This amazing opportunity serves Edgecombe County, NC.

By the time they reach our family preservation team, parents are in crisis. They may be struggling with addiction, mental illness, employment, or housing problems. They’re at risk of losing their children to foster care – or they have, already. We want to keep families together whenever possible. Our first priority is the well-being of children. Our specialists work one-on-one with families to teach the skills they need to keep children safely in their homes. We equip struggling parents to manage setbacks and solve problems. When homes stabilize, children are less likely to repeat their parents’ missteps in adulthood. The cycle is broken.

We're seeking a Family Preservation Specialist to serve on our team in Edgecombe County.
Salary range: $42,000+, based on education and experience

JOB TITLE: Family Preservation Specialist

SUMMARY: Provide in-person, concentrated, home-based, family-focused, therapeutic interventions to families who have one or more children at risk of out-of-home placement, and work to reunify families in which children are in out-of-home placement.

DUTIES:

• Develop and maintain an effective working relationship with the assigned referring county agency (e.g. Departments of Social Services, Department of Juvenile Justice, local mental health programs) and county resource groups and programs.
• Receive and determine appropriateness of referrals of children and families.
• Construct service plan oriented to therapeutic, skill development, and concrete service goals and objectives in cooperation with the client-family and referring agency.
• Provide therapeutic interventions to empower families to achieve the agreed upon goals.
• Maintain 24-hour, 7 day-a-week availability to client/families. Arrange job coverage when off-duty.
• Work cooperatively with clients, families and referring agency to fulfill concrete and other service needs, drawing upon church, community and Methodist Home for Children resources.
• Maintain a minimum caseload adherent to state/county contracts.
• Provide home-based, family focused services for an average of 10 weeks and not to exceed 24 weeks.
• Complete all required case documentation, reimbursements, monthly time sheet, etc., and submit them to the assigned supervisor at the designated time.
• Participate in program evaluation, follow-up on families served, and outcomes of therapeutic interventions used with their client families.
• Comply with all legal, ethical, and professional guidelines associated with Agency and certification organizations’ clinical practices. Employ applicable confidentiality guidelines relative to families served.
• Provide case consultation services to referring agencies regarding families that are not appropriate for family preservation services or who cannot be served because of a full caseload.
• Perform other related duties as assigned designated supervisor.

REQUIREMENTS:

Qualified candidates will have a minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree in social work, marriage and family therapy, or other appropriate behavioral science, mental health or theological degree. Master’s Degree is preferred, along with being eligible for state licensure, as this will be considered in the salary package offer.
Two (2) years of experience in full-time social work, counseling, or other relevant human services program, under the supervision of a qualified professional, is required.

Qualified candidates will live in/near the Edgecombe County, as this position requires in-person contact with client families.

Methodist Home for Children offers exceptional benefits to full-time staff after 90 days of employment:

Paid Holidays: MHFC gives full-time employees paid holidays each year.

Vacation Leave: First partial calendar year of hire is pro-rated at 10 days (80 hours) per year

Sick Leave: Paid sick leave is accumulated at 12 days (96 hours) per calendar year. All unused sick leave will carry over into the next calendar year.

Health Benefits: Employees may choose between the Blue Cross Blue Shield Medical Base HSA Plan or Medical Buy-Up HSA Plan. Dental and Vision plans are also available.

Health Care Flex Plan: Employees can utilize the optional Health Care Flexible Spending Account (HSA) tax-free reimbursement program for out-of-pocket medical, dental, and vision expenses for themselves and their dependents.

Dependent Care Flex Plan: Employees can utilize the optional Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account (FSA) tax-free reimbursement program for their eligible dependent care expenses.

Life Insurance: Term life insurance is provided by MHC for full-time staff in the amount of $75,000. Supplemental life insurance is available for individual or family coverage.

Workers’ Compensation: This agency-paid benefit covers on-the-job injury.

403B Plan: Employees can contribute to a tax-deferred annuity plan; MHC matches a portion of the contributed funds.

Credit Union: All employees are offered membership to the Coastal Credit Union (CCU).

Employee Assistance Program: This agency-paid benefit provides easy access to confidential, professional counseling for employees and their families.