What are the responsibilities and job description for the Intensive Family Preservation Worker position at Klingberg Comprehensive Program Services Inc?
About Us:
Founded in 1903, Klingberg Family Centers is a private, nonprofit multi-service agency providing help and healing to children and families whose lives have been traumatized by abuse and/or neglect in its various forms, severe family problems, and mental health issues.
Benefits:
Health benefits including medical/dental/vision
Wellness program with HSA
15 days of vacation time accrued during the first year
12 days of sick time
11 paid holidays per calendar year
401k with an employer contribution
Life and Disability insurance
Employee Assistance Program
Tuition assistance
Mileage reimbursement
On-call stipend
We offer flexibility, diversity, professional growth and development, employee recognition initiatives, weekly supervision, training opportunities, and more.
Function:
Under the direction of the Coordinator/Supervisor of Intensive Family Preservation and the Senior Director of Community Services, provides intensive homebased services to families whose children are at imminent risk for being removed from their families.
Job Description:
Quickly engages families in the intervention in order to reduce immediate safety factors, the risk of future abuse and/or neglect and the need for out of home placement of the child or children.
Provides weekly home-based visits and crisis oriented treatment and support to families, both as primary and backup therapist.
Carries a small caseload of 5-6 families as assigned.
Works a flexible 40 hour nonstructured work week, including evenings and weekends.
Requires 24hour on call availability on a rotating basis to assist with problem diffusion, structuring and resolution.
Provides family education and skills training in formulation of goal oriented crisis treatment plans.
Provides services and interventions in order to mitigate the safety factors that have led to the DCF involvement.
Provides support, linkage and advocacy work with schools, court and other social service agencies as needed.
Assists family members with basic needs including making connections to traditional and non-traditional community supports and services.
Assists family member’s linkage to and engagement in therapeutic interventions as identified in the Service Plan.
Completes all DCF and IFP required paperwork within given time limits.
Keeps thorough and up to date client records.
Assists administrative staff in collection of information for program effectiveness and cost effectiveness ratings.
Coordinates and collaborates with Department of Children and Families’ staff and other community collaterals including other in-home services.
Education/Experience/Other Requirements:
Bachelor’s degree, Master’s preferred in social work or related area, plus two-three year’s experience
working with children and families. Bi-lingual preferred. Travel is required, must maintain a valid
driver’s license.
