Prevention Family Specialist Job at Berkshire Farm Center & Svcs for Youth

Berkshire Farm Center & Svcs for Youth Poughkeepsie, NY 12603

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As a Family Specialist in our Prevention Program, you will be responsible for working with families by offering comprehensive case management services. The goal of the position is to implement services for the long-term, leading to positive outcomes for the youth and families served in our Prevention Program.

Job Responsibilities

  • Deliver, evaluate, monitor and assess case management services including effective treatment and discharge outcomes
  • Tasked with developing relationships with schools, community partners, counties and agencies
  • Form engaging and therapeutic relationships with children and families
  • Ability to provide on-call coverage as needed; ability to work a flexible schedule including evenings required

Job Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Human Services or related field, required
  • 2 years of case management experience in collaboration with community service providers
  • Experience with developing relationships with schools, community partners, counties and agencies
  • Current and valid driver’s license per Agency guidelines. Travel required.
  • Coordinate and plan travel for visits and appointments in efficient manner.
  • Must be able to work a flexible schedule with variable hours including day, evening, weekend, holiday and subject to call hours.
  • Ability to work with economically and culturally diverse population.
  • Skills: Ability to handle crisis intervention in solution focused manner as well as communication skills including written, verbal and listening skills.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)




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