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Salary Range (final salary offer is based on a number of factors, such as certifications, experience, and more):
$26.11 - $29.41/hour
PLUS!
An additional $0.9615/hour Bilingual Spanish Differential
This position is located in Palmdale.
Benefits we offer!
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
JOB PURPOSE:
The In-Home Outreach Counselor -FPP provides in-home/outreach counseling services and case management for clients/families in the Family Preservation Program.
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:
1. Provide child risk assessment for possible child abuse and neglect for each child in the FPP at the child's home.
2. Consult the DCFS Child Abuse Hotline as needed and complete report within 72 hours.
3. Collaborate with DCFS/CSWs and Dept of Probation/Probation Officer in a team effort approach.
4. Provide weekly in-home counseling services and/or child follow-up visits (if needed).
5. Provide crisis intervention (3-hour response, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to resolve emergent issues/situations which threaten the stability of the home and/or safety of the child[ren] to remain in the home) via pager and subsequent face-to-face response, as needed and appropriate.
6. On call 24/7 and carry agency cell phone to respond to client, CSWs, and agency phone calls.
7. Provide case management services and link clients to services.
8. Meet productivity and documentation/paperwork expectations.
9. Continuous consultation with manger and relevant supervisors to meet clinical quality expectations.
10. All other relevant duties as assigned.
WORK SCHEDULE: (subject to change based on Center’s needs)
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt – Full Time
Work-Week: Sunday - Saturday
SUPERVISORY REQUIREMENTS:
Supervisory Requirements: None.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to:
a. Walk
b. Use hands and fingers
c. Handle or feel objects, tools, or controls, and talk or hear
d. Stand and sit
e. Reach with hands and arms, and stoop, kneel, crouch, or possibly crawl.
f. Occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
This Agency is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Child & Family Center uses E-Verify to confirm the identity and employment eligibility of all new hires.
Job details are sourced from the employer's original posting.
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The Child & Family Center is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing comprehensive mental health and social services to children, adolescents, and families.