Family Intervention Specialist
About The Position
Youth Villages is hiring a Family Intervention Specialist for Intercept®, an evidence-based intensive in-home program supporting families and helping prevent out-of-home placements or facilitate reunification. The program serves youth from birth through age 18 experiencing serious emotional or behavioral challenges or trauma, including abuse or neglect. Services are delivered in families’ homes and communities, not in an office, and use strength-based support, evidence-based mental health interventions, and parenting and communication skill development. The specialist carries a caseload of 4 to 6 families and holds individual and family sessions three times a week, scheduled around family availability. The role includes ongoing assessment, collaboration with providers and other stakeholders, crisis support, and timely documentation. The schedule is flexible and non-traditional. Travel of up to 60 to 80 miles to meet with families is expected, and additional travel may be required. Applicable mileage is reimbursed.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in a social services discipline.
- Current, valid driver’s license, 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.
- 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 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 assessment of youth to determine needs using a strength-focused, solution-based perspective.
- Attend three weekly meetings—individual, team, and clinical consultation—for professional development and clinical skill enhancement.
- Drive to meet 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 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 (EMR).
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, prescription drug, and vision coverage.
- 401(k).
- Two weeks of paid vacation for full-time employees or 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.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
