This person will function as a family strengthening team member in coordinating services for children and their families under the care and supervision of the Family Support Supervisor. They will serve as the child and family’s primary advocate facilitating the best possible care and services available.
Role And Responsibilities
This person’s job responsibility includes but are not limited to the following:
Conduct intake assessments to determine client’s needs and develop individualized service plans
Provide individual and group counseling to clients and their families to address emotional, social, and mental health needs
Connect clients to community resources and services such as housing, healthcare, employment, and education
Development and maintain relationships with community organizations to facilitate access to resources for clients
Monito clients’ progress and evaluate the effectiveness of services plans
Advocate for clients’ needs and rights and facilitate communication between clients and service providers
Maintain accurate and timely documentation for client interactions, service plans, and progress reports
Provide crisis intervention services to client as needed
Demonstrate effective communication with supervisors, and team regarding case load, safety concerns
Mindfully integrate the Trauma Informed Care Model and Person-Centered Approach into all procedures, practices, and daily interactions
Attend individual supervision and staff meetings
Provide on-call support in rotation with the clinical team (serve as on-call point person)
Follow Florida Child Abuse Reporting Rules
Perform all other duties as requested or assigned
Competencies
Ability to conduct assessments and develop individualized service plans
Strong Counseling and communication skills
Ability to establish and maintain effective relationships with clients, and community organizations
Strong documentation and record-keeping skills
Physical Requirements
Staff must be physically capable of driving an automobile in a safe manner. Must be able to lift up to 35 pounds, stoop, bend, kneel, stand/walk up to 4 hours, and be capable of continuous activity with children; must be physically able to participate in and complete PCM Practitioner Level 2 certification (Professional Crisis Management).
Qualifications And Education Requirements
Minimum bachelors prefer master’s degree in social work, Psychology, Family Therapy, or a relevant field and prefer at least two years direct experience working with children with developmental disabilities
Must possess a combination of experience or relevant education, and training which indicates the possession of knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to perform essential job duties
Experience with community development practice, crisis, and trauma counseling, working knowledge of systems
Experience with developmental disabilities, mental health and illness, behavioral issues, anger management and drug and alcohol issues
Ability to take initiative in meeting required contract hours and independently maintain schedule to meet needs of clients and families, in addition to needs of the agency
Flexibility of working hours will be required to meet the child and family’s needs which include evening (2-3 per week) and weekend hours
Completion of annual 40 hours in-service agency training, including CPR, First Aid and Water Safety certification
PCM certification for Practitioner 2
Valid Driver’s License and clean driving record
Strongly recommend maintaining Bodily Injury Liability insurance of $100,000 per claim, $300,000 per incident on their personal automobile when driving clients or their families
EOE
Seniority level
Entry level
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Other
Industries
Individual and Family Services
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