Child Parent Specialist

HEALTH FEDERATION OF PHILADELPHIA•Philadelphia, PA

10d•$68,000 - $70,000

About The Position

The Health Federation of Philadelphia (HFP) was awarded a five -year Regional Partnership Grant (RPG) from the Children’s Bureau in 2022 to lead a cross-sector collaboration in Philadelphia and Bucks counties. As part of this grant, the Health Federation of Philadelphia Young Child and Parent Project (YCPP) provides evidence-based interventions, cross-systems collaboration, and training in two counties of Pennsylvania with severe substance use and child welfare challenges. Clinical interventions for YCPP combine two evidence-based interventions: Mothering from the Inside Out and Child Parent Psychotherapy (MIO-CPP). These services are offered to families enrolled in residential substance use disorder (SUD) treatment services. The primary objective of this project is to improve child well-being, permanency and safety, and reduce the risk for involvement in the child welfare system for children pre-birth to five who are affected by parental SUDS. This Child Parent Specialist is a full-time, grant funded position working with the Health Federation of Philadelphia Regional Partnership Grant. The Child Parent Specialist will be responsible for recruiting participants, providing all assessments, intervention, and referral services to eligible families.

Requirements

Master’s degree in Social Work, Psychology, counseling, or related field
Must have valid license to practice in field of study in Pennsylvania
Previous Child-Parent Psychotherapy training through a National Child Traumatic Stress Network Learning Collaborative Model
Experience working with SUD treatment providers, and providing therapy to pregnant and parenting people with SUD, and children birth through 5
At least 1 year of experience providing in-home services to families preferred
Knowledgeable about trauma and violence exposure and their impact on inner city communities, agencies, families, and individuals.
Knowledge about and skills in providing trauma informed services.
Knowledge of public child welfare and behavioral health systems
Experience providing home-based services
Excellent oral, written and interpersonal communication skills and ability to interface effectively at all levels
Ability to work in a multi-disciplinary team as well as independently
Possess qualities of flexibility, collaborative leadership, diplomacy, creativity and accountability
Ability to work under pressure and handle crisis situations
Ability to transport materials, routinely moves equipment or supplies weighing up to 30 lbs.
Must be able to sit, stand, walk, and travel to the main office, community sites and/or participants’ homes via car.
Possible exposure to contagious diseases.

Nice To Haves

LCSW preferred

Responsibilities

Responsible for recruiting eligible participants and providing the Mothering from the Inside Out (MIO) and Child Parent Psychotherapy (CPP) intervention
Responsible for building relationships with and providing full psycho-social trauma informed assessment to participants
Develop goal-directed service plans; keep appropriate documentation including progress notes and maintenance of participants’ clinical charts
Carry an ongoing caseload 12 families
Provide MIO/CPP to families in SUD treatment programs for women and children and/or in their homes in Philadelphia, Bucks, and surrounding counties.
Provide follow-up to re-engage participants who fail to appear for appointments or drop out of treatment
Assist with coordination of all baseline and follow-up assessments necessary for compliance
Prepare and provide supervisor with all required statistical and narrative reports in a timely manner
Comply with all data collection and report submission deadlines required by funder
Collaborate and communicate effectively with all team members and partners to ensure family’s needs are being met
Collaborate with other institutions where families are referred for trauma related issues
Participate in weekly individual and group reflective supervision with the Clinical Director.
Attend case consultation meetings and staff meetings as scheduled by SUD treatment programs
Participate in in-service training and other appropriate training and educational programs
Represent organization at meetings, coalitions, local and national conferences, etc. as needed to sustain the ongoing work of The Young Child Parent Project
Other duties as assigned