Functional Family Specialist -Mason City

Four Oaks Family & Children Services; Mason City (IA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental & vision insurance

401k Retirement plan

Growth & Advancement opportunities

Excellent paid leave time package

7 Paid holidays

Flexible Work Schedule

Business casual work environment

Educational discounts

Fitness Center Discounts

Job summary

Four Oaks Family & Children Services in Mason City, IA seeks a Functional Family Specialist to assess client interactions, formulate interventions, and monitor progress in a structured 2nd district setting.

You will provide weekly home-based family therapy, manage caseload, collaborate with schools and medical teams, and support discharge planning within a flexible schedule.

The role emphasizes direct service delivery and case coordination in a community-based context.

Qualifications

• A Bachelor’s degree in psychology, sociology, social work, human services, criminal justice or a related field is needed for this position.
• Prior experience in family therapy or youth services preferable but, not required.

Responsibilities

• Provide a minimum of one-hour weekly, home-based family therapy sessions to clients
• Utilize the Functional Family Therapy model with families who have adolescents between the ages of 10 and 18.
• Handle a caseload of 10 to 15 families, providing services anywhere from eight to 26 weeks.
• Maintain flexibility in schedule to meet families when they are available.
• Facilitate community resource planning, case progress evaluation & permanency planning.
• Participate in discharge planning & documentation.
• Interface with school, medical & psychiatric contacts, referring worker and collaterals.
• Collaborate with stakeholders for case management.

Skills

Family therapy

Youth services

Education

Bachelor’s degree in psychology, sociology, social work, human services, criminal justice or a related field

Job description

As the Functional Family Specialist you will be responsible for assessing client interactions, formulating interventions based on the identified treatment plan, evaluating the progress of treatment goals and providing direct care services. The position will be assigned to the 2nd judicial district cases.

Direct Services

• Provide a minimum of one-hour weekly, home-based family therapy sessions to clients
• Utilize the Functional Family Therapy model with families who have adolescents between the ages of 10 and 18.
• Handle a caseload of 10 to 15 families, providing services anywhere from eight to 26 weeks.
• Maintain flexibility in schedule to meet families when they are available.

Case Management Implementation

• Facilitate community resource planning, case progress evaluation & permanency planning.
• Participate in discharge planning & documentation.
• Interface with school, medical & psychiatric contacts, referring worker and collaterals.
• Collaborate with stakeholders for case management.

Why work here?

• Medical, dental & vision insurance
• 401k Retirement plan
• Growth & Advancement opportunities
• Excellent paid leave time package
• 7 Paid holidays
• Flexible Work Schedule
• Business casual work environment
• Educational discounts
• Fitness Center Discounts

Qualifications & Program Information

What you need:

• A Bachelor’s degree in psychology, sociology, social work, human services, criminal justice or a related field is needed for this position.
• Prior experience in family therapy or youth services preferable but, not required.