Wraparound Facilitator

Families and Youth Innovations Plus; Las Cruces (NM); On-site; USD 43,000 - 52,030; Full time

Job summary

Families and Youth Innovations Plus in Las Cruces, New Mexico is seeking a Wraparound Facilitator to provide intensive, supportive interventions for families utilizing Wraparound principles. The role requires at least three years of clinical experience with children, including supervisory experience. Candidates must have a Bachelor's degree in Human Services or a related Master's degree. The position offers a salary range of $43,000.00 - $52,030.00 depending on education and experience.

Qualifications

• Minimum of three years' experience in clinical practice with children, adolescents, and families.
• Experience providing social services in a licensed child placement agency or state child placement agency.
• At least one year of supervisory experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide intensive, supportive interventions for identified families using Wraparound values.
• Engage team members in developing an overall plan of care.
• Coordinate additional services and provide linkages/referral to these services.

Skills

Clinical practice with children

Case management

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Human Services

Master's Degree in Human Services related field

Job description

Families and Youth Innovations Plus (FYI+)

Position: Full-time

Salary: $43,000.00 - $52,030.00 (depending on Education and Experience)

Reports to: Wraparound Program Manager

Department: Wraparound Services

Job Summary:

The Wraparound Facilitator provides intensive, supportive interventions for identified families using Wraparound values, principles and practices. This involves assessing the strengths and needs of the family on an ongoing basis, teaching clients the health, safety and nutritional needs of the family and how to meet these needs, and identifying support resources and assisting clients in accessing them.

What you'll do:

• Work closely with the family and other team members to help them understand the purpose and value system of the Wraparound approach and to encourage them to effectively participate in the process
• Arrange for the collection of relevant information regarding the family history, current situation, strengths, needs and vision
• Engage team members in developing an overall plan of care that includes a vision statement, addresses initial conditions that brought the child/youth/family for help, builds on strengths, addresses needs, documents safety contingencies, details actions and specifics on evaluation process
• Enlist the support and engagement of team members in meeting needs of the youth and family
• Facilitate communication among all team members in planning meetings regarding the follow through timeliness and outcomes of planned interventions
• Coordinate and allocate resources (e.g. Flex Funds) needed to implement the interventions outlined in the plan of care
• Coordinate additional services (e.g. health medication, psychological testing) and provide linkages/referral to these services as identified in plan of care
• Guide team to implement the interventions of the plan and update as necessary based on an ongoing feedback and evaluation process
• Empower family members to revisit and revise safety plan as needed
• Prepare and distribute a written transition plan that communicates schedules for ending formal services and follow-up and community resources available

What you'll Need:

• Bachelor's Degree with significant community knowledge or Master's Degree in Human Services related field
• Required to have a minimum of three years' experience in clinical practice with children, adolescents, and families, two years' experience providing social services in a licensed child placement agency or a state child placement agency with at least one year of supervisory experience.
• Must pass a CYFD Criminal Records Check
• CPR/First Aid (Training will be provided)
• CPI and/or Mandt (Training will be provided)