Family Preservation Counselor

Responsibilities

• Must be directly accessible by phone to assigned families 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
• Assess risk and structure interventions with families to assure safety
• Utilize a positive, supportive, non-judgmental approach with families in order to enlist them as partners in the therapeutic process
• Provide concrete services
• Teach life skills, so that family members can more effectively manage their current situations and future crisis
• Facilitate change using behavioral interventions
• Facilitate change by using cognitive strategies
• Maintain a mutually supportive atmosphere among team members throughout the agency
• Complete all necessary program and agency paperwork in a thorough, timely professional manner
• Conduct 3, 6 and 12 month follow-ups of families (post completion of FPS services) to determine outcome of FPS intervention

Qualifications

• Master’s degree (MA, MS, MSW) in the social service fields or education plus experience working with families and children, knowledge of crisis intervention, cognitive behavioral skills, communication skills, and family dynamics education is helpful
• OR; Bachelor’s degree with a minimum of two (2) years post-degree experience working with families and children
• Must possess the capabilities to absorb and utilize skills presented within the FPS New Worker’s Training
• Bilingual strongly preferred
• Valid Driver's License required

Benefits

• Competitive base salary
• Medical and dental insurance
• Vision plan
• Retailment plan
• Flexible spending plans

Pay

$43,259.84/year

Schedule

Full-time; Flexible hours; Monday through Sunday