Youth and Family Specialist II

Ascentria Care Alliance employees and volunteers take pride in the impact they have on the people they serve. It’s more than just a job, it’s an opportunity our employees have to care for and share in the lives of people who greatly need and appreciate their presence. Ascentria Care Alliance focuses on every child, elder, disabled person, refugee, endangered teen or teenage mom in order to build stronger communities one person at a time. This is an excellent opportunity to enhance the operations of a $150m non-profit social services organization with programs throughout New England.

 Summary:

 Ascentria’s Child and Family Services provide program family stabilization, foster care and intensive case management supports to vulnerable youth, families and individuals. Our team of Youth and Family Specialists/Clinicians provide culturally sensitive mental health assessments, ongoing individual and group counseling, screening at risk trauma related behaviors, and crisis interventions to a range of youth and families involved in the child welfare system as well as those who have arrived into the country unaccompanied.

 Essential Responsibilities:

• Demonstrate a human centered, strength-based, and trauma informed philosophy by treating all clients, families and collaterals in a non-judgmental and respectful manner while building on their strengths.
• Create a trusting and safe relationship with the client and encourages personal growth of the client
• Provide ongoing direct therapeutic services including individual sessions, group sessions, and family support as needed.
• Conducts thorough intake and assessment of new clients, develops appropriate treatment plans, medication and safety plans, ongoing progress notes, and refers/discharges clients as appropriate.
• Provide clinical case management working in multiple systems and settings providing services to foster children, foster families, biological families and adults.
• Flexibility to provide services in office setting, in foster homes, virtually, and in community.

Qualifications:

• Master’s Degree in Social Work, Psychology, Counseling or related field
  • NH: 2 yrs clinically supervised experience working with children and families is required
  • MA: 2 years of postgraduate direct service delivery experience and skills assessing and treating at risk children and families and/or expertise with individuals with developmental disabilities and co-occurring challenges.
    • Minimum of LSWA certification or eligibility to obtain certification within six (6) months of date of hire is required.
  • URM/DCS: Bilingual in Spanish and English with the ability to read, write and communicate verbally in both languages
• Valid Driver’s License, proof of automobile insurance and positive driving record to transport minors in own vehicle if needed.
• Computer skills, including word, email competence, and excel and ability to utilize government and state data tracking software systems.

Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Ascentria we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

Company Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• FSA and dependent care account
• 3 Weeks PTO and 9 Holidays!
• Tuition Assistance
• And many more!

Ascentria Care Alliance celebrates diversity and is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. In compliance with federal and state employment opportunity laws, qualified applicants are considered for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, physical or mental disability, genetic information, pregnancy, status as a veteran, sexual orientation, gender expression or identity, or any other legally-protected category. Candidates who identify as BIPOC, multilingual or have lived experience with immigration or human services are encouraged to apply.