Family Engagement Coordinator - Cadwell RYDC- Cadwell, GA (CCR)

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Job Title:

Family Engagement Coordinator - Cadwell RYDC- Cadwell, GA (CCR)

Agency:

Department of Juvenile Justice

Job Requisition ID:

JR0000003753

Shift:

Any (United States of America)

Compensation Details:

$62,000.00

Job Description:

Job Summary:

Administers and coordinates family services and program activities in dependency., mental illness, youth development, or physical or developmental disability programs. Establishes and maintains relationships with other agencies and organizations in the community in order to meet community needs and prevent duplication of services. Evaluates the provision and quality of recommended services to assure compliance with program requirements and policies. Guides and oversees the distribution of resources for family services. Organizes community stakeholders and resources to identify proactive and effective solutions. Troubleshoots day-to-day operational and consumer and family-related problems or issues.

Primary Duties & Responsibilities:

Responsibility 1: Under broad supervision, will provide family counseling services, referral services and evaluation to assigned clients.

Building Strong Partnerships:

Family engagement staff work to establish and maintain positive relationships between families and the juvenile justice system. This includes fostering communication, trust, and collaboration.

Supporting Youth and Families:

They provide guidance, resources, and support to families, helping them understand the juvenile justice system and navigate the processes involved.

Facilitating Family Involvement:

Family engagement staff actively encourage and support family involvement in decision-making, case planning, and service delivery.

Promoting Family-Centered Approaches:

They advocate for a family-centered approach to juvenile justice, recognizing that families are the most powerful influence on youth's well-being.

Providing Training and Education:

They offer training and education to both staff and families on communication skills, effective collaboration, and accessing resources.

Connecting Families to Resources:

Family engagement staff connect families with community-based resources and services that can support their needs and the needs of their youth.

Responsibility 2: Performs and/or directs intake services to youth.

• Performs or directs mental health screening of youth in accordance with policy
• Ensures all intake screenings are completed within time guidelines outlined in policy

Responsibility 3: Participates as management team member.

• Facilitates a cohesive working relationship by effectively addressing staff or patient/client/consumer issues with team members or supervisor.
• Maintains a cooperative working relationship with others to avoid conflicts, seeks resolution or mediation in order to promote a more effective environment and to meet organizational goals.
• Share factual information in a clear and concise manner to enrich the goals of the team and organization.

Responsibility 4: Directs or completes mental health assessments of youth.

• Interviews youth and/or families using acceptable techniques that are appropriate for the individual's level of functioning to obtain necessary information regarding medical, social and/or emotional background.
• Contacts other health care professionals within or outside the organization as necessary to obtain background information on the youth.
• Reviews youth’s record for background information.
• Considers all available information to identify psycho-social stressors, strengths, challenges, risks, level of functioning and needs.
• Completes a written mental health in accordance with accepted professional standards, DJJ policy, OBHS guidance and direction from clinical supervisor.
• Based on assessment findings determines appropriate services and alternate plans of care
• Makes necessary referral to other providers as indicated by findings in the youth’s mental health assessment.
• Documents referrals, recommendations and plans in a timely manner.
• Correctly files assessments and/or updates in youth’s record.

Responsibility 5: Provides therapeutic counseling to individuals, groups and families, to effect positive change in the youth’s behavior and/or social situations.

• Complies with regulations on confidentiality of information as specified by agency policy.
• Develops and implements treatment plans and/or crisis management plans in a timely manner.
• Conducts individual treatment sessions to provide appropriate support, guidance and direction to enhance the youth’s personal and social development.
• Facilitates group therapy sessions using accepted therapeutic methods to promote planned change.
• Provides crisis intervention services in a timely manner to youth who present with serious and imminent risk of harm to self or others due to mental health concerns
• Provides on-call evening and weekend coverage to provide for the mental health needs of youth.
• Provide consultation and guidance to other staff who interact with youth to ensure that supervision and care is provided in a consistent manner to promote positive adjustment, safety and development of the youth.

Responsibility 6: Leads or participates as a member of a treatment team to identify youths’ and the youth’s family strengths, resources, and psychological challenges to develop and monitor an effective plan of treatment.

• Presents a complete and accurate summary of assessment to treatment team members at treatment team meetings.
• Participates in the identification of youth’s strengths and weaknesses and the selection of appropriate treatment goals and interventions.
• Provides appropriate clinical input into the development of the youth’s treatment plans.
• Initiates appropriate changes in the youth’s treatment plan at treatment team meetings based on reassessment of therapeutic needs.
• Communicates accurately and clearly to the youth and his/her family members/significant others the identified treatment goals and services.
• Monitors the youth’s progress through interview, observation, input of team members, chart reviews, or other methods. Accurately conveys progress information to family members/significant others as appropriate.
• Writes concise, accurate, clear progress notes in the youth’s mental health record as required by policy.

Responsibility 7: Prepares and submits required reports and other documentation.

• Prepares accurate reports as required by departmental policies and local operating procedures.
• Submits all reports, forms and other documentation in a timely manner. Presents a complete and accurate verbal summary of reports to treatment team members during team meetings.
• Prepares and submits required reports and other documentation.

Responsibility 8: Engages in clinical supervision to facilitate development of clinical knowledge, skills and professional integrity of mental health services provided to youth.

• Participate actively in clinical supervision sessions as required by policy.
• Contacts clinical supervisor(s) for consultation or clinical supervision whenever the clinician encounters a situation that poses substantial ethical or clinical challenges.

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in a related field from an accredited college or university AND four (4) years of job-related experience,; or two (2) years of experience at the lower leave Social Svcs Program Coord 2 (SSP031) or position equivalent. Note: Some positions require eligibility for licensure.

Work Schedule: This position will be required to work evenings and weekends.

Preferred Qualifications:

• In addition to meeting the above listed minimum qualifications preference will be given to applicants who meet the following:
• Completion of a master’s degree in a mental health field from an accredited college or university (e.g., Counseling, Social Work or Psychology). The degree must be in an area that would qualify the graduate for licensure by the Georgia Composite Board of Professional Counselors, Social Workers and Marriage and Family Therapists.
• Clinical work experience in a residential treatment facility or juvenile justice treatment program serving youth with emotional behavioral disorders and their families.

Benefits:

In addition to a competitive salary & benefits, GA Department of Juvenile Justice is part of a statewide initiative called Total Rewards that seeks to attract and retain employees by supplementing their base pay and benefits with programs designed to improve the quality of their work environment and lead to greater job satisfaction and work/life balance. Eligible employees are offered generous benefits, including health and dental insurance; retirement and savings plan options; and paid holidays, vacation, and sick leave. We are a qualified employer for the Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program.

For more information, visit https://djj.georgia.gov/Online-Applications/employee-benefits

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Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in a related field from an accredited college or university and four (4) years of job-related experience; or two (2) years experience at the lower level Social Svcs Prgm Coord 2 (SSP031) or position equivalent.--Note: Some positions require eligibility for licensure.

Equal Employment Opportunity Employer

The State of Georgia does not discriminate based on race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, disability, or other protected categories in employment or the provision of services. Qualified applicants may request reasonable accommodation when needed during the application and/or screening process by contacting the appropriate agency Human Resources department.