Human Services Practitioner

USF University of South Florida
76d

About The Position

This position typically reports to a Program Director, Assistant Program Director, faculty member, or other appropriate administrator in a university department or program. A Human Services Practitioner typically specializes in one area within a broad range of community outreach and human services programs, such as Autism and related disabilities, working with relative caregivers and their families, providing education and counseling to Pediatric HIV individuals/families, providing case management to students for specific disabilities or needs, providing intensive behavioral training/support to educators, families and students, or other areas of social and human services programming. A Human Services Practitioner applies professional education, training, and experience to determine appropriate courses of action for clients, conducts action research in field settings, and provides training to clients, families, schools, communities and other professionals regarding a specific behavioral, social or health problems. This position's requirement for specialized training, along with its assigned duties, must be deemed to meet the requirements for exempt status under the Professional duties exemption of the Fair Labor Standards Act. Work assignments require interaction with clients, including children, adolescents, parents, teachers, and agency staff. This position is grant funded.

Requirements

  • Specialized training in human services or related field.
  • Experience working with children, adolescents, and families.
  • Ability to conduct action research in field settings.
  • Strong communication skills for training and interaction with clients.

Responsibilities

  • Specializes in one area within community outreach and human services programs.
  • Works with relative caregivers and their families.
  • Provides education and counseling to Pediatric HIV individuals/families.
  • Provides case management to students for specific disabilities or needs.
  • Provides intensive behavioral training/support to educators, families, and students.
  • Applies professional education, training, and experience to determine appropriate courses of action for clients.
  • Conducts action research in field settings.
  • Provides training to clients, families, schools, communities, and other professionals regarding specific behavioral, social, or health problems.

Benefits

  • Grant funded position.
  • Opportunity to work in a university setting.
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