Outreach Clinician - Family First in Education

Family Centers • Greenwich, CT

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About The Position

Family Centers Inc., a private non-profit organization offering education and human services to children, adults, and families living in Lower Fairfield County, seeks a highly qualified and passionate Outreach Clinician to support our Family First in Education program. This program works toward closing the Achievement Gap via academic enrichment and wrap around supports. The Outreach Clinician provides wraparound services and clinical interventions to clients/families via home visits (virtual as needed).

Requirements

• A master’s degree in social work, human services or related social science field is required.
• Bi-lingual Spanish
• CT state driver’s license, access to a reliable car, and liability insurance as required
• Ability to work weekend and/or evening hours to attend functions or meeting with families

Nice To Haves

• experience working with low-income and at-risk families preferred
• Current CT License in social work, professional counseling or marriage and family therapy preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage an average caseload of 20 families that includes biweekly and/or monthly visits.
• Perform assessment of parent-child interactions and family functioning.
• Link parents to community resources and maintain collaborative relationships with primary care providers, community services and Greenwich Public Schools.
• Maintain accurate records of all client contacts
• Participate weekly in after-school program
• Assess children for clinical needs, address behavioral concerns, and utilize homework time to elicit student worries.

Benefits

• Salary commensurate with experience.
• A suite of benefits including generous paid time off, medical, dental, vision, tax-free spending accounts, disability, life and AD&D insurance.
• Additional benefits include an employee assistance plan, pet insurance, critical accident and illness , wellness services, tuition assistance, and retirement savings.
• The opportunity to work for an employer consistently rated one of the Top Workplaces in Western Connecticut by Hearst Connecticut Media and a perfect 100 Encompass rating by Charity Navigator 10.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 251-500 employees