About the Role
The Family Service Coordinator is responsible for coordinating the service delivery of all formats provided to both the adolescent and family members throughout the treatment episode.
Responsibilities
- Facilitate parent participation in initial family sessions, Parent Support Group, Multi Group, Family Sessions, Phone contact/support and assistance.
- Develop family-focused treatment plans with residents.
- Facilitate letter group and gain information on the family system from the resident’s perspective.
- Facilitate Post Pass group.
- Provide individual sessions with clients and families as indicated.
- Facilitate Chemical Dependency Education group for families.
- Participate in weekly clinical formats, such as case conference, Department Head meetings, Package meeting.
- Provide crisis intervention with residents and/or their parents, including scheduling and facilitating re-assessments.
- Supervise part-time Family Coordinator, Family Case Manager and graduate school interns.
- Coordinate parent telephone list, sign in forms and multi-family session schedule.
- Coordinate the screening, editing and response to incoming and outgoing letters.
- Plan, organize and attend special family events including Thanksgiving celebration, Winter Holiday, etc.
- Contact families by phone or letter, as needed.
- Facilitate phone calls home for resident, as needed.
- Screen, edit, and respond to incoming and outgoing letters to/from clients/parents.
- Work approximately one Saturday a month to provide support to the resident community and to the Substance Abuse Counselors.
Requirements
- Interacting with staff, clients, students and visitors in a courteous, professional and respectful manner that is consistent with the agency’s mission and values.
- Producing accurate, neat and thorough work.
- Prioritizing and planning work time efficiently; effectively managing competing demands and dealing with changes, delays and unexpected events.
- Understanding and consistently complying with agency policy and procedures (including time and attendance, dress code, etc.).
- Supporting a positive work atmosphere by behaving and communicating in a manner that allows the employee to get along with clients, students, coworkers and supervisors.
- Communicating (in writing as well as orally) clearly and concisely.
- Illustrating flexibility and adaptability in role and function when circumstances warrant; demonstrates openness to assist in needed responsibilities in evolving situations.
- Maintaining appropriate boundaries, ethics and professionalism; complying with agency, OASAS and other professional code(s) of ethics; seeking supervision when challenges arise.
- Experience working with adolescents and families in a substance abuse treatment setting.
Work Type
- full-time
- exempt
Education Level
- Masters degree in marriage and family therapy, clinical social work or a related graduate degree.
- QHP required (LMFT, LCSW, LMSW).
About the Company
- Outreach is a non-profit organization that helps people address issues stemming from substance use and behavioral health disorders by providing the highest quality, life-changing treatment, training, and tools to build healthy lives.
- Our mission is to inspire individuals and families to achieve a life of unlimited potential.
- For more information, please visit www.opiny.org.
