Family Services Coordinator (Bilingual)
About The Position
The Family Services Coordinator coordinates delivery of all service formats for adolescents and family members throughout the treatment episode. The position is based at Outreach House 2 for Adolescents, 400 Crooked Hill Road, Brentwood, NY. The coordinator facilitates family and parent programming, develops family-focused treatment plans with residents, provides individual sessions and crisis intervention, and coordinates communication and events involving families. The role also supervises a part-time family coordinator, family case manager, and graduate school interns, and works approximately one Saturday per month to support the resident community and Substance Abuse Counselors.
Requirements
- Master’s degree in Marriage and Family Therapy, Clinical Social Work, or a related graduate degree.
- QHP required (LMFT, LCSW, LMSW).
- Bilingual English/Spanish required.
Nice To Haves
- Experience working with adolescents and families in a substance abuse treatment setting.
- Interact with staff, clients, students, and visitors in a courteous, professional, and respectful manner consistent with the agency’s mission and values.
Responsibilities
- Facilitate parent participation in initial family sessions, parent support group, multi-group, family sessions, and phone/contact support and assistance.
- Develop family-focused treatment plans with residents.
- Facilitate letter group and gather information about the family system from the resident’s perspective.
- Facilitate post pass group.
- Provide individual sessions with clients and families as indicated.
- Facilitate chemical dependency education group for families.
- Participate in weekly clinical formats, including case conference, department head meetings, and package meetings.
- Provide crisis intervention with residents and/or their parents, including scheduling and facilitating reassessments.
- Supervise the part-time family coordinator, family case manager, and graduate school interns.
- Coordinate the parent telephone list, sign-in forms, and multi-family session schedule.
- Coordinate screening, editing, and responses to incoming and outgoing letters.
- Plan, organize, and attend special family events, including Thanksgiving and winter holiday celebrations.
- Contact families by phone or letter as needed.
- Facilitate phone calls home for residents as needed.
- Work approximately one Saturday per month to provide support to the resident community and Substance Abuse Counselors.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
