PRN Community - Based Specialist - Indianapolis, IN
About The Position
Youth Villages is hiring a PRN Community-Based Specialist for its Intercept® program in Indianapolis, Indiana. Intercept is an evidence-based intensive, in-home program designed to help keep families together by preventing out-of-home placements or supporting reunification after placements such as foster care, residential treatment, hospitalization, or juvenile detention. The program serves youth from birth to age 18 who face serious emotional or behavioral challenges or have experienced trauma. Specialists provide services in families’ homes and communities rather than in an office, using tailored, strength-based support and evidence-based mental health interventions to help families develop parenting and communication skills and achieve lasting change. The specialist carries a small caseload on an as-needed basis and works with youth and families through weekly individual and family sessions. The role includes ongoing needs assessment, collaboration with other providers and systems, crisis support, documentation, and participation in professional development and clinical consultation. The schedule is flexible and non-traditional, based on the availability of the youth and families served. The position may require driving 60 to 80 miles to meet families, with additional travel possible; applicable mileage is reimbursed. A current valid driver’s license, an automobile for work purposes, and proof of auto insurance are required. The posted hourly rate is $20–$22. Benefits are excluded for variable-status employees.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in a social services discipline is required.
- A current, valid driver’s license, an automobile for work purposes, and proof of auto insurance are required.
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
- Excellent 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.
- Relevant degrees may include social work, drug and alcohol education or counseling, psychology, criminal justice, guidance counseling, or marriage and family therapy; other degrees are subject to review.
Responsibilities
- Carry a small caseload as assigned by a supervisor on an as-needed basis.
- Hold weekly individual and family sessions with each youth and family, scheduled at the families’ convenience.
- Conduct ongoing assessments of youth needs from a strength-focused, solution-based perspective.
- Attend three weekly meetings—individual, team, and clinical consultation—for professional development, as well as quarterly booster trainings to enhance clinical skills.
- Travel up to 60 to 80 miles to meet families in their homes and communities; additional travel may be required.
- Collaborate with other providers, case workers, and courts to develop 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.
- 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.
- Continuous training and growth and development opportunities.
- Clinical and administrative advancement opportunities.
