Family Intervention Specialist

About the position

Youth Villages is a nonprofit organization striving to help troubled youth and families live successfully. We are a team of 3,400 individuals who've come together across 15 states to change the landscape of child welfare and juvenile justice across the country. Our work involves providing an array of counseling and treatment services to youth with severe emotional and behavioral problems. Eighty-four percent of those who go through treatment are succeeding two years after leaving our program. These youth are living at home, remaining in school, and are not experiencing trouble with the law.

Responsibilities

• Work with both biological and adoptive families.
• Provide in-home counseling services for at-risk youth and families.
• Manage a small case load of four to six families to provide quality counseling.
• Meet with youth and families three times weekly to address each family's needs.
• Provide after hours support to youth and families through on-call rotations.
• Collaborate with youth, family, teachers, and other community members working towards the success of the youth.
• Provide a strengths-based approach utilizing counseling and social work skills.
• Attend three weekly meetings (individual, team, and clinical consultation) for professional development.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in social services field is required; Master's preferred.
• Experience working with at-risk youth and/or families in a volunteer, internship, or paid position; clinical experience is preferred.
• Willingness/desire to maintain an untraditional schedule.
• Strong writing skills and experience with electronic documentation.
• Acceptable driving record - Two or fewer moving violations within the past 36 months.

Nice-to-haves

• Passionate about social services and dedicated to helping at-risk youth and families.
• Value feedback and accountability.
• Enjoy variety in their schedule and not sitting behind a desk all day.
• Results and detail-oriented.
• Have a sense of humor and find creative ways to implement ideas.
• Value a strength-based treatment approach.
• Can change priorities quickly.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Prescription Drug Coverage and Vision
• 401 (k)
• 2 weeks paid vacation
• 12 paid sick days per year
• 11 paid holidays
• Paid Parental Leave
• Mileage & Cell Phone Reimbursement (when applicable)
• Tuition reimbursement and licensure supervision
• Growth & development through continuous training
• Clinical and administrative advancement opportunities