Child and Family Team Specialist II

Who We Are

Pacific Clinics is California's largest community-based nonprofit provider of behavioral and mental health services and supports. Our team of more than 2,000 employees speak 22 languages and are dedicated to offering hope and unlocking the full potential of individuals and families through culturally responsive, trauma-informed, research-based services for individuals and families from birth to older adults.

Who We Serve

Pacific Clinics serves children, transitional age youth, families, adults, and older adults. We offer a full range of mental and behavioral health services, foster care and social services, housing, continuing adult education and early childhood education programs to Medi-Cal eligible individuals and families throughout Alameda, Contra Costa, Fresno, Kings, Los Angeles, Madera, Orange, Placer, Riverside, Sacramento, San Bernardino, San Francisco, Santa Clara, Solano, Stanislaus, Stockton, Tulare and Ventura Counties.

What We Offer

• The starting compensation for this position can be up to $27.40.  Compensation will vary based on qualifications, skills, experience, and geographic location.  The salary range may also vary if you reside in a different location than the location posted.  
• We Offer Medical, Dental & Vision benefits, retirement options, Flex Spending, EAP, and more!   
• Employee engagement and advocacy opportunities to advance our justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion agenda across our Agency and throughout the communities we serve

 

 

The CFT Specialist is responsible for facilitating ongoing Child and Family Team Meetings.  Specifically, the CFT Specialist is responsible for facilitating time limited, outcome-focused Child and Family Team (CFT) Meetings with families, extended family, children/youth, caregivers, community representatives, service providers, and agency staff for all placement related decisions in partnership with Child Protective Services (CPS).  The CFT Specialist guides meeting participants through discussion of concerns, identification of strengths, and development of ideas to reach consensus regarding the least restrictive, best possible placement-related decisions. The CFT Specialist is required to complete session notes. The CFT Specialist works in a primarily office based setting, under the guidance of a Clinical Program Manager. The CFT Specialist works within the vision, mission and philosophy of the agency and the Department of Child, Family and Adult Services.

 

 

JOB SUMMARY

 

Works within the vision, mission, and philosophy of the agency and the Department of Child, Family, and Adult Services (DCFAS). Demonstrates advanced skills and abilities regarding facilitation, conflict management and mediation of teams. Trains and provides leadership to peers in the implementation of Safety Organized Practice (SOP) in their engagement with families, supports, and system partners. Provides advanced cross-functional team facilitation to support and enhance the efforts of youth, their families/caregivers, the system workers, who are part of the Child and Family Team. Provides leadership, facilitation, engagement, quality documentation for services planned and provided. The CFT Specialist works in a primarily office-based setting, under the guidance of a Clinical Program Manager (CPM). 

 

Works collaboratively with others within the program and agency, as well as with system and community partners.

 

• Provides mentorship and coaching to CFT Specialist I.

• Partnership with DCFAS, Behavioral Health and other system and community partners associated with the program.

• Collaborates and attends meetings with DCFAS and other system partners for the ongoing development of the program.

 

RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES

 

1. Demonstrates mastery of the CFT Specialist I position.

2. Understands and demonstrates proficiency with interactions of Child Protective Services, Probation, Mental Health Providers, Educational System, and other complex systems in the context of a family’s life, service delivery structures, and the community’s resources.

3. Supports in training CFT Specialist I in facilitating SOP Child and Family Team Meetings (CFTMs) and Emancipation Conferences (ECs).

4. Explores, identifies, and incorporates community resources that may meet the needs of families.

5. Demonstrates excellence in role modeling and partnership for others of how to partner with social workers, system partners and service providers participating in child and family team meetings. 

6. Role models for other staff on how to engage youth, parents, and caregivers in different emotional states of well-be