Specialist IV N-HILO (PT)

Child & Family Service • Hilo, HI

11d • $0 - $31

About The Position

Under the supervision of the Program Director, Clinical Supervisor, or Maui County Clinical Director, the Specialist IV implements program services by linking assessment, design, implementation, and evaluation of therapeutic interventions to achieve successful case outcomes. The position provides on-call crisis response with 24/7 availability.

The role requires a master’s degree from an accredited school and more than two years, up to and including four years, of experience. A license is preferred. The position requires travel throughout the island in a personal vehicle as needed, a flexible work schedule to ensure service accessibility, and availability for on-call response 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Continued employment is contingent on a clear criminal record, successful completion of CPI classes or other contract-mandated behavioral management certification, and successful completion of First Aid classes.

Requirements

• Master’s degree from a school accredited by a recognized accrediting agency.
• More than two years and up to and including four years of experience.
• Demonstrated ability through experience and education in relevant aspects of clinical practice.
• Commitment to empowering families as effective problem-solving and nurturing agents.
• Ability to communicate and work effectively with people from diverse social, economic, ethnic/racial, and cultural backgrounds.
• Ability to establish effective working relationships with at-risk families.
• Commitment to family-centered, community-based services and to children’s safety and family stability.
• Good verbal and written communication skills in therapeutic assessment, interviewing, and recording.
• Valid Hawaii driver’s license, clear driver’s abstract, current no-fault insurance, and access to an insured vehicle.
• Willingness to travel in a personal vehicle throughout the island as needed.
• Flexible work schedule to promote accessibility to services and availability for 24/7 on-call crisis response.
• Subject to a criminal background investigation; continued employment is contingent on a record clear of convictions.
• Successful completion of CPI classes or other contract-mandated behavioral management certification is required for continued employment.
• Successful completion of First Aid classes is required for continued employment.

Nice To Haves

• Professional license preferred.
• Direct use of a variety of family therapies.
• Individual therapy with children and adults using cognitive behavioral techniques.
• Marital therapy experience.
• Therapeutic interventions targeting school behavior and academic performance.
• Implementation of interventions within or between systems in participants’ natural ecology that affect or influence youth behavior, including family, peer, school, and neighborhood systems.
• Provision of group and individual clinical supervision.
• Knowledge of family systems theory and application.
• Knowledge of social ecological theory and application.
• Knowledge of behavioral therapies theory and application.
• Knowledge of cognitive-behavioral therapy theory and application.
• Knowledge of pragmatic family therapies theory and application.
• Knowledge of child development research and its application in treatment.
• Knowledge of social skills assessment and intervention.

Responsibilities

• Implement program services, linking assessment, design, implementation, and evaluation of therapeutic interventions to achieve successful case outcomes.
• Provide on-call crisis response with 24/7 availability.
• Provide therapeutic services and interventions, including family, individual, marital, school-focused, and systems-level interventions, as applicable to program services.
• Provide group and individual clinical supervision (preferred experience).

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Mid Level