Erie County Family Specialist-Prevention Pathways

2 weeks ago

Buffalo, United States Berkshire Farm Center & Services For Youth Full time
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The Family Specialist goal is to preserve the family unit by providing supportive casework counseling in the home and empower parents with tools and resources to ensure children's safety, well-being and permanency while providing advocacy to ensure quality services.

Job 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 relationship.Ensures children are maintained in safe, secure environment. Develops and maintains relationships with community schools to ensure the best educational experience for each child and with community resource agencies.
  • Develops and maintains relationships with community schools to ensure the best educational experience for each child and with community resource agencies.
Job Requirements
  • Masters preferred but minimum bachelor's degree in human services or related field.
  • Minimum of 1 year of experience working with at-risk youth and families, case management, and/or Human/Social Services.
  • Must be able to work a flexible schedule with variable hours including day, evening, weekend, holiday and subject to call hours.
  • Must have a valid driver's license and reliable vehicle.Travel is required. Ability to coordinate and plan travel for visits and appointments in efficientmanner.
  • Ability to work with economically and culturally diverse population.
  • Skills: Ability to handle crisis intervention in solution focused manner as well as communication skills including written, verbal and listening skills.
  • Desired skills in case management, documentation, home visits, social skill building, and computer skills.
Salary
  • Wages: $23.08 per hour ($48,000 yearly salary)-$24.04 per hour ($50,000 yearly salary)


Equal Opportunity Employer

Berkshire Farm Center & Services 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, Berkshire Farm Center & Services 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)

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