Transitional Facilitator

Children's Institute•Long Beach, CA

1d•$27 - $32

About The Position

The Transitional Facilitator serves children, youth, and families through a whole-family approach, connecting participants with comprehensive services and support to help them reach their full potential. The role uses independent judgment and discretion to provide case planning, advocacy, outreach, service linkage, and home visitation in collaboration with a team. Services should be accessible, coordinated, appealing, non-stigmatizing, trauma-informed, developmentally appropriate, and focused on participants’ strengths and protective capacities. The position requires extensive travel to sites, more than 50% of the time. Program-specific education and experience requirements vary. The role has no supervisory responsibilities. Compensation is listed as $26.75–$32.10 USD; actual compensation is determined by factors permitted by law and relevant skills, education, and experience. New hires are offered the starting point of the range. Required training includes New Hire Orientation, Mandated Reporter training, and AB-1343 Sexual Harassment Prevention training. WRAP and Family Preservation basic training are required only for employees in those programs. Employment is contingent on specified immunization or declination, education verification, reference check, background fingerprint clearance, drug and alcohol screening, and tuberculosis screening.

Requirements

Program-specific education and experience requirements vary.
PFF Home Visitor: Master’s degree in Social Work, Psychology, Marriage and Family Counseling, or a closely related field. An education waiver may be requested from DCFS before an offer for a master’s degree in an unrelated field with strong relevant experience, or current enrollment in a relevant master’s program with at least 50% of coursework completed, good academic standing, and at least two years of experience in home visitation, child protective services, case management, therapeutic services, or work with children ages 0–5.
FP IHOC: Master’s degree in a human services field. An education waiver may be requested from DCFS before an offer for a bachelor’s degree in behavioral sciences or a related field and experience providing direct services in a social services agency.
Launch Transition Facilitator: Bachelor’s degree and four years of experience providing case management services, or master’s degree and one year of experience providing case management services.
Valid driver’s license and state-required auto insurance.
Ability and willingness to travel to sites extensively, more than 50% of the time.
Strong ability to work with others toward a common goal.
Ability to handle confidential information and protect patient privacy, including the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of Protected Health Information and limiting its use and disclosure to authorized individuals and entities.
Participate in, conduct, and sustain performance quality improvement activities according to designated role and responsibilities.
Sensitivity to the cultural and socioeconomic characteristics of the service population.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Working knowledge of computer programs in a Windows environment, including Word, Excel, and email.
Complete required training: New Hire Orientation, Mandated Reporter, and AB-1343 Sexual Harassment Prevention training; WRAP basic training for the WRAP program and Family Preservation basic training for the Family Preservation program.
Meet employment contingencies: influenza immunization or declination; COVID-19, MMR, and Tdap immunizations; education verification; reference check; California Department of Social Services background fingerprint clearance (FBI, DOJ, CACI); drug and alcohol screening; and tuberculosis screening.

Nice To Haves

PFF Home Visitor: Case management experience.
PFF Home Visitor: Early Childhood Development experience.
PFF Home Visitor: Experience working with children, youth, and families involved in the child welfare system.
FP IHOC: Case management experience.
FP IHOC: Experience working with children, youth, and families involved in the child welfare system.
Launch Transition Facilitator: Experience working with children, youth, and families involved in the child welfare system.
Spanish/English bilingual ability.

Responsibilities

Conduct regular home visits to assess participant needs and provide families with skills building, guidance, and support.
Participate in and remain available for crisis intervention, helping participants resolve problems.
Provide case planning, service linkage, referrals, and support, including coordination with internal supportive services, educational and employment services, pediatric and dental care, and other services as needed.
Complete timely, high-quality documentation of participant services in accordance with agency and contractual requirements, keeping records audit ready.
Represent CII at DCFS, DMH, and community meetings; promote CII’s goals and philosophies; participate in community committees and networks; and collaborate with others.
Establish and maintain rapport and effective working relationships with children, youth, families, colleagues, and community members.
Assess and identify participant needs using independent judgment and discretion.
Develop meaningful goals with participants, monitor progress, measure program outcomes, and provide community referrals.
Tailor services and supports to participants’ needs using accessible, coordinated, non-stigmatizing, trauma-informed, and developmentally appropriate practices that build on strengths and protective capacities.
Advocate for participants with agencies, government programs, and other providers to help them obtain needed services.
Participate in integrated case conferences and team meetings to monitor individual needs and service plans and support quality clinical service delivery aligned with CII’s whole-family approach.
Complete outcome and evaluation testing and required reports accurately and on time.
Develop and maintain effective working relationships with agencies, schools, community organizations, placement centers, and other resources to improve services for CII clients.
Conduct intake interviews and complete required paperwork as needed.
Maintain and increase professional knowledge through workshops, publications, professional networks, benchmarking, and in-service programs.
Maintain knowledge of service standards and policies established by contracts, licensing, and other governing bodies.
Perform other duties and special projects as assigned.

Benefits

Generous paid PTO.
10 paid holidays and company closure between Christmas and New Year.
Medical, dental, and vision insurance for eligible employees and qualified dependents.
403(b) retirement plan with employer contribution for eligible employees.
Up to $4,500 in tuition reimbursement per calendar year.
Eligibility for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program.
Flexible Spending Account (FSA) and Health Savings Account (HSA).
Employer-paid life and AD&D insurance.
Voluntary supplemental insurance.
Opportunity for growth and advancement.
Professional development and continued training.
Company-sponsored team-building and bonding events and activities.