Family Specialist (5977)

Together for Youth; Town of Bath (NY); Vor Ort; USD 55.000 - 75.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Together for Youth in New York is seeking a Non-Secure Detention Family Specialist to manage casework and provide counseling, mentorship, and structured services for youth in detention.

The role emphasizes collaboration with families, DSS, probation, and other stakeholders, ensuring compliance with regulations and maintaining a safe environment. A bachelor’s degree is required with relevant experience; advanced degree and TCI/First Aid training are preferred.

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor’s degree in human services or related field required with 2 years of case manager experience and youth detention/juvenile settings experience.
• Master’s degree preferred with 1 year of experience working with youth or children.
• TCI certification and First Aid/CPR training required following hire as part of on-the-job training.
• Must have a valid driver’s license with acceptable driving history.
• Ability to work with an economically and culturally diverse population.

Aufgaben

• Provide case management services including initial screenings and assessments for all youth admitted; provide individual counseling and address underlying challenges leading to detention.
• Facilitate communication and act as a liaison between youth, family, and key stakeholders (DSS workers, probation officers, law guardians).
• Consult with program staff to offer mental health screenings, risk assessments, and crisis management support.
• Assist NSD Coordinator with facility operations and maintain a safe, structured, supportive environment.
• Collect and maintain data from youth files, court reports, intake packets, assessments, and case notes to support services.
• Prepare court documentation such as summaries and reports.
• Assist staff in supervision and counseling of youth.
• Coordinate family contact and visitation.
• Record storage and filing; data entry in JDAS and EVOLV.
• Ensure compliance with State Regulations and COA requirements; adhere to documentation standards.
• Support agency mission and participate in surveys and data collection for improvement initiatives.
• Other duties as assigned

Kenntnisse

Communication

Liaison/Interagency

Crisis intervention

Ausbildung

Bachelor’s degree in human services or related field

Master’s degree preferred

Therapeutic Crisis Intervention (TCI) certification

First Aid/CPR certification

Driver’s license

Tools

JDAS

EVOLV

Jobbeschreibung

The Non-Secure Detention Family Specialist position is responsible for helping youth grow, learn, and overcome challenges, and guide youth through counseling, mentorship, and providing structured case management services.

Description

Job Responsibilities

• Provides case management services such as conducting initial screenings and assessments for all youth admitted to the facility, provides individual counseling, and helps address the underlying challenges that led to detention.
• Facilitate communication and act as a liaison between the youth, their family, and key stakeholders such as DSS workers, probation officers, and law guardians.
• Consults with program staff to offer mental health screenings, risk assessments, and crisis management support.
• Assists the NSD Coordinator with facility operations and ensuring a safe, structured, and supportive environment in their absence.
• Collects and maintains necessary data from various sources including but not limited to youth files, court reports, admission intake packets, assessments, case notes, etc. to assist in providing appropriate services for youth.
• Prepares required documentation for courts such as summaries and reports regarding youth in care
• Assists staff in supervision and counseling of youth.
• Coordinates family contact and visitation.
• Responsible for record storing and filling.
• Completes data entry in systems such as JDAS and EVOLV.
• Ensures compliance with all State Regulations and COA requirements and adheres to required documentation standards and practices.
• Adheres to agency policies and procedures; follows and supports agency mission, vision and values including participating in internal surveys and data collection for continuous improvement initiatives.
• Other duties as assigned

Job Requirements

• Minimum of bachelor’s degree in human services or related field, required with 2 years of case manager experience and experience working with youth juvenile detention centers, group homes, youth shelters, youth diversion programs or in a comparable discipline involving work with youth and families is required.
• Master’s degree is preferred with 1 year of experience working with youth or children.
• Successful completion of Therapeutic Crisis Intervention (TCI) certification and First Aid/CPR training is required following hire as part of on-the-job training.
• Must have a valid driver’s license with an acceptable driving history.
• Ability to work with an economically and culturally diverse population.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Together for Youth is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, creed, color, national origin, sexual orientation, military status, sex, pregnancy, gender identity or expression, disability, marital status, or any other basis covered by appropriate law. We are committed to fostering an inclusive, equitable, and accessible environment where diversity is valued and recognized as a source of strength and enrichment. We seek to attract talented people from a diverse range of backgrounds and cultures.

As a federal contractor, Together for Youth 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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