General Information:
Schedule: Monday through Friday, from 8am to 5pm, may work some evenings as needed.
Compensation We Offer
- The initial compensation for this position ranges from $21.86 to $26.89 per hour; depending on experience, location, and internal equity considerations.
- 7.5% Bilingual Differential for qualified positions*
Benefits We Offer
- Benefits Eligibility starts on day ONE
- We provide a robust benefits package which includes medical, dental, vision, See our Benefits Page HERE.
- 401K Employer Match up to 4%
- Competitive Time Off Plans
*Must meet eligibility requirements based on employment status
Overview:
About our program:
The Differential Response (DR) program supports families identified by child welfare to reduce the need for more formal child welfare involvement. Serves family and youth ages 0-18 in the community. Services include needs assessment and case management services and family-centered care planning provided in the community.
- The Family Specialist II trains or oversees the development of a strength-based relationship with youth and caregivers. Models how to implement positive behavior change through the creation of behavioral strategies that will support stabilization in the home and community.
- Does whatever it takes to meet the needs of the family in a strength-based approach while also preserving the family unit.
- Assists in transitioning kids to the lowest level of care. Provides staff with morale building, leadership development, role modeling, and overall support to the Family Specialist I to ensure that needs are met for families and each other.
- Continues to bring creativity and strength-based philosophy to the office and our families. Works independently in the family's home and a variety of community and/or treatment settings.
- This position works directly with children and adults.
Responsibilities:
- Demonstrates mastery of Family Specialist I job description
- Provides direct billable mental health services, documents in alignment with MediCal regulations and achieves set productivity expectations.
- Coaches and mentors others in the principles and concepts of functional behavior analysis and the development of individualized engagement processes.
- Teaches others how to utilize strengths of children, families, and others to assist in the implementation and achievement of goals and outcomes.
- Initiates and leads groups in developing resources within the community to serve children and families.
Mentors, coaches and trains Family Specialists I - Coaches others on how to engage caregivers in building youth specific parenting responses that support positive behavior change and overall family relationships.
- Documents interactions and practices and maintain administrative expectations in a timely manner and provides documentation coaching to others.
- Provides leadership in developing program responses to needs identified across a number of youth and families where natural community resources are not available or appropriate.
- Performs other responsibilities, as assigned, to support department/business needs.
Qualifications:
- To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.
- The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.
- Bachelor's Degree and one (1) or more years of relevant experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience (two years of relevant experience equals one year of education) to include:
- Speak, read, and/or write another language may be required for some programs.