Family intervention specialist job description

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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Why this job: More than a quarter million New York City students miss a month of school every year. And one of every five students in kindergarten through fifth grade is chronically absent, missing 10 percent of the school days. Attendance is a baseline factor in determining academic success, and students are more likely to excel in school when they attend consistently. TEP works closely with students and families throughout the course of the year to ensure a 97 percent attendance rate - which is in the top 1 percent of all peer schools.

Position overview: The Student and Family Intervention Specialist will perform professional-level social work in our Middle School (5th through 8th grade) truancy intervention program, along with other behavioral support programs for students. This person is responsible for coordinating programs designed to improve school attendance and to reduce tardiness.
Attendance Advocacy

Track attendance and tardiness on a daily basis

Monitor and assess psychosocial and non-psychosocial factors that might be influencing attendance and tardiness

Conduct solution-oriented family meetings to assess obstacles, and make recommendations for eliminating poor attendance or tardiness

Implement year-long creative intervention programming to motivate students to attend school on time and on a daily basis

In-School suspension (ISS)

Communicate with grade level social worker, teacher and student prior to the start of ISS to review reason for suspension, length of suspension, and procedures /rules that need to be followed

Monitor and support students in ISS room using a relational-based perspective

Acquire academic work for students and ensure completion

Assist with investigative process for higher level incidents

Complete and share a daily ISS suspension report with administrators, grade level social worker, and grade level team

Bus Safety Program

Create and implement supportive intervention programming to increase safe behavior on the bus

Train and work with teachers assigned to bus duty

Select and train Student Bus Safety Monitors and run their (conduct) regular meetings

Coordinate and adjust seating assignments on bus & interface with bus drivers and matrons, as needed

Requirements

Master's degree in social work, counseling, human services, or education, preferred but not required

Spanish fluency required

Flexibility to multi-task in a fast-paced environment is a must

Relevant experience working with middle school students and their families, preferred

Strength-based, patient style of communicating

Working knowledge of the Washington Heights community, a plus

Ability to gather and analyze data; compile and report information

And . . . loves working with students and families!

Benefits

Compensation and benefits: The Student and Family Intervention Specialist earns a competitive salary in the range of $58,500 to $65,000, based on the individual's experience level. Robust benefits package included; approximately 6 weeks of vacation (which includes school vacation days). TEP offers robust Professional Development benefits, including tuition reimbursement.

The FAIS functions as the FAP prevention facilitator and community liaison coordinator in addition to providing primary treatment services for assigned maltreatment and Family Advocacy Strength-Based Therapy (FAST) cases, coordinating services for families and monitoring client participation and progress utilizing the modalities of social casework, and for psychotherapy and psycho-educational interventions.
+ Directs the development and implementation of prevention services.

+ Provides community behavioral health education.

+ Provides family violence education.

+ Provides prevention training (annually, to new personnel and leadership personnel).

+ Provides resource finding and service linking.

+ Provides prevention program interventions to promote protective factors and to address maltreatment risk factors.

+ Collaborates with other New Parent Support Program (NPSP) team members to develop service plans that incorporate primary and secondary prevention services.

+ Conducts home visits to NPSP clients assessed as high needs and who request social work intervention.

Other Job Requirements

Responsibilities

U.S. licensed clinical Social Worker.

Master's degree from a Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) accredited school.

Two years of full-time post-master's degree experience (within the last three years) in professional clinical counseling service programs to men, women, and children who are abusive or abused.

Must have experience as a group therapy facilitator or co-leader.

Two years' experience working with children, families, and groups in clinical or community organization settings; or as program manager, with demonstrated responsibilities in program planning with implementation of education and intervention services, and community collaboration.

Experience working with professionals and agencies that provide community support and counseling intervention services to children and families.

Shall be able to obtain and maintain a National Agency Check with Inquiries (NACI) Tier 1 Clearance.

Possess and maintain Basic Life Support Certification: the American Heart Association Basic Life Support Course (BLS) (Course C) or the American Red Cross Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)/BLS (Heart Saver) Course.

Must be able to operate general office equipment including but not limited to computer, phones and related media and information devices on most or all workdays.

Ability to communicate and interact with others, both in person and/or by telephone to conduct business.

Able to work under time pressure and rapidly for long periods to meet deadlines

Before starting work, FAP personnel working with Military Treatment Facilities (MTFs) shall provide proof of immunization from the following diseases according to CDC guidelines: Hepatitis B, measles, mumps, rubella, varicella, and influenza, and proof of a negative TB skin test (completed within the past 12 months (if positive, proof of negative chest X-ray within the past 12 months).

General Job Information

Title

Family Advocacy Intervention Specialist, FAP EAST

Grade

23

Work Experience - Required

Behavioral Health, Clinical

Work Experience - Preferred

Education - Required

Masters

Education - Preferred

License and Certifications - Required

BLS - Basic Life Support - Care Mgmt, LCSW - Licensed Clinical Social Worker - Care Mgmt

License and Certifications - Preferred

Salary Range

Salary Minimum:

$53,125

Salary Maximum:

$84,995

This information reflects the anticipated base salary range for this position based on current national data. Minimums and maximums may vary based on location. Actual pay will be adjusted based on an individual's skills, experience, education, and other job-related factors permitted by law.

This position may be eligible for short-term incentives as well as a comprehensive benefits package. Magellan offers a broad range of health, life, voluntary and other benefits and perks that enhance your physical, mental, emotional and financial wellbeing.

Magellan Health, Inc. is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and a Tobacco-free workplace. EOE/M/F/Vet/Disabled.Every employee must understand, comply with and attest to the security responsibilities and security controls unique to their position; and comply with all applicable legal, regulatory, and contractual requirements and internal policies and procedures.