Family Preservation Case Worker- Fulltime Grand Rapids *New Wages (8863) – Samaritas – Grand Rapids, MI

Job title: Family Preservation Case Worker- Fulltime Grand Rapids *New Wages (8863)
Company: Samaritas
Job description:

Are you ready to make a difference and do meaningful work? Do you have a minimum of two years field experience working with children and families in a family-centered, solution focused environment?  

We have a full time opportunity on our Homebuilders family preservation team. Starting annual salary $38,480.00  

The underlying philosophy of Homebuilders is that it is best to raise children in their own family. Homebuilders provides intensive, in-home, family therapy to children facing out-of-home placement or have children in foster care, group care, psychiatric hospitals or correctional institutions. Family Preservation Workers typically provide a range of research-based interventions to increase life skills, enhance social support networks, access basic needs, and improve family functioning. You will serve two families at a time, available to families outside of traditional work hours, and work with families in their natural environments for four to six weeks. 

Job Summary 

Provides intensive, short term or long-term in-home crisis intervention and family education, based on program specification, to families at risk of out-of-home placement to children due to abuse, neglect, delinquency or homelessness related to domestic violence. 

Duties and Responsibilities 

1. Provide in-home crisis oriented treatment, education and support to family units where one or more family members may be placed outside the home in foster, group, or institutional care or, be at-risk of being removed from the home
2. Provide a range of interventions to children, adults, and families, using acceptable treatment methodologies consistent with the Family Preservation best practice model
3. Actively participate as a member of team meetings; keep all members informed of case status and progress; provide oral and written reports as needed and make recommendations about case goals, alternative service plans, action steps and activities for treatment plans
4. Assist clients to clearly define presenting problems, devise methods and goals for resolution, assess their progress toward treatment goals and plan termination
5. Present cases to supervisor for review of treatment plans and progress on a regularly scheduled basis
6. Provide appropriate referrals for clients requiring additional or alternative services
7. Assume therapeutic responsibility for all cases on assigned caseload; conduct intake, assessment and scheduling of all assigned clients
8. Collaborate with referral sources, agencies, institutions and individuals who have important roles in the family’s life situation. Provide advocacy and professional consultation work with the referring organization, schools, court, and other social service agencies as needed
9. Complete client follow up at intervals as outlined
10. Complete and maintain all reports, statistics and assignments as required. Enter all required data in required systems in a timely manner
11. Participate in all required training and effectively implement learned skills

 

Job Qualifications 

Education, Training, and Licensure/Certification 

• Minimum of Bachelor’s degree in social work or comparable human service field
• Valid driver’s license with good driving record; reliable ongoing personal transportation suitable for safely transporting clients; current automobile registration and proof of automobile insurance 

Experience 

• Minimum two years field experience working with multi-problem children and families with ability to relate to and engage with these families preferred
• Experience in strength-based, family-centered, solution focused approaches beneficial

Expected salary: $38480 per year
Location: Grand Rapids, MI
Job date: Tue, 08 Nov 2022 23:48:40 GMT
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