Specialist IV SATS 19 hours

Child & Family Service•Wailuku, HI

6d•Hybrid

About The Position

Established in 1899, Child & Family Service (CFS) is a community-based organization with a mission of strengthening families and fostering the healthy development of children. CFS has been a fierce advocate for children and families in the midst of social injustices and inequalities. Our statewide support, counseling, and therapeutic programs help individuals and families heal from trauma, prevent abuse and neglect, and can break the cycle of generational poverty. MISSION STATEMENT Strengthening families and fostering the healthy development of children. OUR VISION Healthy, thriving individuals and families building strong, multicultural communities across generations. OUR VALUES HOPE values: Humility, Ownership, Perseverance, Engagement

Requirements

Masters' Degree from a school accredited by a recognized accrediting agency.
Requires knowledge of an advanced type.
Master’s degree in social work, psychology, or related field from an accredited institution.
A minimum of one year of experience in providing relevant services to participants.
Experience working with parents/caregivers who harmed their children or threatened their children with harm, and children who experienced harm or were threatened with harm and who experienced trauma and loss.
Experience in working with domestic violence, substances abuse, and permanency issues.
Experience in the area of victimology, sex therapy, human sexuality, or sex offender treatment.
Family systems theory and application
Social ecological theory and application
Behavioral therapies theory and application
Cognitive-behavioral therapy theory and application
Commitment to children’s safety and family stability
Good verbal and written communication skills in therapeutic assessment, interviewing and recording
Valid driver's license.
Current no-fault insurance
Satisfactory drivers abstract
Access to an insured vehicle
Flexible work schedule to promote accessibility to service.
Provides 24-7 on-call crisis response
This job requires a valid Hawaii driver's license and a clear driver's abstract and continued employment may be contingent on maintaining a clear driver’s abstract.
This job requires a valid Hawaii driver's license, a clear driver's abstract, and willingness to travel in personal vehicle on an as-needed basis throughout the island.
The nature of this position requires the incumbent to be on-call 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
This position is subject to a criminal background investigation, and continued employment is contingent on a record clear of convictions.
Continued employment in this position is contingent on successful completion of CPR, CPI and/or van driving training as such training is necessary to ensure ability/continued ability to perform essential functions of this job.
Continued employment in this position is contingent on successful completion of CPI classes OR other Behavioral Management certification as may be contract mandated.
Continued employment in this position is contingent on successful completion of First Aid classes.

Nice To Haves

Licensed preferred
Direct use of a variety of family therapies
Individual therapy with children and adults using cognitive behavioral techniques
Marital therapy
Therapeutic interventions targeting school behavior and academic performance
Implementation of interventions within or between systems in the participant’s natural ecology that affect or influence the behavior of youth (i.e. family, peer, school, and neighborhood)
Provision of group and individual clinical supervision
Family systems theory and application
Social ecological theory and application
Behavioral therapies theory and application
Cognitive-behavioral therapy theory and application
Pragmatic family therapies theory and application
Child development research and its application in treatment
Social skills assessment and intervention

Responsibilities

Under the supervision of the Program Director/ Island Director, the Specialist IV is responsible for the implementation of program services, linking the assessment, design, implementation and evaluation of therapeutic interventions with the purpose of achieving successful case outcome.