain region. The Long-Term Foster Care (LTFC) program specifically offers care and support to Unaccompanied Children (UC) in federal custody while they await resolution of their immigration cases. These UCs are placed with licensed foster families and attend public school, aiming for normalized experiences in a family-based environment.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in social work, psychology, or other related field.
• Minimum of two (2) years' experience working with children and/or adolescents.
• Familiarity with social work practice, human development, child welfare system, and family systems, including appropriate local, state, and federal regulations.
• Familiarity with assessment, care planning, facilitation, coordination, and advocating for supports on behalf of and in collaboration with an individual.
• Experience with crisis management, problem-solving, and mediation best practices.
• Familiarity with the legal system as it applies to child welfare.
• Skills and sensitivity in working with youth and families from a variety of cultural and ethnic backgrounds with a variety of challenges.
• Ability to communicate professionally and cooperate with members of other professions involved with the youth.
• Active listening skills: Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting.
• Critical thinking skills: Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
• Social perceptiveness: Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
• Must maintain a valid driver's license.
• Must carry personal auto liability insurance at the level of $100,000/300,000/100,000.
• Proof of immunization or immunity to Varicella, MMR, Tdap, and annual Influenza (within 120 days of hire) or an approved exemption from Human Resources.

Nice To Haves

• Experience working with refugee and/or immigrant populations.
• Bilingual English and Spanish.

Responsibilities

• Assist program staff in providing stabilization of UCs.
• Teach social skills to UCs.
• Work with UCs on existing behavioral concerns in collaboration with the therapist.
• Participate in the UC's case and case progress.
• Share updates and recommendations with care provider staff to ensure a holistic treatment plan.
• Provide intensive, strengths-based, one-on-one support to clients in collaboration with the therapist and reflective of the youth's mental health treatment plan.
• Establish relationships with youth, foster families, biological families, case managers, and other providers to deliver comprehensive services.
• Customize behavioral and safety plans for individual clients.
• Provide interventions for foster parents and care provider staff.
• Provide feedback to clients, foster parents, and care support staff on behavior plans.
• Identify skills, support, and resources to enhance youth's wellness, including internal and community resources.
• Assist in the education and supervision of those in group sessions and activities as needed.
• Maintain ongoing client documentation, including progress notes, treatment planning, and assessments.
• Transport and accompany youth to appointments as assigned.
• May participate in on-call rotation.

Benefits

• Opportunity to provide support to children and families across the Rocky Mountain region.
• Make a difference where you live.
• Serve alongside other amazing professionals.
• Welcoming agency that believes all people are valued members of our communities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level