HOMEBUILDERS-Therapist

At Coastal Horizons, our mission is to provide a continuum of professional services to promote healthier lives, stronger families, and safer communities. We are currently seeking a motivated and passionate HOMEBUILDERS-Therapist to join our dynamic team. If you're looking for an opportunity to make a difference, we invite you to explore the exciting positions available with us.

JOB TITLE: HOMEBUILDERS-Therapist

LOCATION: Halifax, Franklin, Edgecombe, Nash Counties

Required Educational / Experience Qualifications

• A bachelor’s degree in social work, psychology, counseling, or a closely related human services area.
• A minimum of two (2) years of experience working with children and families.
  
  

Job Posting

• The Supervisor shall be 100% dedicated FTE to the HOMEBUILDERS® program
• Conduct behaviorally specific, interactive, and holistic assessments of the family.
• Develop a Service Plan, in collaboration with the family, the local child welfare agency and others, within one (1) week of the start of service.
• Use the model’s evidence-based practices, including motivational interviewing, behavioral parent training, cognitive-behavior therapy, and relapse prevention strategies to help facilitate behavior change.
• Therapists shall teach family members a variety of skills, including child behavior management, effective discipline, positive behavioral support, communication skills, problem-solving skills, safety planning, and help families establish daily routines through direct teaching, role playing/practicing, coaching and prompting, audio/visual aids, written materials, and homework.
• Provide core services structured through the HOMEBUILDERS® model. HOMEBUILDERS® provides intensive, in-home crisis intervention, counseling, and life-skills education for families who have children at imminent risk of placement in state-funded care to prevent unnecessary out-of-home placement.
• Therapists are on-call 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
• Therapists carry two (2) cases at a time and a third case may be opened when the therapist expects to close one of the other cases within a few days.
• Therapists should help families meet their basic needs by helping the family access concrete goods and services such as one-time emergency assistance for food, housing, transportation, educational classes and certifications, etc. that are directly related to achieving the family’s goals, while teaching them to meet these needs on their own.
• Provide families with counseling, child development knowledge, parenting skills, anger management and communication skills.
• Collaborate with formal and informal community resources, services, and systems to link families with appropriate and timely resources and identify gaps and/or barriers to families’ access to services.
• Therapists shall, prior to the conclusion of services and in conjunction with the family, develop a written plan to maintain progress achieved and identify unmet and/or ongoing service needs of the family.
• Therapists shall be trained, and will be required to use, HOMEBUILDERS ® data management system known as the Exponent Case Management (ECM) system.
  
  

Additional Information

• Must be available to attend twelve days of training in the first year of employment and any additional trainings necessary to successfully perform the job duties.
• Considerable knowledge of mental health and substance abuse disorders.
• Considerable knowledge of available community resources, services, and the coordinating efforts needed for clients with mental health and substance abuse problems.
• Prior experience with HOMEBUILDERS ® Model, or other evidence of adhering to evidence-based practices.
• Ability to respectfully represent the agency and establish a rapport with the community.
• Ability to determine appropriate community services and agencies needed to meet the client's needs.
• Ability to communicate effectively in oral and written forms.
• Ability to network and coordinate efforts between outreach, treatment, and other support systems for the clients.
• Must be able to physically perform the basic life operational functions or climbing, stooping, crouching, reaching, pushing, pulling, lifting, standing, walking, fingering, grasping, talking, and hearing.
• Must be able to perform sedentary work exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift objects.
• Must possess visual acuity to perform extensive reading and determine the accuracy of work assigned.
• Must be able to safely transport clients when needed
• A valid driver’s license and/or government-issued ID is required. Must have reliable transportation.
  
  

Salary & Benefits

• Competitive salary based on experience
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Educational loan repayment programs & Career growth
• Retirement savings plan/401K
• Paid time off programs, rollover hours, 14 paid holidays
• Employee engagement activities, resource groups, and diversity events
  
  

How To Apply

Interested candidates should submit their resume and cover letter through our Careers Page. If you require an accommodation during the application process, please contact us at jobs@coastalhorizons.org.

We look forward to reviewing your application!

EEO STATEMENT

Coastal Horizons is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity and expression, national origin, age, disability or protected veteran status. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all of our associates.