Youth Services Coordinator (Regional Family Specialist)

About the role

This is a specialized professional position in conducting family therapy sessions for families referred to the Missouri Division of Youth Services. You will work with staff to create a safe, therapeutic, and educational environment for youth in our day treatment and residential programs. The role involves coordinating and evaluating specialized treatment programs, counseling services, and community resources.

Responsibilities

• Receives referrals of families from the juvenile courts, Youth Services staff, Children's Division, and the Family Support Division; assesses the families' need for therapy in an assigned region.
• Schedules and conducts family therapy sessions with family members; develops and implements a therapy plan for each family; conducts follow-up evaluations.
• Reviews video tapes of the family therapy sessions to evaluate behaviors, detect problems, and plan for the next session.
• Assists in training other agency staff in family therapy; observes and evaluates their performance in therapy sessions.
• Provides consultation to other staff involved in interaction with families.
• Maintains caseload records and prepares reports regarding diagnosis, interventions used, and family progress.
• Attends training sessions, conferences, and workshops on family therapy to stay current with developments in the field.
• Achieves objectives and maintains efficient operations under general supervision from a designated administrative supervisor.
• Develops and facilitates Group Leader meetings that provide didactic and experiential training.
• Provides training, overview, monitoring, and ensures the successful completion of the AGFC for participants.
• Conducts ongoing assessment of group meetings and provides feedback and training based on the assessment.
• Tapes group meetings/treatment sessions for use in assessment, training, and providing feedback to staff and supervisors.
• Assists regional programs with treatment training and development.

Requirements

• A Bachelor’s degree and 2-4 years of youth treatment experience.
• 150 hours of training in family therapy provided by the Division of Youth Services or by an American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy certified instructor, or completion of a training program of comparable length and content. (If not already obtained, the 150 hours of training must be completed within the first year of employment.)
• 24 earned graduate credit hours from an accredited college or university in Social Work, Psychology, Sociology, Guidance and Counseling, School Counseling, Mental Health Counseling, Clinical Psychology, Counseling Psychology, or Criminal Justice may substitute on a year-for-year basis for a maximum of one year of the required experience.
• A Master's degree from an accredited college or university in Social Work, Clinical Psychology, or Counseling Psychology may substitute for the required 150 hours of training in family therapy.
• Possession of a valid vehicle driver's license.

Lack of post-secondary education will not be used as the sole basis for denying consideration to any applicant.

Benefits

• Health, dental, and vision insurance.
• Paid holidays.
• Cafeteria plans.
• Retirement plan (defined pension).
• Generous amounts of leave and holiday time.

Pay

The current rate for this position is $2,191.60 - $2,278.68 semi-monthly. Individual(s) selected for this position may receive a higher rate based on a pay differential (e.g., shift or time-of-service pay).