Family Reunification Specialist Position Available In Pinellas, Florida

Family Reunification Specialist 2.9 2.9 out of 5 stars 4910 Creekside Drive, Clearwater, FL 33760 Camelot Community Care employs over 500 dedicated and talented professionals who lead us in our efforts of helping children reach their fullest potential. Working for Camelot is a unique experience where each employee is asked not only to shape the future of the children they serve, but also help shape the future of the company. We take pride in our organizational culture of allowing local programs and staff an appropriate amount of autonomy to design and deliver services that best meet their community’s needs. Camelot is not a top-heavy organization but instead we place our trust and confidence in local leadership with the corporate administration providing guidance, support and the necessary resources to provide high quality services. Family Reunification Specialist (FRS) provides therapeutic techniques as delineated in the treatment plan with assigned children and families and provides counseling, intervention and support to create a therapeutic environment in the home. This program operates under the direction of the Program Director. FRS will provide, at a minimum, weekly one-hour, home-based family therapy sessions to clients. FRS will utilize the FFT model with families and carry a caseload of 8 to 10 families, providing services anywhere from 12 to 16 weeks. This position requires flexibility in hours to meet families when they are available.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

include the following. Other duties may be assigned. 1. Attends all Camelot training, completes all new employee orientation topics within the first quarter of employment and demonstrates competency in all initial and ongoing training topics. 2. Achieves certification according to FFT program timelines and adheres to all requirements of the FFT model. 3. Demonstrates competency in therapeutic skills and evidence-based or best practice approaches through on-going professional growth and development activities and case review. 4. Utilizes outcome measures and other reports in each client’s treatment by reviewing initial and quarterly measures and reports and bases treatment plans and interventions on issues identified through continual assessment. 5. Maintains electronic and paper clinical files according to company policy and applicable regulations. 6. Completes clinical documentation within established time frames. 7. Attends and actively participates in weekly supervision including follow-up with supervision recommendations. 8. Works with team to create and update all client and family centered Treatment Plans, assuring that all plans meet Camelot policies, state and federal law/rules, funding requirements and COA standards in a timely manner. 9. Provides individual, group, and family therapeutic interventions as outlined in the Treatment Plan. 10. Participates in permanency planning activities, including discharge planning as assigned by the treatment team within established time frame. 11. Participates in staffing’s for children assigned on case load. 12. Participates in or provides assistance in therapeutic interventions, court hearings, as well as school and community meetings as required for the program. 13. Links the child and family with specific services and resources as identified in the service/treatment plan. 14. Serves as liaison with other professionals and agencies. 15. Provides 24/7 On-call Crisis Support directed by Program Director and program requirements. 16. Discusses with supervisor any over or under utilization of services in regards to outcome monitoring. 17. Ability to adapt and individualize program interventions to utilize family strengths and skills 18. Ability to internalize and work within the FFT philosophy and model 19. Ability and willingness to work with families in their own homes and maintain flexibility to meet their schedules. 20. Ability to work independently, as well as contribute to a team 21. Ability to engage families who may not want the service 22. Ability to work with respect for cultural diversity 23. Ability to adapt and individualize program interventions to utilize family strengths and skills 24. Commitment to empowering families to solve their own problems 25. Ability to establish a mutually respectful relationship, in which the family is a full partner, empowered to solve their own problems 26. Ability to set appropriate boundaries and limits for best practice 27. Strong clinical skills 28. Other duties as assigned. Master’s degree preferred in a Human Service discipline from a four-year accredited college or university and experience working with children/adolescents in a therapeutic treatment environment and in compliance with State or contractual requirements.