Cray Youth and Family Services

44 S. Beaver St.

New Castle, PA 16101

Position/Opening

HOMEBUILDERS THERAPIST

There is a full time opening for a Homebuilder Therapist.

                             Master's degree in a Social Service field is required. 

1. Provide Intensive Family Preservation Services using the HOMEBUILDERS® model, including crisis intervention, counseling, skill building, concrete services, and advocacy.
2. Serve 2-3 families at a time whose children are at imminent risk of out-of-home placement, or who are in placement and cannot be reunified without intensive in-home services.
3. Serve an average of 18-22 families per year.
4. Travel to client homes and other locations, as well as, appropriate transport to as needed.
5. Meet with families 3-5 times a week, approximately 8-10 hours per week, over a 4-6 week period.
6. Maintain a flexible workweek, scheduling sessions at times that are convenient for families, and when problems are likely to occur, including evenings, weekends and holidays.
7. Be available to families 24 hours a day, 7 days per week. Carry a cell phone for 24/7 availability.
8. Accept referrals 24 hours a day, 7 days per week. Complete client intake sessions within 24 hours of referral. Confirm client eligibility for service within 72 hours of intake.
9. Attend trainings, staff meetings and seminars as required.
10. Attends formal supervision and consultation weekly.
11. Attend court hearings as required.

Clinical

• Assess safety, structure the environment and use clinical strategies designed to promote safety. Follow program guidelines and mandatory reporting statutes when responding to safety concerns.
• Conduct client-interactive, comprehensive, strength and behavior-focused assessments.
• Collaborate with family members and referents in developing intervention goals and service plans directly related to the risk of out-of-home placement. Monitor progress, analyze barriers to goal achievement, and help families revise goals or plans as needed.
• Utilize motivation enhancement strategies to increase client motivation to change.
• Provide a range of clinical, concrete and advocacy services to family members that are consistent with the Homebuilders® model and tailored to each family's values, learning styles, lifestyle, circumstances and culture.
• Utilize research-based cognitive and behavioral strategies to facilitate behavior change.
• Utilize a variety of teaching methods to help families acquire, maintain and generalize skills.
• Collaborate and advocate with formal and informal community resources and systems, while teaching family members to advocate for themselves.
• Advocate for and provide concrete goods and services (including transportation) that are directly related to the family's goals, while teaching family members to meet these needs on their own.
• Assess goal attainment and plan for maintenance of progress with family.

• EOE - $40,000 Salary + Full paid benefits