Overview

Family Ties has a variety of positions within our agency, each with varying consumer contact and minimal requirements.

 Family Ties offers competitive salaries, health benefits, disability benefits, retirement savings accounts, vacation time, bonuses and CEU training reimbursement.

 Employment Opportunities

Family Ties continuously recruits for the following positions:

 Social Worker

Under clinical supervision, provides intervention, assessment, counseling, case management and resource referral in cases of abuse, neglect and exploitation.  Development of individual treatment plans.  Monitors level of risk and takes appropriate actions.  Observes, documents, and reports client behavior on an on-going basis. All counseling is community-based.  Monitors the implementation of the family’s safety plan.  May function as a supervisor or lead worker for parent aides.  Interacts with DFCS court systems, panel reviews, and probation and parole officers. 

Requirements:  Master’s degree in social work, counseling or psychology.  Must be license eligible.  Documented experience working with at-risk children and families.

 

Parent and Behavioral Aide

Under close supervision, provides a variety of para-professional services, including resource referral, case management, employment referral and counseling.  All counseling is community-based.  Demonstrates, communicates, and instructs clients in parenting and living skills. Observes, documents, and reports client behavior on an on-going basis. Assists in and monitors implementation of each child’s individual treatment plan and performs crisis intervention.  Interacts with DFCS court systems, panel reviews, and probation and parole officers. 

Requirements:  Bachelor’s degree in social work, psychology, mental health, nursing, education, sociology, criminal justice, counseling, rehabilitation counseling, guidance counseling or an equivalent field.  Documented experience working with at-risk children and families.

 Assessor

Under licensed clinical supervision, provides individual and family assessments for DFACS.  Assessments include Comprehensive Children and Family Assessments (recommendations for permanent or foster care placement), Home Evaluations (reviews of home, parenting and safety conditions for potential foster care parents/relatives) and Substance Abuse Assessments (determination and recommendations for drug and alcohol abuse).  Use of industry-accepted assessment tools.  Interacts with DFCS court systems, panel reviews, and probation and parole officers. 

Requirements:  Master’s degree in social work, counseling or psychology.  Documented experience working with at-risk children and families.