Job Youth & Family Rehabilitation Professional

Youth & Family Rehabilitation Professional

Child/Youth & Family Case Mgt. Services

The Salvation Army of the Syracuse Area

CPST Service

Part-Time, w/Benefits, 29 hours per week, $24.00/hour

Within the CPST Service program Youth & Family Rehabilitation Professionals will provide services as goal-directed and include solution-focused interventions intended to address challenges associated with a behavioral health need and achieve identified goals or objectives as set forth in the child's treatment plan. This is a multi-component service that can include interventions such as case management, as well as other functional supports. Activities provided are intended to stabilize the child/youth in the home and natural environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide community-based services to 10-12 children and families who may have difficulty engaging in formal office settings but can benefit from home and/or community based rehabilitative and restorative services. Caseload minimum and maximums are not negotiable and a critical requirement of the position.
• Engage with child/youth and family/caregiver in ways that support the everyday application of treatment methods and goals.
• Provide services within a variety of permissible settings including, but not limited to, community locations where the child/youth lives, works, attends school, engages in services, and/or socializes. Services may also be delivered at community-based agency facilities.
• Coordinate services to address identified rehabilitative needs within an ongoing comprehensive treatment plan including collaboration with other treatment providers in accordance with care planning.
• Services may include intensive case management and planning services to avoid crisis as appropriate.
• Assisting families to seek and utilize support to restore stability and maintain functioning and prevent the severity of impact of current and/or future crisis situations and increase safety in the home and community.
• Provide education, planning, and rehabilitation to help identify and address necessary goal areas as directed by the treatment plan or plan of care.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with two years of applicable experience with at-risk children's populations including: mental health, foster care, child welfare, and/or juvenile justice.
• Must have access to own vehicle and valid license that meets The Salvation Army Insurance Requirements.

Equal Opportunity Employer: The Salvation Army is an Equal Opportunity Employer and committed to providing a respectful environment for all applicants and employees that is free from unlawful discrimination or harassment based on age, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, marital status, disability, citizenship, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, or any other characteristic protected by law.