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About the Role

The Prevention Family Specialist's goal is to preserve the family unit by providing supportive casework counseling in the home and empowering parents with tools and resources to ensure children's safety, well-being, and permanency, while also providing advocacy to ensure quality services.

Responsibilities

Conducts assessment of family’s strengths and needs; assesses problem areas and utilizes various treatment modalities and resources to effect growth and change.
Participates in development, implementation, and ongoing evaluation of comprehensive treatment and discharge plan.
Develops alternative placement or permanency resources for youth that may not return to their families.
Completes a comprehensive discharge summary at least eight weeks prior to discharge.
Delivers effective case management services, including ensuring counseling sessions are scheduled as needed and children receive required medical and dental examinations.
Tracks and monitors services provided, completes all documentation in a timely and comprehensive manner.
Ensures compliance with confidentiality standards, parental consent, and necessary release of information.
Conducts casework contacts with families, as needed but at least twice a month, in their homes and community settings to focus on treatment goals.
Engages youth and family by developing effective and caring relationships.
Ensures children are maintained in safe, secure environments.
Develops and maintains relationships with community schools to ensure the best educational experience for each child and with community resource agencies.

Requirements

Must have a minimum of 1 year of experience working with at-risk youth & families and case management (including internships, volunteer work, school-based roles, residential/group home settings, or community-based programs such as YMCA or similar organizations).
Must be able to work a flexible schedule with variable hours including occasional evenings and participation in an on-call rotation (typically once per month).
Subject to call: Family Specialist is required to be on call in collaboration with a Program Coordinator.
May require evening/weekend field work.
On Call is in rotation with the program Family Specialists.
Must have a Valid Driver’s License with acceptable driving history to the Agency, and a reliable vehicle.
Travel is required.
Ability to coordinate and plan travel for visits and appointments in an efficient manner.
Travel up to 50% within Madison County; mileage reimbursement is provided in accordance with agency guidelines.
Role is primarily community-based.
Ability to work with economically and culturally diverse populations.

Skills

Ability to handle crisis intervention in a solution-focused manner.
Communication skills including written, verbal, and listening skills.
Bilingual is a plus!

Location

Madison Office - Madison, NY

Work Type

Full-Time
On-Call Rotation
Community-based

Experience Level

1 year of experience

Education Level

Bachelor’s degree in human services or related field

Salary/Compensations

$23.08 - $25.38 Hourly

Benefits

Mileage reimbursement is provided in accordance with agency guidelines.

About the Company

Together for Youth is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, creed, color, national origin, sexual orientation, military status, sex, pregnancy, gender identity or expression, disability, marital status, or any other basis covered by appropriate law.
We are committed to fostering an inclusive, equitable, and accessible environment where diversity is valued and recognized as a source of strength and enrichment.
We seek to attract talented people from a diverse range of backgrounds and cultures.
As a federal contractor, Together for Youth will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant.
However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

Equal Opportunity

Together for Youth is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, creed, color, national origin, sexual orientation, military status, sex, pregnancy, gender identity or expression, disability, marital status, or any other basis covered by appropriate law.
We are committed to fostering an inclusive, equitable, and accessible environment where diversity is valued and recognized as a source of strength and enrichment.
We seek to attract talented people from a diverse range of backgrounds and cultures.
As a federal contractor, Together for Youth will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant.
However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)