In-Home Family Therapist

Are you excited by the prospect of working for an organization that truly values your contributions, provides opportunities for growth and development, AND gives you a chance to make a difference in the lives of children and families?

The In-Home Family Therapist is an exempt position responsible for providing intensive home-based individual and family counseling, as well as linkage to formal (community providers) and informal (family, friends, neighbors, church, school, etc.) resources to clients involved with Broward County Public School (BCPS), and Department Children and Families (DCF) to ensure child safety needs are met in conjunction with provision of family strengthening interventions.

• Conduct home-based counseling sessions services with parents, caretakers, at-risk children, their families, and extended support networks
• Provide information, referral, and follow-up for appropriate ancillary community counseling, psychiatric services, financial, employment, parenting, housing, and other services as deemed appropriate to meet family needs
• Keep accurate records of all activities, including the documentation of all phone calls and linkage with community support, as well as home visits.
• Create a Comprehensive Family Needs Assessment with the family (and formal and informal support when these extended supports are available)
• Create a supporting Treatment Plan, which lays out the specific goals, interventions, and parties responsible for the process to attain the necessary means for the identified needs to be met
• Monitor progress as it pertains to the Treatment Plan written as a collaborative document with the child, their parents, caregivers, the referral source, as well as formal and informal support that is brought into the treatment process
• Conduct Family Team Conferences/Meetings on cases prior to discharge to ensure wrap-around services are in place prior to case closure
• Work collaboratively to provide service coordination with service partners such as the DCF, BCPS, and local workforce and housing programs.
• Maintain client records that are timely and include detailed, quality information, as well as meet performance standards
• Perform all other duties as assigned

• $55,000 annual salary
• 15 PTO Days per year
• 13 Paid Holidays
• Medical, Dental & Vision insurance
• Healthcare Concierge
• Financial Wellness Program
• Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account
• Immediate eligibility for 403b Savings Plan with 25% match
• Supplementary Accident, Hospital Indemnity and Specified Disease insurance
• Paid Life/AD&D insurance
• Pet, Legal and Identity Theft programs
• Continuous training and professional development opportunities
• Mileage Reimbursement
• An opportunity to make the world a better place!

• Master’s degree from an accredited college/university in the area of Social Work, Mental Health Counseling, Marriage and Family Therapy, or related human service field and a minimum of two (2) years of experience providing direct services to children, youth, and families.
• Must be able to obtain certification in CPR, First-Aid, Team, and Basic Health Needs within the first year of employment.
• Must have excellent communication, writing, computer, and organizational skills with the ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Must be Bilingual, communicating English and Spanish languages
• Must have a valid driver's license with proof of auto insurance coverage.

From babies to seniors, Gulf Coast JFCS serves all people in need, regardless of race, religion, culture, or gender identity. Our programs span a broad spectrum of human services, including behavioral and mental health, child welfare and adoption, family support, job and employment transition, housing, food, transportation, and home care assistance for the elderly.

Gulf Coast JFCS offers an opportunity to gain field experience and direct client contact hours for both Bachelor’s and Master’s level practicum and internships. For license-eligible candidates, we offer both individual and group supervision from a Board-Certified qualified supervisor to fulfill state requirements at no cost to the employee.

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