HOMEBUILDERS-Therapist

Coastal Horizons Center•Raleigh, NC

8d•Onsite

About The Position

We are currently seeking a motivated and passionate HOMEBUILDERS-Therapist to join our dynamic team. If you're looking for an opportunity to make a difference, we invite you to explore the exciting positions available with us. The Supervisor shall be 100% dedicated FTE to the HOMEBUILDERS� program. HOMEBUILDERS� provides intensive, in-home crisis intervention, counseling, and life-skills education for families who have children at imminent risk of placement in state-funded care to prevent unnecessary out-of-home placement. Therapists are on-call 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Therapists carry two (2) cases at a time and a third case may be opened when the therapist expects to close one of the other cases within a few days. Therapists should help families meet their basic needs by helping the family access concrete goods and services such as one-time emergency assistance for food, housing, transportation, educational classes and certifications, etc. that are directly related to achieving the family�s goals, while teaching them to meet these needs on their own. Provide families with counseling, child development knowledge, parenting skills, anger management and communication skills. Collaborate with formal and informal community resources, services, and systems to link families with appropriate and timely resources and identify gaps and/or barriers to families� access to services. Therapists shall, prior to the conclusion of services and in conjunction with the family, develop a written plan to maintain progress achieved and identify unmet and/or ongoing service needs of the family. Therapists shall be trained, and will be required to use, HOMEBUILDERS � data management system known as the Exponent Case Management (ECM) system.

Requirements

A bachelor�s degree in social work, psychology, counseling, or a closely related human services area.
A minimum of two (2) years of experience working with children and families.
Must be available to attend twelve days of training in the first year of employment and any additional trainings necessary to successfully perform the job duties.
Considerable knowledge of mental health and substance abuse disorders.
Considerable knowledge of available community resources, services, and the coordinating efforts needed for clients with mental health and substance abuse problems.
Ability to respectfully represent the agency and establish a rapport with the community.
Ability to determine appropriate community services and agencies needed to meet the client's needs.
Ability to communicate effectively in oral and written forms.
Ability to network and coordinate efforts between outreach, treatment, and other support systems for the clients.
Must be able to physically perform the basic life operational functions or climbing, stooping, crouching, reaching, pushing, pulling, lifting, standing, walking, fingering, grasping, talking, and hearing.
Must be able to perform sedentary work exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift objects.
Must possess visual acuity to perform extensive reading and determine the accuracy of work assigned.
Must be able to safely transport clients when needed.
A valid driver�s license and/or government-issued ID is required.
Must have reliable transportation.

Nice To Haves

Prior experience with HOMEBUILDERS � Model, or other evidence of adhering to evidence-based practices.

Responsibilities

Conduct behaviorally specific, interactive, and holistic assessments of the family.
Develop a Service Plan, in collaboration with the family, the local child welfare agency and others, within one (1) week of the start of service.
Use the model�s evidence-based practices, including motivational interviewing, behavioral parent training, cognitive-behavior therapy, and relapse prevention strategies to help facilitate behavior change.
Teach family members a variety of skills, including child behavior management, effective discipline, positive behavioral support, communication skills, problem-solving skills, safety planning, and help families establish daily routines through direct teaching, role playing/practicing, coaching and prompting, audio/visual aids, written materials, and homework.
Provide core services structured through the HOMEBUILDERS� model.
Help families meet their basic needs by helping the family access concrete goods and services such as one-time emergency assistance for food, housing, transportation, educational classes and certifications, etc. that are directly related to achieving the family�s goals, while teaching them to meet these needs on their own.
Provide families with counseling, child development knowledge, parenting skills, anger management and communication skills.
Collaborate with formal and informal community resources, services, and systems to link families with appropriate and timely resources and identify gaps and/or barriers to families� access to services.
Prior to the conclusion of services and in conjunction with the family, develop a written plan to maintain progress achieved and identify unmet and/or ongoing service needs of the family.
Be trained, and will be required to use, HOMEBUILDERS � data management system known as the Exponent Case Management (ECM) system.