Behavioral Specialist-Enhanced Foster Care
Samaritas
- Kalamazoo, MI
- $41,600 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Manage a caseload of high needs youth and their foster families to keep youth in community placement settings and prevent residential placement
- Responsible for all cases on assigned caseloads in accordance with caseload ratios as outlined in the ETFC contract
- Transport ETFC children and parents as needed to and from medical appointments, community resources and other social activities as defined by the individual child’s treatment plan
- Implement treatment plans, goals and behavioral interventions as established by the ETFC treatment team
- Document interactions with and observations of the child, ETFC parents, the child’s family, and other service providers according to policy
- Meet the ETFC contract requirements for ETFC parents and children on a monthly basis
- Participate in treatment team meetings as scheduled
- Participate in weekly meetings with the ETFC supervisor and team
- Provide on-call support to ETFC parents; Participate in an on-call system with team members
- Master Degree or Bachelor degree in a human service field and 2 years' experience working with children and families OR
- Master or Bachelor degree in a alternative field with a minimu of 30 credit hours in the human services field with 2 years’ experience working with children and families
- Two years’ experience working with children and families.
- Participate in a system of 24-hour availability to clients, caregivers, birth parents/planning family and youth, as required.
- Required to attend and participate in trainings and other professional development activity, including those outlined by the ETFC contract and Council of Accreditation (COA) requirements.
- Unrestricted, valid driver’s license with good driving record. Reliable personal transportation suitable for safely transporting persons served; proof of current automobile insurance required.
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