Community-Based Family Preservation Therapist

National Youth Advocate Program (NYAP); Cincinnati (OH); On-site; USD 61,000 - 63,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Time Off

Holiday pay

Parental Leave

CEU’s and supervision hours

401K and 401K Matching

Mileage reimbursement

Phone allowance

Job summary

National Youth Advocate Program (NYAP) in Cincinnati, Ohio, is seeking a full-time Therapist to join our Family Preservation Team. You will provide counseling or therapy and support to youth and families, working under supervision to help them live safely and successfully in the community.

The role involves community-based services, case management, documentation, and collaboration with foster caregivers and partners.

Qualifications

• Master’s Degree in Social Work or comparable Human Services field.
• 2 years of work experience working in direct service with youth and families strongly preferred.
• A valid professional license as required and acceptable by state or contract regulations.
• A willingness to work flexible and non-traditional hours in the service of foster caregivers, families of origin, and persons served.
• Capacity to be flexible and responsive to youth served, foster caregivers, system partners, and internal customers.
• Capacity to remain objective and professional in all areas of job function.
• Demonstrates tolerance and respect for the ideas and actions of others.
• Capacity to effectively work with and be respectful and sensitive to persons from various cultures, socioeconomic, ethnic, religious, and racial backgrounds.
• Proficient use of desktop and laptop computers, smartphones and tablets, printers, fax machines and photocopiers as well as software including word processing, spreadsheet and database programs.

Responsibilities

• Actively supports, represents, and extends the organization's mission, vision, and values.
• Provides appropriate individual, group, and family mental health services, case management, transportation, and other professional services, meeting or exceeding established outcomes thresholds for persons served.
• Travels daily to provide community-based services to, and on behalf of, youth and families in compliance with organizational, contract, and regulatory requirements.
• Completes all required documentation in a timely manner.
• Completes all required training in a timely manner.
• Consistently achieves established productivity thresholds.
• Coordinate and monitor services for youth and families in the community, including but not limited to, mental health, medical, educational, psychological, vocational, and social services.
• Regularly reviews and modifies youth-based plans to assure consistent progress and success on written plan goals.
• Establishes and maintains strong relationships with assigned foster parents and families of origin.
• Assists in the family reunification and/or stabilization efforts with the youth's primary family or other permanent living arrangement consistent with the youth's case plan.
• Provides safety assessment, crisis response, and behavioral stabilization services as required to assure safety and stability for youth served.
• Participates in the Continuous Quality Improvement activities on a monthly/quarterly basis.
• Actively participates in the weekly supervision process.
• Perform other duties as requested.

Education

Master’s Degree in Social Work or comparable Human Services field

Job description

National Youth Advocate Program (NYAP) in Cincinnati, Ohio, is seeking a full-time Therapist to join our Family Preservation Team. You will provide counseling or therapy and support to youth and families, working under supervision to help them live safely and successfully in the community.

The role involves community-based services, case management, documentation, and collaboration with foster caregivers and partners.