PRN Community-Based Specialist - Jeffersonville, IN

Youth Villages • Bloomington, IN

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Youth Villages is hiring a PRN Community-Based Specialist for its Intercept® program, an evidence-based intensive, in-home service designed to keep families together by preventing out-of-home placements or facilitating reunification. The program serves youth from birth through age 18 who face serious emotional or behavioral challenges or have experienced trauma. Services are delivered in families’ homes and communities, not in an office, and use strength-based support and evidence-based mental health interventions to help families build parenting and communication skills and achieve lasting change.

The specialist carries a small caseload as assigned on an as-needed basis and provides individual and family sessions three times per week, scheduled around families’ availability. The role includes assessing youth needs, participating in professional development meetings, collaborating with other providers and systems, providing on-call crisis support, and documenting services in an electronic medical record. The schedule is flexible and non-traditional. The position requires travel to meet families in their homes and communities, with mileage reimbursement for applicable travel.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a social services discipline, such as social work, drug and alcohol education or counseling, psychology, criminal justice, guidance counseling, or marriage and family therapy; other degrees may be reviewed.
• Current, valid driver’s license.
• Automobile available for work purposes and proof of auto insurance.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Strong written, verbal, and oral communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
• Basic computer knowledge.
• Ability to maintain a flexible schedule.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree in a social services discipline.
• Experience working with at-risk youth and/or families in a volunteer, internship, or paid position.
• Clinical experience.

Responsibilities

• Carry a small caseload as assigned by a supervisor on an as-needed basis.
• Hold individual and family sessions with each family three times per week, scheduled at the families’ convenience.
• Conduct ongoing assessments of youth needs from a strength-focused, solution-based perspective.
• Attend weekly individual, team, and clinical consultation meetings to support professional development and clinical skills.
• Drive to meet families in their homes and communities; travel may be up to 60–80 miles, with additional travel potentially required.
• Collaborate with other providers, case workers, and courts to formulate a collaborative treatment plan.
• Provide on-call crisis support to youth and families; schedules vary by location.
• Complete accurate and timely documentation in an electronic medical record system.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, prescription drug, and vision coverage (benefits are excluded for variable-status employees).
• 401(k).
• Paid vacation: two weeks for full-time employees and one week for part-time employees.
• 12 paid sick days per year.
• 11 paid holidays.
• Paid parental leave.
• Mileage and cell phone reimbursement when applicable.
• Tuition reimbursement and licensure supervision.
• Growth and development through continuous training.
• Clinical and administrative advancement opportunities.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Entry Level