Childrens In-Home Team Leader - Blount County

JOB DESCRIPTION

JOB CLASSIFICATION: Intensive In-Home Team Leader

 

This position involves providing direct in-home intervention for severely emotionally/behaviorally disturbed children and their families within the Blount County area. This employee is responsible for providing individual and family therapy with a Co-Therapist. The In-Home Team will have a maximum caseload of 4-6 families for twelve to twenty weeks for each family. The Team will also provide 8-12 hours of weekly direct service to each family. The primary mission of the intervention is to reduce a crisis situation, institute a therapeutic process and prevent out of home placement of a child.

Supervised By: Blount Co Coordinator

Division: Children’s Services

Normal Work Hours/Days: 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. - Monday - Friday. Some flexibility dictated by patient need will be required.

PRIMARY JOB FUNCTIONS

Responsible for assessing and implementing treatment programs for children/adolescents with a serious emotional disturbance and their families.

Responsible for providing direct In-Home therapy to 4-6 families for up to 20 weeks. This includes individual and family therapy, and parenting skills.

Responsible for providing accurate documentation in clinical charts on a weekly basis to include intakes, case formulations, and all therapy sessions via electronic medical record

Responsible for the completion of required documentation to assess the family and child’s needs and to meet service delivery accountability requirements.

Facilitate in-home therapy sessions and implements the treatment program without direct supervision.

Responsible for providing weekly schedule of appointments and hours to the Coordinator.

Responsible for providing case updates and clinical assessments, treatment goals and progress to the Coordinator during weekly staff meetings.

Provide transportation to children and families when appropriate.

Performs other administrative duties as required.

 

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Master’s Degree in psychology, social work counseling with an emphasis on clinical services for children and adolescents. Prior supervisory experience preferred.

Two years experience working with the children/adolescents with serious emotional disturbance and their families in a community setting with an emphasis on clinical services is preferred.

Valid Alabama driver’s license and a suitable automobile to permit the required travel. Must show car insurance equal to or in excess of the State of Alabama standards for automobile insurance coverage.

 

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

Knowledge of the special needs and behavioral characteristics of severely emotionally/behaviorally disturbed children and their families.

Knowledge of psychotherapy principles and techniques.

Knowledge of Multi-needs children.

Knowledge of professional and ethical principles.

Demonstrable communication skills-both expressive and written

Ability to organize and manage one’s own activities with a minimum of direct supervision.

Knowledge of psychotropic medications to include their use and their side effects.

Ability to perform individual and family therapy to include behavior modification, R.E.T., parental education and problem-solving skills.

Knowledge of community and available resources

Skilled in interpersonal relationships and dynamics

Ability to work flexible hours due to the special needs of the children and their families.

Participate on a rotating 24-hour on call roster.