About this opportunity
Haynes Family of Programs lists this Child & Family Specialist opportunity in la verne, California. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
Child & Family Specialist
Mental Health Services - La Verne, CA 91750
Salary Range $24.56 - $30.01 Hourly Position Type Full Time
Job Duties
The Child and Family Specialist (CFS) provides skills-based services to children and adolescents within our community-based programs aimed at improving anger management, social, communication, and/or daily living skills. The CFS actively engages clients in planned activities, community outings, social settings, and interpersonal interactions designed to practice these skills, problem-solve areas of challenge, and identify solutions towards improved overall functioning.
Job Duties:
Meets face-to-face with each assigned client to provide Mental Health Rehabilitation services that are individualized and within the scope of practice
Develops, organizes, leads, and engages clients in activity-based opportunities to develop, practice, and apply effective anger management, social, communication, and daily living skills
Engages family members/caregivers/identified support persons in regular collateral contacts/sessions/CFT meetings
May provide Targeted Case Management services to link clients to community resources
Works collaboratively with the client, family, therapist, treatment team members, identified DCFS and/or Department of Probation personnel, school staff, and all other inter and intra-agency personnel
Attends and participates in regularly scheduled Child and Family Team (CFT) Meetings and contributes to Treatment Team Meetings (TTM) in an effort to coordinate the client's services and care with treatment team members
Completes all documentation in accordance with deadlines and performance standards established by Policy and Procedures and/or the Director of Mental Health
Attends individual and/or group supervision
Physical Requirements:
In the course of performing this job, the incumbent typically spends time standing, walking on sloped/hilly areas of campus, carrying, driving, lifting (up to 40 pounds), listening, speaking, reaching, writing, and participating in restraint procedures.
Qualifications
Qualifications:
Master's of Arts/Science (M.A./M.S.) Degree in Psychology, Social Work, Counseling or related field plus two (2) years of experience in a mental health setting as a specialist in the fields of physical restoration, social adjustment, or vocational adjustment OR
Bachelor's of Arts/Science (B.A./B.S.) Degree in Psychology, Social Work, Counseling or related field plus four (4) years of experience in a mental health setting as a specialist in the fields of physical restoration, social adjustment, or vocational adjustment OR
Associates of Applied Science's Degree (A.A.) plus six (6) years of experience in a mental health setting as a specialist in the fields of physical restoration, social adjustment, or vocational adjustment required.
Experience working high-risk children, adolescents, adults and/or families within the, Mental Health, Educational, Child Welfare and/or Juvenile Probation systems required.
Availability to be on-call for crisis related services required.
Bi-lingual/Bi-literate in Spanish highly preferred.
Valid California Driver's License and proof of Auto Insurance required.
Must fulfill all requirements of employment, including clearance of all required background records (e.g. Department of Justice, Child Abuse, California Community Care Licensing, County Sanction List, etc.), professional reference checks, physical examination, and drug testing.
Worksite address
la verne, CA, 91750, US
Who can apply
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