Family Services Specialist-GCM/ACM

About us

Methodist Services provides life-enriching services to children, adults and families as they face the challenges of limited resources, increased poverty and homelessness, disability, inequities in education and behavioral health services. Quality services provided include housing, child care, education programs, permanence in families, mental health services and nutrition programs.

Are you passionate about helping others to grow and change for the better? Do you believe that you can teach others the skills they need to be self-reliant, problem solve effectively and improve their lives? Can you engage, lead and partner with people effectively? Do you have experience in human services with a focus in family work, counseling and behavioral health? If yes, you may be the person Methodist Services is seeking to fill the Family Services Specialist position!

Competitive Benefits - Paid Time Off (accrue 4 weeks 1st year), Personal Days, Holidays, Medical/Vision/Dental ins., Long Term Disability, 403(b), Life Insurance, Employee Discount on Keystone Stars 4 childcare center

Primary Function

Family Service Specialists are case managers who provide:

• counseling
• resource referrals
• life skills education

to families in permanent housing who have been discharged from DHS care.

Our case managers:

• Assess the safety of all children in the home
• Identify areas of service which meet the specific needs of families and individuals,

Our case managers focus on developing client competency and independence within the community setting and ensuring the stability of their housing.

Qualifications: Bilingual preferred, not required

Education: Minimum degree requirement is BSW or BA in Human Services or related field

Experience: Experience preferred in human services with a focus in family work, counseling, drug and alcohol or mental health services. Demonstrated ability to make assessments utilizing sound judgement. Must have developed and must maintain a demonstrated comfort level working in community settings, in-home settings, and amongst diverse cultures. Computer software skills are required.

Valid Driver’s license is required

EEOC Compliance

Methodist Home for Children is an Equal Opportunity Employer in accordance with all Federal, State and Local regulations

COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate.

Methodist requires the COVID-19 vaccine as a condition of hire and ongoing employment unless HR approves a medical or religious exemption (accommodations must minimize risk of direct threat to health and safety in Methodist community and not create undue hardship for the agency).

Right to Withdraw Posting

Methodist reserves the right to withdraw this posting and consideration of candidates at any time for any reason that does not violate Federal, State or Local regulations.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $20.67 per hour - $21.63 per hour ($43,000-$45,000 annually)

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee discount
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

COVID-19 considerations:

We employ a multi-layered approach to mitigating the risk of contracting & transmitting COVID-19 including - encouraging wearing of masks, increased cleaning/sanitizing, temperature checks, safety posters, hand sanitizing stations, email updates...

Application Question(s):

• If you receive and accept an offer of employment, are you willing to undergo background checks if you accept an offer (criminal, Childline, FBI, National Sex Offender Registry)?
• If you receive and accept and offer of employment, are you willing to undergo a pre-employment health screening that includes a drug screen and a TB test?
• If you are offered and accept a position, can you produce proof of education (I.e., a degree, official transcript that must be sent directly to HR from your school) within 10 days of accepting the position?

Education:

• Bachelor's in Social Work or closely related field (Required)

Experience:

• Case management: 1 year (Required)

License/Certification:

• Driver's License (Required)

Work Location: On the road