Highlights
Summary of Position: The Family Preservation Specialist is responsible for providing intensive, in-home crisis intervention, counseling, and skill-building for families with children at imminent risk of placement or in placement and in need of intensive services to support reunification using the New Jersey Family Preservation Services (FPS) Program Model. Family Preservation Specialists carry a caseload of no more than two (2) families at any given time, except during the last week prior to discharging one family, when staff may carry a third (3) case.
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Secaucus, NJ |
| Industry | Legal Services |
| Company Size | 100 to 499 employees |
| Year Founded | 1975 |
| Website | http://www.yapinc.org |
Description
Status: Full Time Salaried
FLSA Classification: Exempt
Summary of Position: The Family Preservation Specialist is responsible for providing intensive, in-home crisis intervention, counseling, and skill-building for families with children at imminent risk of placement or in placement and in need of intensive services to support reunification using the New Jersey Family Preservation Services (FPS) Program Model. The NJ FPS model is designed to keep children safe, strengthen families, prevent out-of-home placement, and safely reunify children and their family. Family Preservation Specialists carry a caseload of no more than two (2) families at any given time, except during the last week prior to discharging one family, when staff may carry a third (3) case.
Qualifications/Requirements:
- Masters Degree in Social Work, Psychology, Education, or counseling.
- or Bachelors degree with at least 1.5 years of experience providing services to families in crisis
- Experience working at-risk youth and families
- Understanding of the NJ Family Preservation Services Program Model is a plus.
- Be available for crisis needs
- Strong Communication Skills
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite; Experience using database and/or Electronic Health Records (EHR) systems.
- Position requires reliable transportation, drivers license, and current auto insurance.
- Bilingual (Spanish) is a plus.
Benefits Available:
- Medical/Prescription
- Dental
- Vision
- Short Term Disability
- UNUM Supplemental Insurance
- Employee Assistance Program
- Paid time off
- Holiday Pay
- Pet Insurance
- 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan.
- Weekly Competitive Pay
- Direct Deposit
Youth Advocate Programs, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment based on individual merit, skills, and qualifications, without regard to race, age, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, sex, military or veteran status, or disability or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where YAP operates. YAP will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics.
About Company
YAP is a nationally recognized, nonprofit organization exclusively committed to the provision of community-based alternatives to out-of-home care through direct service, advocacy and policy change.
Since our founding in 1975, our expertise and passion have been in serving deep-end, multi-need and cross-system youth and families, though we have success across a continuum of needs and challenges. We provide safe, cost-effective services to youth and families involved in numerous systems, including the Child Welfare, Juvenile Justice, Behavioral Health, Developmental Disabilities, Education and Adult Systems.
We serve over 13,000 families a year in more than 100 programs across 21 states and the District of Columbia in rural, suburban and urban areas including 25 major metro areas. Since our beginning in 1975, 100% of our programming occurs in the home communities of the people we serve.