Permanency Coordinator

Mount Prospect Academy; Barre Town (VT); Hybrid; USD 40,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company vehicle provided for travel

Paid time off

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Retirement plan

Professional development

Job summary

Vermont Support & Stabilization (VTSS) is seeking a Permanency Coordinator for a full-time role serving Barre, Hartford, and surrounding Vermont communities. The role focuses on short-term stabilization and connecting families with long-term community supports.

The ideal candidate has post-training therapy experience and licensure eligibility, with a background in working with traumatized youth and families. Travel up to 8+ hours weekly within Vermont is required.

Qualifications

• Post-training experience in therapy.
• Eligibility for licensure.
• Background in working with traumatized children/adolescents.

Responsibilities

• Assist youth and families to overcome obstacles and build a support network.
• Coordinate treatment and discharge planning to meet permanency goals.
• Support, educate, and guide in developing structure, routines, and parenting skills.

Skills

Therapy experience

Licensure eligibility

Trauma-informed care

Education

Bachelor’s degree in human services/social work or therapeutic services

Associate’s degree in human services/social work or therapeutic services

Job description

Vermont Support & Stabilization (VTSS)

Job Title: Permanency Coordinator – Full-time

Location: This position covers the Barre, Hartford, and surrounding areas in Vermont

Salary $40,000 - $45,000 per year

• Join Our Team at VTSS: Transform Lives in Vermont Communities!**

Vermont Support & Stabilization (VTSS)

Job Title: Permanency Coordinator – Full-time

Location: This position covers the Barre, Hartford, and surrounding areas in Vermont

Salary $40,000 - $45,000 per year

Work Location: Remote/On-Site Client Service Position (Travel 8+hours) Company vehicle provided

• Join Our Team at VTSS: Transform Lives in Vermont Communities!**

Since 2012, Vermont Support & Stabilization (VTSS) has been dedicated to empowering Vermont's youth and families. We're expanding our team and seeking enthusiastic individuals to provide dynamic individual and family therapy to at-risk and adjudicated youth in the Central/Southeastern region, encompassing Barre, Montpelier, Springfield, and surrounding counties in Vermont.

As a Permanency Coordinator with VTSS, you'll play a pivotal role in offering short-term support and stabilization services. Your mission will be to guide clients and their families in identifying and leveraging long-term community support and resources. We're seeking candidates with post-training experience in therapy, eligibility for licensure, and a background in working with traumatized children and/or adolescents.

This full-time position involves traveling an average of 8+ hours weekly throughout Vermont to families' homes, with flexible scheduling. Responsibilities include assisting youth and family overcome obstacles, coordination of treatment, discharge planning, case management, community integration, documentation, and active participation in weekly team meetings. Company vehicle is provided for all travel.

If you're passionate about making a lasting impact and possess the necessary qualifications, join VTSS and contribute to the growth and resilience of Vermont's youth and families!

Summary

We are looking for a team player within our community-based service model, Vermont Support & Stabilization (VTSS). This position is being sought in our Central area covering the area from Barre to Hartford, VT. VTSS’s Clinical Services are intended to provide short-term support and stabilization. As such, services provided by the Permanency Coordinator should generally be focused on helping clients and their families identify and utilize long-term community support, natural support systems, as well as agencies in the community. The right candidate will have experience working with traumatized children and/or adolescents and a career focus in human services/social work, therapeutic services, and/or clinical services.

Why Join VTSS

• Remarkable Career Opportunity - We provide valuable professional training and skills development for a career in the expanding human services field.
• We develop our teams and generally promote from within.
• Our benefits and time off (up to 4+ weeks in one's first yr.) are among the best in our field.
• Rewarding experience helping local youth and families.
• All employees are issued a company vehicle, laptop, and smartphone for work tasks.

Permanency Coordinator Duties

• Assist youth and families to overcome obstacles, identify strengths, and develop a support network to ensure they overcome their challenges and achieve success.
• Coordinate treatment and discharge planning to achieve goals of the permanency plan.
• Support, educate, and guide in developing structure, routines, effective parenting skills, positive communication, safety, behavioral plans and hygiene plans.
• Interact with the community through court and in community-based meetings with service providers, schools, Designated Agencies, and DCF.
• Other services provided are based on individual and family needs (i.e., nutrition and meal planning, household budgeting, etc.).
• Attend weekly supervision and participate in team meetings and case reviews.

Education Requirements

• Preferred: Bachelor’s degree with a focus in human services/social work or therapeutic services.
• Minimum: Associate’s degree with a focus in human services/social work or therapeutic services.

Other Requirements

• Valid driver's license with currently active car insurance.
• Satisfactory completion of background, driving, and applicable licensing checks.

Benefits

• VTSS offers highly competitive compensation commensurate with skills, experience, and education.
• Up to 4+ weeks of paid time off in the first year.
• Company vehicle provided for all travel
• On the job professional Human Services training, skills development and career leadership opportunities.
• Medical, Dental, Vision, 403b retirement, Short & Long-Term Disability, Basic Life & Supplemental Life, AD&D, and Employee Assistance Programs.
• EEO employer

Benefits

• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Employee discount
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

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