Parent Child Specialist

Would you like to work for a non-profit organization where your contributions make a major impact on the lives of the children and families that we serve? Join a family of experienced mental health professionals and counselors dedicated to providing kids, and each other, the kindness, respect, and encouragement they need to succeed.

Elk Hill was honored as a 2023 Top Workplace by the Richmond Times Dispatch. In addition to that honor, Elk Hill also received the National Culture Excellence Award for Purpose and Values within the Top Workplaces Community.

If you would like to work for a Top Workplace organization where the decisions YOU make can impact youth and families of Central Virginia, then Elk Hill Farm, Inc. is the place for you!

We are an organization that:

• Is honored as a 2023 Top Workplace
• Is a Top Workplace Meaningfulness Award recipient
• Is Virginia Living Wage Certified
• Has talented, hardworking employees
• Advocates for mental health issues
• Offers competitive benefits, pay and pet insurance
• Has a generous PTO and Holiday package
• Offers a 401(k) plan with 5% employer match
• Elk Hill is celebrating 50 years of supporting youth and families across the Commonwealth of Virginia! Stability. Adaptability. Longevity.

PRIMARY FUNCTION of a Parent and Child Specialist:

50% time: Assisting in all aspects of the delivery of therapeutic mentoring services, parent support, supervised visitation and visit coaching. 50% time: maintaining a caseload of families while serving as a positive role model for youth and families, providing support, coaching, training, and supervision within a healthy, positive relationship.

RESPONSIBILITIES of a Parent and Child Specialist:

• Actively promote and recruit therapeutic mentoring/visit referrals and help recruit qualified staff within the identified local area
• Supervise the processing of all therapeutic mentoring referrals, including the following:

• Determine the appropriateness of a referral based on the client’s need, Elk Hill’s expertise, staffing availability and geographic dynamics
• Complete screening of referred clients and, for all clients found to be appropriate for supervised visit/ therapeutic mentoring services, completion of an assessment.
• Ensure that all required documentation is completed for billing and payroll
• Arrange the logistics for the provision of therapeutic mentoring services
• Provide placing/referring agencies, families, clients, and others with necessary documentation for services
• Work with youth and families to develop interpersonal, communication, social, and problem-solving skills, as well as age-appropriate behaviors and constructive use of leisure time
• Provide and supervise recreational and social activities based on the goals established collaboratively with the youth, parents, and placing agency
• Demonstrate sensitivity to the needs of parents and youth, flexibility, a non-threatening manner, respect for youth’s autonomy, confidentiality, socio-cultural values, personal goals, lifestyle choices, and family interactions, and appropriate professional boundaries and ethics

• Maintain and develop positive relationships with referring agencies, social workers, school placements, court service personnel, parents, licensed mental health professionals and other persons involved in youth and family services
• Assume primary responsibility for developing, implementing, and overseeing supervised visitation/therapeutic mentoring services, including the following:

• Identify and implement a model of service delivery that most effectively and efficiently meets the needs of our clients
• Provide necessary training to staff who provide therapeutic mentoring services for Elk Hill
• Maintain appropriate staffing levels to meet program needs

• Work closely with the Visit Supervisor/Mentors, Prevention Services Coordinator, and other relevant persons to ensure proper billing procedures are practiced
• Write service goals and review session notes created for clients receiving therapeutic mentoring services, as well as any other documentation generated by Elk Hill related to the client
• Maintain comprehensive client files, records and outcome/client satisfaction data concerning community services activities for evaluation purposes
• Work cooperatively with Elk Hill staff to improve the quality of the organization
• Represent Elk Hill at FAPT, CPMT, VCOPPA, VAISSEF, vendor fairs, and any other marketing, community, or professional events/organizations as needed

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Meet requirements of a Qualified Mental Health Professional or Licensed Mental Health Professional (LMHP or LMHP-R) or High School diploma with the equivalent of 10 or more years working with at-risk youth combined with some supervisory experience.
• Home-based, Therapeutic Day Treatment, Outpatient, or Residential experience, preferred
• Experience in clinical and/or administrative supervision preferred
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work independently and without direct supervision
• Hold a valid driver’s license
• Willingness to travel and possibly work non-traditional business hours
• Exhibit consistent personal integrity in dealings with youth, families, co-workers, and community agencies
• High level of organizational skills

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) is at the forefront of what we do at Elk Hill, and we enforce respectful communication and cooperation between all. Elk Hill does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service, or other non-merit factor.

Note: Elk Hill Farm, Inc. reserves the right to change or reassign job duties or combine positions at any time.