How to hire a family intervention specialist

How to hire a family intervention specialist, step by step

Here's a step-by-step family intervention specialist hiring guide:

• Step 1: Identify your hiring needs
• Step 2: Create an ideal candidate profile
• Step 3: Make a budget
• Step 4: Write a family intervention specialist job description
• Step 5: Post your job
• Step 6: Interview candidates
• Step 7: Send a job offer and onboard your new family intervention specialist
• Step 8: Go through the hiring process checklist

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1. Identify your hiring needs

   Before you start hiring a family intervention specialist, identify what type of worker you actually need. Certain positions might call for a full-time employee, while others can be done by a part-time worker or contractor.

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   A family intervention specialist's background is also an important factor in determining whether they'll be a good fit for the position. For example, family intervention specialists from different industries or fields will have radically different experiences and will bring different viewpoints to the role. You also need to consider the candidate's previous level of experience to make sure they'll be comfortable with the job's level of seniority.

   This list presents family intervention specialist salaries for various positions.

   Type of Family Intervention Specialist	Description	Hourly rate
   Family Intervention Specialist	Social workers help people solve and cope with problems in their everyday lives. One group of social workers—clinical social workers—also diagnose and treat mental, behavioral, and emotional issues.	$16-23
   Counselor	Often, counselors are known to be the go-to person in times we are in need of emotional and psychological support. They help people to manage and overcome the issues which affect their mental health and well-being... Show more	$9-32
   Substance Abuse Counselor	Substance abuse counselors act as a support system for people with drug and alcohol problems and other behavioral issues. They help the patients control their behavior until they achieve a full recovery... Show more	$12-32

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2. Create an ideal candidate profile

   Common skills:

   • Social Work
   • Family Therapy
   • at-Risk Youth
   • On-Call Availability
   • Child Welfare
   • Villages
   • Wide Array
   • Behavioral Problems
   • Professional Development
   • Therapeutic Interventions
   • Family Sessions
   • Crisis Intervention
   • Foster Children
   • In-Home Services

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   Responsibilities:

   • Help children/youth in state custody achieve permanency whether through reintegration, adoption or custodianship.
   • Provide information and support to transitioning foster youth during assessment, case planning or other permanency and transition-relate activities.
   • case file review and Medicaid authorizations.
   • Attend school meetings, including disciplinary meetings, IEP meetings, and conferences for clients.
   • Complete risk assessments and develop comprehensive intervention plans to address safety, communication, and problem solving abilities.

3. Make a budget

   Including a salary range in your family intervention specialist job description is one of the best ways to attract top talent. A family intervention specialist can vary based on:

   • Location. For example, family intervention specialists' average salary in mississippi is 54% less than in new jersey.
   • Seniority. Entry-level family intervention specialists 29% less than senior-level family intervention specialists.
   • Certifications. A family intervention specialist with certifications usually earns a higher salary.
   • Company. Working for an established firm or a new start-up company can make a big difference in a family intervention specialist's salary.

   Average family intervention specialist salary

   $42,045yearly

   $20.21 hourly rate

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   Entry-level family intervention specialist salary

   $35,000 yearly salary

   Updated December 13, 2025

4. Writing a family intervention specialist job description

   A good family intervention specialist job description should include a few things:

   • Summary of the role
   • List of responsibilities
   • Required skills and experience

   Including a salary range and the first name of the hiring manager is also appreciated by candidates. Here's an example of a family intervention specialist job description:

   Family intervention specialist job description example

   Charlotte Behavioral Health Care is a non-profit organization that has implemented the highest standards of compassionate and innovative services for those with mental health or substance use/recovery needs in Southwest Florida. We are proud of our talented professionals who partner with patients to embrace our mission to inspire hope, inspire growth, and embrace life. With us, professionals find careers in which they are nurtured to flourish in their natural talents as well as learn and grow amongst some of the industry's most inspiring leaders. We are a growing company that has prevailed despite unprecedented times during the pandemic, growing our teleservices by over 3,000%. Our clients and competitors recognize our strong strategies, life-changing services, and our focus on personnel as the core of our organization. We deliver care that changes people's lives and often saves them. If you are looking for a rewarding career and not just "another job," you are in the right place.

   CBHC is for you!

   Charlotte Behavioral Health Care is the premier mental health organization serving Charlotte and Desoto Counties. We are located in charming Punta Gorda, FL - a hidden treasure on Charlotte Harbor.

   Centrally located between Sarasota to our North and Fort Myers to our South, Punta Gorda is also a comfortable driving distance from Tampa, Orlando and Miami. Punta Gorda boasts wonderful restaurants, marinas and a pace of life that people from around the world come to enjoy. No wonder Punta Gorda, FL has continuously been chosen as one of the best places to live, work, and vacation!

   To achieve our mission, we must rely on a highly skilled, engaged staff. Our staff is our most valuable asset. We offer flexible work schedules (PT, FT, or four 10-hour days) and competitive pay with benefits, including a very generous 9% non-matching retirement plan, PTO, 11 company observed holidays, and medical, dental, vision, life, and supplemental insurance. We also offer licensure reimbursement & CEUs for those who qualify. Relocation reimbursement can be provided.

   Enjoy a friendly, professional work environment that strives to provide high quality, compassionate, cost effective health care services to the individuals and families we serve. Discover why we have an overall 95.1% patient satisfaction rating and tremendous employee satisfaction ratings as well!

   "Partnering to instill hope, inspire growth, and embrace life."

   
   
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5. Post your job

   There are various strategies that you can use to find the right family intervention specialist for your business:

   • Consider promoting from within or recruiting from your existing workforce.
   • Ask for referrals from friends, family members, and current employees.
   • Attend job fairs at local colleges to find candidates who meet your education requirements.
   • Use social media platforms like LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter to reach potential job candidates.

   Post your job online:

   • Post your family intervention specialist job on Zippia to find and recruit family intervention specialist candidates who meet your exact specifications.
   • Use field-specific websites.
   • Post a job on free websites.

6. Interview candidates

   Recruiting family intervention specialists requires you to bring your A-game to the interview process. The first interview should introduce the company and the role to the candidate as much as they present their background experience and reasons for applying for the job. During later interviews, you can go into more detail about the technical details of the job and ask behavioral questions to gauge how they'd fit into your current company culture.

   You should also ask about candidates' unique skills and talents to see if they match the ideal candidate profile you developed earlier. Candidates good enough for the next step can complete the technical interview.

   The right interview questions can help you assess a candidate's hard skills, behavioral intelligence, and soft skills.

7. Send a job offer and onboard your new family intervention specialist

   Once you have selected a candidate for the family intervention specialist position, it is time to create an offer letter. In addition to salary, the offer letter should include details about benefits and perks that are available to the employee. Ensuring your offer is competitive is vital, as qualified candidates may be considering other job opportunities. The candidate may wish to negotiate the terms of the offer, and it is important to be open to discussion and reach a mutually beneficial agreement. After the offer has been accepted, it is a good idea to formalize the agreement with a contract.

   It's also good etiquette to follow up with applicants who don't get the job by sending them an email letting them know that the position has been filled.

   To prepare for the new family intervention specialist first day, you should share an onboarding schedule with them that covers their first period on the job. You should also quickly complete any necessary paperwork, such as employee action forms and onboarding documents like I-9, benefits enrollment, and federal and state tax forms. Finally, Human Resources must ensure a new employee file is created for internal record keeping.

8. Go through the hiring process checklist

   • Determine employee type (full-time, part-time, contractor, etc.)
   • Submit a job requisition form to the HR department
   • Define job responsibilities and requirements
   • Establish budget and timeline
   • Determine hiring decision makers for the role
   • Write job description
   • Post job on job boards, company website, etc.
   • Promote the job internally
   • Process applications through applicant tracking system
   • Review resumes and cover letters
   • Shortlist candidates for screening
   • Hold phone/virtual interview screening with first round of candidates
   • Conduct in-person interviews with top candidates from first round
   • Score candidates based on weighted criteria (e.g., experience, education, background, cultural fit, skill set, etc.)
   • Conduct background checks on top candidates
   • Check references of top candidates
   • Consult with HR and hiring decision makers on job offer specifics
   • Extend offer to top candidate(s)
   • Receive formal job offer acceptance and signed employment contract
   • Inform other candidates that the position has been filled
   • Set and communicate onboarding schedule to new hire(s)
   • Complete new hire paperwork (i9, benefits enrollment, tax forms, etc.)

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