Help Others, Make a Difference, Save a Life.

Do you want to make a difference in people's lives every day?
Or help people navigate the tough spots in their life?
And do it all while working where your hard work is appreciated?

You have a lot of choices in where you work…make the decision to work where you are valued!

Join the McNabb Center Team as a Residential Specialist at the Katie Miller program today!

The Residential Specialist is responsible for partnering with foster parents and other community resources to benefit child's care, health, and safety.

• providing on-going assistance to parents on behavioral intervention
• assists in developing plans to address target behaviors
• ensuring ongoing therapy visits with child's biological parents and siblings
• liaising with court staff to provide written documentation of therapeutic goal progress
• providing information for the monthly summaries of child's progress within the placement to team leader
• ensuring all case records are maintained in an up to date condition on a weekly basis
• scheduling all recommended mental health interventions for child and family
• coordination between community agencies
• assisting in re-matching children to a new foster parent
• corresponding with DCS
• attending all CFTMS and court
• documentation in TFACTS
• completing monthly summaries

COMPENSATION: Starting salary for this position is approximately $17.02 /hr based on relevant experience and education.

Schedule:

• Due to the diversity of job responsibilities, this position requires flexibility in scheduling.
• Participation in the on call schedule.

Travel:

• F endorsement is required to transport clients as necessary.

Equipment/Technology:

• Basic computer skills are required for email, timekeeping, and documentation in the electronic medical record.

QUALIFICATIONS - Residential Specialist

Education:

• A bachelor's degree in social work or a related field and one (1) year of pertinent experience in the human services field with children or in a residential treatment setting.
• Volunteer experience and practicum and intern experiences in programs/facilities that work with children and families may be counted as pertinent work experience.

Experience / Knowledge:

• Preferred: experience in developing treatment plans, implementation of treatment plans for children and/or families
• maintenance of casework documentation and progress notes
• serving as liaison between agency and community partners such as schools, courts, DCS, etc
• therapy and therapeutic support to children regarding educational goals, anger control, grief issues, separation issues, and other personal/family issues
• crisis intervention

Physical:

• Minimal exposure to biological hazards.
• Hearing of normal/soft tones and close eye work.
• Valid driver's license.
• Frequent sitting, standing, walking, bending, stooping, and reaching.
• CPR and First Aid certification required (training provided).
• Required to be certified in and adequately implement verbal de-escalation techniques.
• Applicants should be able to exercise sound judgement under pressure.
• Clinical staff may be required to get an F endorsement to transport clients as necessary.

today to work where we care about you as an employee and where your hard work makes a difference!

Helen Ross McNabb Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The Center provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment.

Helen Ross McNabb Center conducts background checks, driver's license record, degree verification, and drug screens at hire. Employment is contingent upon clean drug screen, background check, and driving record. Additionally, certain programs are subject to TB Screening and/or testing. Bilingual applicants are encouraged to apply.