Family Preservation Counselor

Oaks Integrated Care • Lumberton, NJ

17h • Hybrid

About The Position

The Family Preservation Counselor will work in-home and community-based settings in Southern New Jersey. The family program provides home-based crisis intervention and psycho-educational skill-building strategies to families with children at risk or to assist with the reunification process.

Requirements

• Master’s degree (MA, MS, MSW) in the social service fields or education plus experience working with families and children, knowledge of crisis intervention, cognitive behavioral skills, communication skills, and family dynamics education is helpful OR; Bachelor’s degree with a minimum of two (2) years post-degree experience working with families and children
• Must possess the capabilities to absorb and utilize skills presented within the FPS New Worker’s Training
• Valid Driver's License required
• All positions require a valid driver’s license in good standing and pre-employment drug screening.

Nice To Haves

• Bilingual strongly preferred

Responsibilities

• Must be directly accessible by phone to assigned families 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
• Assess risk and structure interventions with families to assure safety; Interventions used will consider the need for worker’s safety as well
• Utilize a positive, supportive, non-judgmental approach with families in order to enlist them as partners in the therapeutic process
• Provide concrete services
• Provide information; teach life skills, so that family members can more effectively manage their current situations and future crisis
• Facilitate change using behavioral interventions
• Facilitate change by using cognitive strategies; maintain a mutually supportive atmosphere among team members throughout the agency
• Complete all necessary program and agency paperwork in a thorough, timely professional manner
• Conduct 3, 6 and 12 month follow-ups of families (post completion of FPS services) to determine outcome of FPS intervention

Benefits

• Competitive base salary
• Medical and dental insurance
• Vision plan
• Retirement plan
• Flexible spending plans
• EXCELLENT time benefits for qualified positions!
• Opportunity for personal and career growth, including supervision towards professional licensure for eligible candidates
• Team-oriented environment – we practice the FISH! Philosophy

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level