PRN Community - Based Specialist - Evansville, IN

YOUTH VILLAGES, INC.•Bloomington, IN

2d•$20 - $22•Onsite

About The Position

Youth Villages is seeking a PRN Community-Based Specialist for its Intercept® program in Evansville, Indiana. Intercept is an evidence-based, intensive in-home program designed to help 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 lasting change, parenting skills, and communication skills. The specialist carries a small caseload on an as-needed basis and conducts weekly individual and family sessions at times convenient for families. The role includes assessing youth needs, collaborating with providers and other systems, providing crisis support, and completing documentation. Staff attend weekly individual, team, and clinical consultation meetings, as well as quarterly booster trainings. Travel to family homes and communities may be 60 to 80 miles, with additional travel potentially required. The schedule is flexible and non-traditional, based on the availability of the youth and families served. Community-based staff are reimbursed for applicable mileage. Applicants must have a current, valid driver’s license, an automobile for work purposes, and proof of auto insurance. The advertised pay is $20–$22 per hour, based on education. Benefits are excluded for variable-status employees. Youth Villages describes its mission as helping children and families live successfully and emphasizes professional growth, personal development, diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in a social services discipline is required.
A degree in social work, drug and alcohol education or counseling, psychology, criminal justice, guidance counseling, or marriage and family therapy may be considered; other degrees are subject to review.
Possess a current, valid driver’s license.
Have an automobile for work purposes and proof of auto insurance.
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.

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 for their convenience.
Conduct ongoing assessments of youth needs using a strength-focused, solution-based perspective.
Attend three weekly meetings: individual, team, and clinical consultation meetings.
Attend quarterly booster trainings to enhance clinical skills.
Travel to meet with families in their homes and communities, typically up to 60 to 80 miles, with additional travel potentially 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 (benefits are excluded for variable-status employees).
401(k) (benefits are excluded for variable-status employees).
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 for growth and development.
Clinical and administrative advancement opportunities.