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JOB DESCRIPTION: FAMILY SUCCESS MANAGER
Position/Role: Family Success Manager (FSM)
The purpose of this role is to provide a single resource to support each family through each stage of prevention, crisis intervention, stabilization, and eventual reunification. The Family Success Manager serves as a family case manager facilitating all critical services of the Crisis Intervention Program at SAFFT. Services include but are not limited to supervised visitation, parent coaching, case management, transportation, home visitation, court representation, and service referrals.
Location: SAFFT Family Life Center (Cumming and Gainesville locations)
Hours of Operation: 10:30a – 7:30p everyday
Primary duties:
- Monitor weekly supervised visitations, observing, evaluating, and reporting on parent/child interaction and bond
- Provide parent coaching sessions with all parents as assigned
- Transport families to and from visitations and provide in-home services as needed
- Prepare and maintain weekly documentation including monthly visitation plans and service plan
- Work weekly with assigned families and coordinate services, referrals, case planning, and updates
- Prepare for and testify at court hearings for assigned cases
- Attend Family Team Meetings for assigned cases with Division of Children and Families (DFCS) and or Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) when appropriate
- Attend and communicate client’s progress during weekly meetings
- Administer pre- and post-assessments with families
- Clean and help maintain facilities
- Attend all fundraisers for the organization, weekly or monthly trainings, and required special events defined by leadership
- Other duties as assigned
Direct Contact/Reports to: Program Director
Hours: Scheduled within hours of operation to meet the needs of the SAFFT’s families.
Pay Range: $32,000 to $36,000 commensurate with experience
Vacation/Time-Off/Benefits: 10 days of paid time off (PTO) annually and 15 paid holidays annually. Medical, dental and vision offered and employer pays half of the employee-only cost. Professional development continuing education opportunities available.
FLSA Status: Full-time/exempt
Skills and Minimum Requirements:
Candidate must have a Bachelor’s degree (preferred in social work, criminal justice, or similar field) and 2-3 years of experience in relevant social work, education, criminal justice, or domestic violence. Candidate must have strong documentation skills, verbal communication, organizational skills, decision-making, and integrity. Candidate must also possess a strong understanding of child development, parenting techniques, positive re-enforcement, conflict resolution, and trauma-informed care. Candidate must possess a vehicle with acceptable insurance and driver’s license.
JOB DESCRIPTION: Family Success Clinician/ Therapist
Purpose
The primary purpose of this role is to provide crisis intervention, assessment, and therapy to children and families experiencing trauma, primarily as a result of abuse or neglect. S/he plays a key role in SAFFT’s effectiveness by helping children, parents, and caregivers of the family unit heal by addressing the root causes of abuse as well as the resulting impacts of abuse. The secondary responsibility of this role is to ensure placements are safe and ready for children in foster care to live.
Location: SAFFT Family Life Center, Cumming, and Gainesville Locations
Organization/Program: Supporting Adoption and Foster Families Together/Family Therapy
Hours of Operation: 10:30a – 7:30p everyday
Primary duties:
- Provide trauma-informed mental health services to children and families, including individual, family, dyadic, and group therapy in office and community settings.
- Maintain confidentiality of records relating to clients’ treatment.
- Prepare and maintain all required treatment records, including but not limited to IPOCs, progress notes, federal- and state-mandated forms, client diagnostic records, assessments, evaluations, recommendations, and reports.
- Perform crisis intervention with clients.
- Assess clients’ mental health, based on the review of client information, including collateral documentation from other providers in clients’ professional care team.
- Act as a client advocate to coordinate required services or to resolve emergency problems in crises.
- Evaluate the effectiveness of treatment activities on clients’ progress and modify as needed.
- Counsel family members to assist them in understanding, dealing with, or supporting clients.
- Attend professional development and learning opportunities.
- Connect families to community resources and specialists as necessary.
- Plan and conduct programs to prevent substance abuse and improve community health.
- Supervise clinical interns, human services staff, and assistants as directed.
- Collaborate with community partners and represent the organization well in the community.
- Assist with accreditation attainment and maintenance.
- Assist with public relations and promote a positive image of SAFFT.
- Assist with and attend fundraising events.
- Other duties as assigned.
Direct Contact/Reports to: Clinical Director
Hours: Full-Time & Part-Time
Pay Range: $36,800-$48,060 commensurate with credentials and experience
Created 3.30.22, Rev 2.24.21 This is not an employment contract and does not alter the at-will status of potential employees.
Vacation/Time-Off/Benefits: 10 days of paid time off (PTO) annually, Supervision available
Skills and Minimum Requirements:
No experience is necessary, will train the right candidate. The candidate must have a Master’s degree in Marriage and Family Therapy, Social Work, or Professional Counseling. Candidate must be licensed or eligible to be licensed in the state of Georgia as a Marriage and Family Therapist, Social Worker, or Professional Counselor. The candidate must be trauma competent and experienced working with individuals and families who have experienced complex trauma. Candidate must possess a strong understanding of child development, parenting techniques, positive re-enforcement, and conflict resolution. Candidate must possess a vehicle with acceptable insurance and driver’s license. Candidate must complete AHA Pediatric and Adult First Aid/CPR and required online trainings through DHS prior to beginning employment, if offered and accepted. Candidate must also be available during hours of operation and serve clients during nontraditional hours.
Preferred Qualifications:
LMSW, MSW, LCP
Job Type: Full-time
Salary: $36,800.00 – $48,060.00 per year
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Flexible schedule
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Professional development assistance
- Vision insurance
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JOB DESCRIPTION: SOCIAL WORKER
Position/Role: Social Worker
This role aims to provide resources to support families through each stage of becoming approved as a placement resource for children in foster care. The Social Worker will work primarily with our families to assess each family’s needs, situations, strengths, and support networks as well as develop their goals. The Social Worker will intervene to ensure the safety and stability of the families at SAFFT. Services include but are not limited to assessments, home visits, case management, teaching and facilitating groups/classes, recruitment, advocacy, and documentation.
Location: SAFFT Family Life Center (Cumming and Gainesville)
Organization/Program: Supporting Adoption & Foster Families Together, Inc./Family Support Services
Hours of Operation: 10:30a – 7:30p every day; Schedule to be determined in conjunction with Program Director
Primary duties:
- Interview clients individually, in families, and/or groups, assessing their situations, capabilities, and challenges to determine what services are required to meet their needs and their suitability as placement resources
- Ensure clients meet all the requirements for being a DFCS’ approved placement resource
- Conduct information sessions as well as coordinate and attend recruitment events for new placement resources
- Conduct in-home family sessions to work with families experiencing adjustment problems with new placements
- Provide one-on-one coaching to parents and children to help implement trauma-competent strategies in the home that reduce placement disruption
- Develop and review service plans in consultation with clients and perform follow-ups assessing the quantity and quality of services provided
- Serves as liaison between youth’s homes, schools, providers, etc. to help children with trauma be fully integrated within their social contexts and provided the correct accommodations
- Prepare and maintain weekly documentation, including service plans, service logs, outcome trackers, etc.
- Provide case management to all families on caseload being sure to connect them to necessary resources and address their concerns regarding children in their care, the home approval process, etc.
- Prepare for and testify at court hearings for assigned cases
- Attend Family Team Meetings for assigned cases with Division of Families and Children Services (DFCS), Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA), and other community partners as needed
- Attend weekly supervision to staff cases internally weekly
- Administer pre-and post-assessments with families
- Supervise interns
- Coordinate and facilitate group classes
- Clean and help maintain facilities
- Other duties as assigned
Direct Contact/Reports to: Program Director
Pay Range: $32,000 – 36,000 annually
Vacation/Time-Off/Benefits: 10 days of paid time off (PTO) and 15 paid holidays annually. Medical, dental and vision offered and employer pays half of the employee-only cost. Professional development continuing education opportunities available.
FLSA Status: Full-time/exempt
Skills and Minimum Requirements:
Candidate must have a Bachelor’s degree in Social Work. Candidate must have strong documentation skills, verbal communication, type 45 wpm, organizational skills, decision-making, and integrity. The candidate must also understand child development, parenting techniques, positive reinforcement, protective factors, risk factors, conflict resolution, and trauma-informed care. Candidate must possess a vehicle with Georgia minimum insurance requirements and driver’s license. Candidate must possess complete AHA Pediatric and Adult First Aid/CPR. The candidate must also be available during hours of operation and serve clients during nontraditional hours.
Preferred Qualifications:
TBRI Practitioner. Two to three years of experience in relevant social work and/or child welfare.