What are the responsibilities and job description for the Family Advocate position at Delaware, County of (OH)?
Incumbent is responsible for providing home-based intervention, advocacy, and education for families involved (or at-risk of involvement) in the Juvenile Court. Incumbent reports to the Family Advocate Coordinator.
This unique opportunity offers the following advantages/benefits:
This unique opportunity offers the following advantages/benefits:
- Opportunity, to the ideal candidate, for face-to-face supervision towards independent Social Work licensure (LISW)
- Additional mentorship/consultation with experienced clinicians on-site
- Flexible work hours and some remote work opportunities (at the discretion of Supervisor and Court Administration)
- Unique combination of community-based and in-office/court duties
- Opportunity to help vulnerable youth and families navigate and successfully move on from the juvenile justice system.
- Provides home-based and/or teleconference intervention, psychoeducation and, with appropriate qualifications, therapeutic support for court-involved youth and families;
- Provides family advocacy for juveniles and/or families with other social service providers in the community;
- Assesses family function by observing family interaction and using evidence-based assessment tools;
- Develops a one-to-one supportive relationship with youth and/or family members;
- Collaborates with court staff, various county agencies and other service providers to ensure juvenile and/or family progress and success;
- Develops and updates case plans as needed;
- Maintains positive working relationship with juveniles and families of diverse cultural, racial, religious, and socioeconomic backgrounds;
- Provides verbal progress reports at hearings;
- Participates in group supervision and/or process meetings;
- Complies with all documentation, supervision and training requirements designed for the program;
- Makes referrals to other service providers, when needed;
- Utilizes Functional Family Therapy and/or other evidence based practices with youth and families;
- Offers crisis intervention for clients by assessing their situation and directing the family to suitable solutions;
- Models appropriate behavior for juveniles and/or families;
- Teaches and promotes appropriate and effective behavior modification techniques, conflict resolution and positive parenting skills to parents;
- Shares the Court’s philosophy to serve juvenile and/or families in the community;
- Attends team meetings with court staff and service providers to determine family needs, to formulate intervention strategies and to collaboratively develop appropriate courses of action that lead to suitable solutions/reductions of out-of-home placements for youth;
- Documents and maintains accurate and updated records using appropriate case management systems, databases, and client files;
- Receives and responds to calls from families, including calls outside of normal business hours;
- Develops, monitors and evaluates positive family activities; and
- Provides various data, reports outcomes and documents ongoing program statistics and produces related reports.
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