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Moore Youth and Family Services Outreach Specialist- Full-Time Job Description:

The Outreach Specialist is responsible for helping MYFS clients with mental health challenges or other high barrier issues gain access to rehabilitation programs and other community services. Duties include meeting with clients and their families, connecting clients with professional services and maintaining consistent communication with clients to assess their wellbeing and make changes to their service plan as needed. With Moore Youth and Family Services, this position serves all program areas and therapeutic services.

Reports to:

Clinical Director Direct Reports:

None Hours:

36 Hours per week

Job Responsibilities:

Provide Screening, Assessment, and Evaluation with clients and their families. Assessing clients' physical and mental wellness, needs, preferences and abilities and using these to develop tailored care plans. Evaluating clients' progress periodically and adjusting as needed to improve outcomes. Following up with discharged clients to ensure they were satisfied with services, and they are still in good physical and mental health Individual, group, and family counseling with children and teens. Provide a direct line of communication to and with clients who are justice involved and need wraparound care. Provide direct 1-1 or group care to clients focused on learning and practicing skills to enhance their lives. Responsible for carrying a caseload of clients and entering the necessary case notes into the coordinating system. Provide individual, group and family outreach counseling to clients including VOCA clients. Provide Community Based Prevention Services. Provide Rehabilitative Outreach Services. Provide Client Advocacy Services. Participate in consultation on an individual and/or group basis with the Clinical Director. Maintain all clinical records by required standards. Maintenance of record keeping, tracking client progress, referrals, and preauthorization required for billing purposes. Administration of required assessment tools for clients and using those tools and assessments to create service plan for the client. Develop and maintain a relationship with partners and other referral sources to assure a referral base and to affirm partnerships between agencies. Supervise and maintain all client records in accordance with agency policy, accreditation, and contract requirements. Maintain positive relationships with the Juvenile Services Unit, Juvenile Bureau and the Department of Human Services. Participation in agency staff meetings and performance improvement activities as needed. Coordination with other programs within the agency to provide comprehensive outreach services. Support agency policies and procedures. Participate in staff training. No supervisory responsibilities.

Required Education and Experience:

Bachelor's degree in a behavioral science and one year of experience in juvenile justice, social work, education, community-based prevention, or diversionary youth service programs or Bachelor's degree and two years of experience in juvenile justice, social work, education, community-based prevention, or diversionary youth service programs or Bachelor's degree and CADC or Master's degree in a behavioral science, including counseling or social work or Master's degree and one year of professional experience in juvenile justice, social work, education, community-based prevention, or diversionary youth service programs or Master's degree and

CADC Knowledge and Skills Required:

Knowledge and understanding of behavioral health and substance use disorders. Thorough understanding of trauma and assessment and early intervention. Knowledge of individual, group, and family therapy techniques. Ability to provide positive role-modeling behavior. Ability to work with interdisciplinary treatment staff. Ability to accept direction from clinical supervision. Working knowledge of services available, crisis intervention and principles to those who have been victims of child abuse and other crimes. Skilled at working with children and young adults. Ability to assess individual and family problems. Experience with juvenile justice or Department of Corrections. Ability to work with children and navigate the conversational skills required to do so. Case Management skills. Ability to manage time/perform essential responsibilities with limited supervision. Ability to present in front of groups. Understanding of Medicaid billing and other billing. Microsoft Office proficient of moderate or greater. Compassionate and able to relate to different clients with various needs. Motivation to encourage clients to follow their care plans. Strong verbal and written communication skills to explain to clients, family members and friends and professionals the case and care plan and maintain good case records. Critical thinking and problem solving to determine the best care plan for each client after assessing clients, analyzing notes from health care and social workers. Flexibility to change care plans if they are not getting the best results. Organization to manage several different cases at once. Computer literacy to maintain and manage case records. Ability to create written documentation that meets standards. Teamwork and collaboration. Written communication skills.

Work Environment:

The work environment is a temperature-controlled office environment most times with some accommodation made for clients which may include offsite meetings, teletherapy, and consults provided by phone, with text, or through other electronic mediums. All staff are required to attend meetings, serve on committees on behalf of the agency, and may need to travel up to 10% of their work schedule to accommodate the needs of the agency. Minimal lifting, bending, and dexterity of movement is required for this position. The agency operates from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., and the designated schedule for this position is Monday through Thursday from 11:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. for a 36-hour work week and 72-hour pay period for 26 pay cycles annually.

Salary:

Moore Youth and Family Services provides a salary commensurate with experience. Full-time employees are eligible for paid leave, health insurance, and the agency observes 11 state holidays. The salary band for Outreach Specialist is $44,000 with a position cap of $46,000.

Pay:

$44,000.00 per year

Benefits:

Dental insurance Flexible spending account Health insurance Paid time off Professional development assistance Retirement plan Vision insurance

Education:

Bachelor's (Required) Shift availability: Night Shift (Required)

Work Location:

In person