OC FSP HFW Family Specialist
About The Position
South Coast Community Services takes pride in providing our staff with competitive compensation, opportunities for professional growth, access to diverse client populations, clinical autonomy, and a strong support system of seasoned employees. The Family Specialist builds trusting relationships with both the child/youth and their parent/caregiver(s), while providing practical guidance and strategies that address behavioral challenges and support emotional growth. In this role, the Family Specialist also helps uncover unmet needs, teaches coping skills, and bridges gaps to repair relationships and build understanding amongst family members. The Family Specialist is the family’s primary behavioral support partner, working in coordination with the youth’s therapist and the Child and Family Team to support the youth and caregiver(s) in achieving their goals.
Requirements
- AA or Bachelor’s degree in human services or related field and/or relevant experience working with youth in a mental health/social service setting and/or 2 years’ experience working with youth with challenging behaviors.
- Bilingual Spanish strongly preferred.
- One (1) year of experience working with target population.
- Valid CA driver’s license and proof of automobile insurance.
- Completion of CPR/First Aid/ProACT certification within the first thirty (30) days of employment.
- Preferred Training/Experience in one or all of the following Evidenced Based Practices: High Fidelity Wraparound (HFW), Intensive Case Management (ICM).
Nice To Haves
- Bilingual Spanish
Responsibilities
- Support and ensure respect for child/youth voice, choice, and preference throughout the four phases of Wraparound.
- Support youth to participate effectively in the CFT process, helping them plan what they want to address and supporting them in the meeting.
- Identify the antecedents, behaviors, and consequences (ABC’s) of targeted non-functional behaviors to understand the function of a child/youth’s behavior(s).
- With the CFT, develop effective, individualized strategies to address specific unmet needs that reflect the parent and/or child/youth culture, strengths and preferences.
- Implement strengths-based behavior plans with individualized and creative strategies, that include supportive linkage to the community and school.
- Support parents and caregivers to understand the function of child/youth behaviors and to try new skills to meet the child/youth needs when implementing a plan, allowing them listen better, and to meet their child’s needs more quickly and accurately.
- Support the youth/child and parents to be more engaged in their family and community environments with skills to manage emotions and reactions in constructive ways.
- Ensure sensitivity to family culture, values and beliefs, and operate from an adoption competent, trauma-informed, strength-based perspective.
- Maintain proficient and accurate documentation adhering to all program and contract standards.
- Provide transportation to the youth for academic, social, recreational, and/or employment activities.
- Work in coordination with the client’s multidisciplinary team, including schools or other child-serving systems, etc. Attend all required meetings.
- Develop and utilize knowledge of community resources to serve children and their families.
- Possess knowledge of behavioral support principles and Wraparound principles and fidelity standards.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
Associate degree
