Family Intervention Specialist
About The Position
Youth Villages’ Intercept® program provides evidence-based, intensive in-home and community services to help keep families together by preventing out-of-home placements or supporting reunification. The program serves youth from birth through age 18 who face serious emotional or behavioral challenges or have experienced trauma, including abuse or neglect. Services are delivered in families’ homes and communities rather than in an office, and use strength-based support and evidence-based mental health interventions to help families develop lasting change, parenting skills, and communication skills. The Family Intervention Specialist carries a caseload of four to six families and provides individual and family sessions three times per week, scheduled around families’ availability. The specialist assesses youth needs, collaborates with providers, case workers, and courts on treatment plans, and offers on-call crisis support. The role also includes weekly professional-development and clinical meetings, timely electronic medical record documentation, and travel to meet families in their homes and communities. The schedule is flexible and non-traditional. Community-based staff are reimbursed for applicable mileage.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in a social services discipline is required. Considered fields include social work, drug and alcohol education or counseling, psychology, criminal justice, guidance counseling, and marriage and family therapy; other degrees are subject to review.
- 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.
- Current, valid driver’s license, an automobile for work purposes, and proof of auto insurance.
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 caseload of 4 to 6 families.
- Hold individual and family sessions with each family three times a week, scheduled at the families’ convenience.
- Conduct ongoing assessments of youth needs from a strength-focused, solution-based perspective.
- Attend three weekly individual, team, and clinical consultation meetings to support professional development and enhance clinical skills.
- Drive to meet families in their homes and communities, typically up to 60 to 80 miles; additional travel may be required.
- Collaborate with other providers, case workers, and courts to formulate collaborative treatment plans.
- 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 for growth and development.
- Clinical and administrative advancement opportunities.
- Benefits are excluded for variable-status employees.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
