Family Advocate

Objectives

Incumbent is responsible for providing home-based intervention, advocacy, counseling, and education for families involved (or at-risk of involvement) in the Juvenile Court. Incumbent reports to the Family Advocate Coordinator.

This unique opportunity offers the following advantages/benefits:

• Opportunity for those passionate about family systems and optimizing family functioning

• Mentorship/consultation with experienced clinicians on-site
• Flexible work hours
• Unique combination of community-based and in-office/court duties
• Opportunity to help vulnerable youth and families navigate and successfully move on from the juvenile justice system.

Job Standards

The ideal candidate will be a LISW, LPCC, or LCSW with licensure through the State of Ohio or MSW or LPC working towards independent licensure. Experience working with “at-risk” youth and families preferred. Must have a valid Ohio driver’s license and a clean criminal record. Must assume a flexible work schedule, be available outside normal business hours, including evenings, and have access to reliable transportation. Work consists of complex, varied, non-standardized tasks, requiring the application of numerous laws, rules, procedures, and ethical principles.

Essential Functions

• Provides home-based and/or teleconference intervention, psychoeducation, counselling and therapeutic support for court-involved youth and families;
• Assesses family function by observing family interaction and using evidence-based assessment tools;
• Utilizes Functional Family Therapy and/or other evidence-based practices with youth and families;
• Develops and updates case plans as needed;
• Complies with all documentation, supervision and training requirements designed for the program and licensure.
• Provides various data, reports outcomes, and documents ongoing program statistics and produces related reports.
• Maintains positive working relationships with juveniles and families of diverse cultural, racial, religious, and socioeconomic backgrounds;
• Collaborates with court staff, various county agencies and other service providers to ensure juvenile and/or family progress and success;
• Provides verbal progress reports at court hearings;
• Participates in group supervision and/or process meetings;
• Maintains Licensure through the State of Ohio.

Equal Opportunity Employer
M/F/D/V