Preservation Worker-Families First

Position Details

 

 

 

FAMILIES FIRST WORKERS!! Are you ready to make a positive change in the lives of families? Are you ready to make a positive change in families lives? Do you have two years field experience working with children and families in a family-centered, solution-focused environment?  Do you have a Bachelor’s degree in SOCIAL WORK or comparable human service field?

 

This position does require staff to be 24/7 availability to clients being serviced. This is a flexible schedule and requires excellent time management skills. This position may require weekends and nights. The schedule will vary depending client availability.

 

You can make a big impact with children and families in Flint (Genesee County)  and surrounding areas  if you have a degree in social work or related field. We are on the hunt for person-centric colleagues to join our Families First of Michigan team doing impactful work! This vital role involves intensive, home-based, 28-day interventions with a two-family-caseload that focuses on the family’s strengths, utilizing their own resilience, as they become self-sufficient. Our staff spend an average of 10 hours a week with these families, face-to-face, with the goal of keeping children with their families. The time spent will be both traditional and non-traditional work hours. Come check us out! We have full time opportunities servicing cases in Genesee County.

 

Welcome to Samaritas Nation!

 

Samaritas is a Michigan-based human service organization that connects people with families and communities, empowers them to live their fullest life possible, and creates a ripple effect of transformation. The reference to the work of the Good Samaritan in our name is especially fitting as it is consistent with our mission, values and the services our faith-based company provides.  

 

APPLY TODAY! #BeTheRock, creating ripples of positive transformation in the lives of those we are entrusted to serve! 

   

This FULL TIME ROLE has varied shifts including but not limited to weekends, holidays, and on call with a $43,888.00 annual salary.

 

 

 

 

What's In It For You

Some of the benefits you may receive are:  

 

            Full Time

• Competitive Medical, Dental, & Vision benefits, effective the first of the month following 30 days of employment
• Company paid Basic Life Insurance ($10,000 minimum for each full time and part time employee) 
• Company paid Short Term Disability accrual (Full time employees)
• Retirement Plan (403b) - Company matches on first 1.5% of gross income at 133% 
• Great Personal Time Off (PTO) accruals 
• Fantastic Employee Discounts
• UKG Wallet - Pre-Pay Options
• Plus, many more benefits 

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Provides intensive, short term or long-term in-home crisis intervention and family education, based on program specification, to at-risk families. 

 

Duties and Responsibilities

 

Provide in-home crisis oriented treatment, education and support to family units where one or more family members may be placed outside the home in foster, group, or institutional care or, be at-risk of being removed from the home

Provide a range of interventions to children, adults, and families, using acceptable treatment methodologies consistent with the Family Preservation best practice model

Actively participate as a member of team meetings; keep all members informed of case status and progress; provide oral and written reports as needed and make recommendations about case goals, alternative service plans, action steps and activities for treatment plans

Assist clients to clearly define presenting problems, devise methods and goals for resolution, assess their progress toward treatment goals and plan termination

Present cases to supervisor for review of treatment plans and progress on a regularly scheduled basis

Provide appropriate referrals for clients requiring additional or alternative services

Assume therapeutic responsibility for all cases on assigned caseload; conduct intake, assessment and scheduling of all assigned clients

Collaborate with referral sources, agencies, institutions and individuals who have important roles in the family’s life situation. Provide advocacy and professional consultation work with the referring organization, schools, court, and other social service agencies as needed

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