Psycho-social and Trauma Intervention Specialist

Balik Kaanyag; Cagayan de Oro; On-site; PHP 240,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

Balik Kaanyag in Cagayan de Oro seeks a dedicated case manager to support vulnerable children. You will conduct psychosocial assessments, plan interventions, manage risk, and coordinate therapeutic activities with families and partners.

Strong communication and teamwork are essential to help youths heal and achieve stable placements. Under supervision, you will document per agency standards, engage with caregivers, and participate in multidisciplinary teams to advocate for child voice and rights

Qualifications

• Degree in psychology, social work, early childhood development, education or similar (license an advantage but not required).
• Strong English and Bisaya communication skills (verbal and written).
• Familiar with basic IT tools.
• Good team players.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive assessments and intervention planning for youth and families.
• Coordinate Psychosocial and Trauma Intervention services with the care team.
• Facilitate group interventions and discharge planning.
• Develop individualized services for children and families/caregivers within evidence-based approaches.
• Maintain documentation per agency standards and legal requirements.
• Engage families/caregivers to ensure child voice, choice and participation.
• Participate in multidisciplinary Psychosocial and Trauma Intervention teams.
• Provide meeting minutes and communication plans for ongoing inclusion.
• Link clients with referral sources and community resources.
• Monitor effectiveness and efficiency of interventions with youth and families.
• Identify target behaviors and their functions.

Skills

Case management

Psychosocial assessment

Trauma intervention

Team collaboration

Verbal communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in psychology or social work

Tools

Basic IT tools

Job description

Our ideal candidate has some prior experience in working with vulnerable children and a strong sense of calling to provide safe, nurturing and healing environments for them. A degree in psychology, social work, early childhood development, education or similar and a professional license is an advantage but not a prerequisite. We seek candidates with good verbal and written communication skills in English and Bisaya, familiarity with basic IT tools and good team players.

The successful candidate will join the Balik Kaanyag care team in Cagayan de Oro.

Under the supervision of the center lead, you will, as case manager:

• a. Provide comprehensive assessments, intervention planning, risk assessment, Psychosocial and Trauma Intervention interventions, case management, and coordination of therapeutic activities in the community.
• b. Provide quality patient care via individual, family assist TBRI practitioners and other team members to develop strength-based interventions and strategies to journey clients to healing and restoration.
• c. Facilitate group intervention, and the discharge planning process, including through the use of strength-based family centered methodology, and develop creative methods to ensure individualized care.
• d. Facilitate and coordinate the development of individualized services for children and families/ caregivers, while supporting their efforts in the design and implementation of evidence-based intervention and incorporating different perspectives in action plans and strategies to help children stabilize in a placement and connect them with a permanent setting.
• e. Ensure that documentation and maintenance of Psychosocial and Trauma Intervention records is completed per agency standards and legal requirements.
• f. Partner with families/ caregivers to ensure child voice, choice, access and participation with focus on individual strengths/concerns/needs, and help link parents, youth, and staff when a crisis arises, and integrate internal and external customers’ concerns, needs, and expectations into the planning process.
• g. Participate effectively in internal and external multidisciplinary Psychosocial and Trauma Intervention teams including the Child and his/her Circle of Support (CCS).
• h. Provide meeting minutes to all Child and Circle of Support (CCS) members and facilitate communication plans to support on-going inclusion and accountability of all team members.
• i. Provide effective therapeutic linkages with referral sources, collateral contacts, community resources and program staff.
• j. Monitor effectiveness and efficiency of interventions with youth and families.
• k. Complete assessments and evaluations that are culturally relevant and appropriate to youth and family strengths and needs, including identification of target behaviors and the function of those target behaviors.
• l. Open and willing to integrate spirituality into intervention.
• m. Play an active role in implementing other intervention center activities such as empowerment camps and happy day-out.
• n. Supervise social work interns and volunteers.