Child Well-Being Specialist

About the role

The Child Well-Being Specialist supports the Child Well-Being program by providing direct interventions and recommendations for operational and environmental adjustments related to child well-being.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and observe the physical environment, individual interactions, and verbal and non-verbal conversations to assess child welfare concerns and ensure proper interactions.
• Serve as a resource by advising and supporting facility decision-making involving complex child well-being concerns.
• Aid facility partners in documenting and transferring information for individual cases.
• Provide crisis support, interventions in emergency situations, and assist with de-escalation of children and parents.
• Deliver ongoing education and provide facility partners requested tools to respond to specific situations with children and provide other insights into culturally sensitive care.
• Support children by providing resources that are child-friendly from a multicultural perspective while accounting for language diversity.
• Submit documentation to leadership promptly including daily recommendations based on environmental walkthrough checklists, end of shift logs, and case notes documented in the Electronic Medical Record (EMR).
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Masters Degree in Behavioral Health or related field.
• Demonstrated post-licensure work experience in child development, culturally aware and trauma-centered care, performing clinical evaluations in direct engagement with children and their families.
• Experience working in a multidisciplinary team-based environment.
• Experience in an immigration setting is desired.
• Bilingual (English and Spanish) is desired.

Skills

• Microsoft Office Proficiency.
• Communication.
• Adaptability.
• Collaboration.
• Research skills.
• Problem-solving.
• Attention to detail.

Qualifications

• Full, current, and unrestricted licensure as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW or LICSW), Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT), Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), Doctor-level prepared psychologist (LP), or equivalent.

Benefits

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Pay

Expected Pay Range: $80,000 - $100,000/year

Schedule

The ability to work flexible hours including nights, holidays, and weekends will be required based on contract needs. It is expected for this position to attend regular meetings during typical work hours in Eastern Standard Time as well as meetings as needed for assigned projects in other time zones.

Physical Demands

• Regularly required to talk, see, hear, sit for extended periods, stand, walk, engage in repetitive motions, and use hands and fingers to manipulate objects, tools, or controls.
• May lift and carry materials and equipment weighing up to 25 pounds.

Work Environment

• This position operates in professional office, facilities, and field environments.
• Works 24/7/365, inside and outside, in all weather conditions.
• Routinely uses standard office equipment, hand tools, site equipment and vehicles, and is required to use and wear standard PPE, which will be provided by the company.
• There is an expectation of clear written and verbal communication in English.

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Travel

Travel is dependent on contract load. The ability to travel to job sites and be away for extended periods of time based on contract needs is required. Short notice travel is required with 24-48 hours' notice.