Post Release Worker III for Home Study & Post Release

• Youth Tracker for Youth & Family Services
• Family Therapist/Counselor for Youth & Family Services

Job description:

Post Release Worker III

The Post Release Worker III is responsible for providing Level 1, 2, & 3 post release services to youth who have been released from ORR’s custody to a sponsor in the United States. The Post Release Worker III is responsible for assessing, facilitating and monitoring all assigned caseloads. The Post Release Worker III provides clinical case management, promotes the safety and well-being of children and coordinates supportive services in the community where the child resides. Post Release Worker III reports to the Lead Post Release Worker or designee. The Post Release Worker III maintains a flexible, organized and efficient work schedule and is subject to work extended hours, weekends and be on-call.

Essential Functions:

• Provide culturally and linguistically appropriate Post Release Services and comprehensive clinical case management services.
• Complete thorough, individualized needs assessment with youth and sponsor.
• Provide crisis intervention, safety planning and theraputic support to youth and families with significant needs.
• Provide post release services including conducting routine calls and home visits in accordance with SWK and ORR requirements.
• Link client and family with community resources and services.
• Establish helping relationships with client and families and provide advocacy as specified by SWK and contract guidelines.
• Assess for safety on an ongoing basis and report any concerns in accordance with mandatory reporting laws, State licensing requirements, and Federal laws and regulations for reporting to local child protective agencies and/or law enforcement.
• Complete post release visit documentation in a timely manner and in accordance with SWK and ORR standards.
• Write thorough and complete reports with minimal grammatical errors and other records as required for program.
• Maintain ongoing communication with supervisor as well as participate in weekly case review.
• Demonstrate the ability to react to change productively and handle other essential tasks as assigned.
• Coordinate all travel arrangements for home visits.
• Travel to other cities and states as needed for required home visits, training and implementation of new initiatives.

Other Functions:

• Maintain confidentiality for all client and program operations.
• Maintain professional and ethical standards as prescribed by Southwest Key and other relevant entities.
• Attend all organizational, departmental and program meetings to ensure that up-to-date information is received and/or information of policy changes or practice are adhered t
• Available to travel to other SWK and community sites as needed in order to support necessary program operations.
• Develop and maintain productive relations with local, state, and federal contact
• Reconcile all business and travel-related expenses as required by SWK.
• Maintain a safe work environment that is free from distractions.
• Complete home study cases as needed to support necessary program operations and/or ORR requirements.
• Perform other functions as assigned.

Qualifications & Requirements:

• A combination of one of the following:
  • Master’s degree in social work (MSW), counseling, psychology or other relevant behavioral science field in which direct clinical training and experience is a program requirement.
  • Bachelor’s degree in social work (BSW), counseling, psychology or other relevant behavioral science field with at least five years of clinical experience.
• Experience working with children, youth, and/or families from high-risk backgrounds.
• Knowledgeable about local social services and have experience with family preservation, working with immigrant populations, kinship care, and/or child welfare.
• Ability to communicate well both verbally and in writing.
• Ability to complete required reports and documentation in a timely manner.
• Excellent time management, organization, and task completion skills and must be flexible to schedule changes.
• Must be fluent in English and Spanish.
• Ability to travel during up to 75% of work week via plane and automobile.
• Maintain a clean driving record and must be eligible to drive on behalf of SWK.
• Must possess a valid driver's license, current driver’s insurance and have access to reliable transportation.
• Successful completion of all pre-hire requirements, 86 pre-service training hours and on the job shadowing.
• Compliance with pre-service TB testing and PPD Reading. Bi-annual TB testing and PPD reading required thereafter for continued employment.
• Compliance with annual requirement of training hours as mandated by SWK and ORR.
• Must be computer literate with working knowledge of Microsoft Windows such as Microsoft Word, Excel, and other computer programs as required by the position.

Preferred:

Preferred:

• One year of postgraduate direct mental health service delivery experience.
• Licensed or license eligible in respective field (to include but not limited to: LPC, LCSA, LMFT, LAC, LMSW, LAMFT, and LASAC).

Any candidate that does not meet the job requirements must receive written approval from the ORR Project Officer.

Youth Tracker:

The Youth Tracker is responsible for completing assigned daily contact with youth, as well as meeting the conditions of the youth’s service plan for assigned caseload. The Youth Tracker must maintain a flexible work schedule that may include working hours other than regular work schedule and evenings, weekends and holidays.

This is a part time postion.

Essential Functions:

• Conduct face to face daily contacts at various locations with youth assigned.
• Manage behaviors through the use of programmatic and individual structure.
• Develop and maintain helping relationship emphasizing youth accountability.
• Complete required documentation, including discharge information, for assigned youth in an accurate and timely manner.
• Enter data promptly into the Depart of Juvenile Justice’s Juvenile Tracking System (JTS) and Southwest Key Programs database, Efforts to Outcome (ETO).
• Examine case file to become familiar with youth history and keep up to date with information as it is added to file.
• Notify Program Director or designee immediately in the event of a youth crisis, suspected illegal activity or any other youth or program incident.
• Regular and punctual attendance.
• Assist and participate in the coordination of youth activities and groups as needed.
• Provide staff relief as needed; subject to be on call and be available to provide staff assistance.
• Provide youth advocacy in the areas of health, education, vocation, legal and family work.
• Assist with on the job training of new staff as directed.
• Provide crisis intervention and administer first aid when necessary.
• Able to react to change productively and handle other essential tasks as assigned.

Qualifications & Requirements:

• High School Diploma or GED and minimum of 3 months working with youth and families or a related field.
• Maintain clean driving record, active drivers license, registration and vehicle insurance (must be supplied to Program Director before expiration).
• Must have reliable transportation, registration and maintain state mandated car insurance- and responsible for supplying renewal documents to the Program Director.
• Clear result from a criminal background check by the Georgia Department of Juvenile Justice.
• Clear drug screen results from the organization’s designated medical facility.
• Possess good verbal and writing skills.
• Ability to assist with goal oriented casework.
• Ability to manage conflict and perform well in crisis situations.
• Ability to confront clients with problematic behaviors and set limits.

Preferred:

• Assist and participate in the coordination of youth activities and groups as needed.
• Provide staff relief as needed; subject to be on call and be available to provide staff assistance.
• Provide youth advocacy in the areas of health, education, vocation, legal and family work.
• Assist with on the job training of new staff as directed.
• Provide crisis intervention and administer first aid when necessary.
• Able to react to change productively and handle other essential tasks as assigned.

Family Therapist

The Functional Family Therapist is responsible for providing, at minimum, weekly one-hour, home-based family therapy sessions to clients. The Functional Family Therapist must maintain a flexible work schedule that may include working hours other than regular work schedule and evenings, weekends and holidays.

Essential Functions:

• Master’s degree in social work, counseling, psychology, marriage and family therapy, social work or other relevant human service profession with two (2) years’ experience in children and family services .
• Licensed or license eligible in respective field (to include, but not limited to: LPC, LCSW, LMFT).
• Certified in or recent experience with Functional Family Therapy.
• Ability and willingness to work with families in their own homes
• Flexibility to work when families are available.
• Very good interpersonal communication skills
• Strong clinical skills
• Ability to adapt and individualize program interventions to utilize family strengths and skills.
• Skill in handling multiple tasks and meeting multiple deadlines.
• Ability to remain flexible and work with multiple and changing priorities when necessary.
• Valid Driver’s License, maintain current insurance and registration and clear driving record.
• Clear result from a criminal background check by the Georgia Department of Juvenile Justice.
• Clear drug screen results from the organization’s designated medical facility.

Preferred:

• Bilingual (English/Spanish)
• Previous FFT experience
• Previous Court experience