Transition Specialist

Boys Town • Sioux City, IA

2d • Hybrid

About The Position

Provides post-program consultation on dropout prevention, parental support and involvement, and home and school academic interventions. This role involves providing safe and effective services, adhering to policies related to safety and boundaries, and attending required training. The specialist will provide direct help, follow-up support, and intervention to youth and families transitioning out of home care and returning home, focusing on dropout prevention, parental support, and academic interventions. They will also provide parent training in behavior management and developing functional skills for academic problems, child management, and personal/family adjustments. The role includes assessing needs, responding to problems, preparing documentation and service plans, establishing systems to promote pro-social youth behavior, supporting family members, monitoring progress, and reviewing service plans. Building on family competencies and maintaining appropriate contact are key. The specialist will act as a liaison between families and schools, developing effective working relationships with parents, school administrators, teachers, mentors, and social agency workers. They will also assist youth and families in utilizing spiritual and religious beliefs as a source of strength and promote a culture of professionalism. Developing and maintaining an effective data collection system, completing documentation, and preparing reports are also essential functions. Ensuring compliance with contractual, regulatory, program, and accrediting standards is required.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Human Services or related field, or High School diploma with three years of experience in the Boys Town Model required.
• Minimum 1 year of experience including working with children and families required.
• Possess a valid driver's license with a good driving record and pass an annual Motor Vehicle Registration (MVR) check required.
• Ability to provide own transportation to complete travel requirements of the job required.
• Meet auto insurance requirements established by Boys Town policy and/or State and Local laws and pass annual Motor Vehicle Registration (MVR) check required.
• Available rotationally to provide crisis response and must be available to work non-traditional business hours including early mornings, nights, weekends, and holidays required.
• Knowledge of regulatory requirements pertaining to youth care and of contractual and program requirements.
• High level of professionalism and interpersonal skills.
• Excellent critical thinking, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Computer skills in Microsoft Office.
• Ability to communicate at all levels in the organization and with external business contacts in an articulate, professional manner while maintaining necessary degree of confidentiality.
• Ability to build and sustain successful, professional relationships.
• Ability to work independently in a collaborative environment, meet deadlines, and multi-task while maintaining quality standards.
• Ability to quickly make decisions in sensitive and sometimes critical areas and present decisions to appropriate individuals.
• Ability to adapt responses to situations while maintaining procedural and regulatory integrity.

Nice To Haves

• Experience working with children and families in community-based programs or Boys Town programs preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provides safe and effective services
• Adheres to policies related to safety and boundaries with service recipients.
• Attends safety and abuse risk management training as assigned.
• Adheres to procedures related to managing high-risk activities and supervising service recipients.
• Reports suspicious or inappropriate behaviors and policy violations.
• Follows mandated abuse reporting requirements.
• Provides direct help, follow-up support, and intervention to youth and families who are departing out of home care and returning home and to community-based school including dropout prevention, parental support, and academic interventions.
• Provides parent training in the management of youth behaviors and in developing and utilizing functional skills to deal with academic problems, child management, and personal and family adjustments.
• Assesses needs and responds to problems, prepares proper documentation and service plans; establishes systems to promote pro-social youth behavior.
• Provides support to family members, monitors progress toward reaching predetermined goals, and reviews service plans; builds on family competencies and maintains appropriate level of direct contact with families per program requirements.
• Develops and maintains effective working relationships as a liaison between families and schools with necessary support services for the parents, school administrators, schoolteachers and mentors, and other social agency workers.
• Develops and maintains an effective working relationship with the youth's school mentors, teachers, and administrators to promote academic success.
• Meets with families and youth at various locations; utilizes own vehicle to travel to work destinations and to transport youth as authorized.
• Assists youth and family members in building on their spiritual and religious beliefs or practices as a source of strength to reach goals.
• Promotes a culture of professionalism through role modeling and respect.
• Develops and maintains effective data collection system to provide appropriate data; completes all necessary documentation, strictly observing model implementation, organization, and documentation.
• Prepares and submits reports and recommendations concerning case load status, critical incident involvement of family members and staff, budget requests, changes in program plans, and any unusual incidents that occur in the operation of the program.
• Ensures compliance with contractual, regulatory, program, and accrediting standards.
• Serves as a role model in carrying out activities and behaviors that reflect the values and principles of the Boys Town mission.

Benefits

• Reduced to no cost visits for services performed by a Boys Town provider at a Boys Town location for employees and their dependents enrolled in medical benefits.
• Low to zero-dollar co-pays on certain maintenance drugs through pharmacy benefits.
• No cost mental health visits to an in-network provider.
• Generous match on their 401K or 401K Roth account.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Parenting resources from experts.
• Professional development opportunities within the organization.
• Free visits to Boys Town physicians and free prescriptions under the Boys Town Medical Plan.
• Tuition assistance.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree