Social Worker - Circle of Security Program

The Circle of Security program is a partnership among UTHealth, Baker Ripley, and the Infant Toddler Court Team in Fort Bend County designed to increase caregiver knowledge of early childhood development and well‑being while teaching parents the relational and emotional needs of young children using the Circle of Security Parenting (COSP) model. Based on decades of attachment research, COSP helps caregivers strengthen emotional and relational security in parent‑child relationships by understanding and supporting children's core developmental needs.

This role conducts comprehensive psychosocial assessments to evaluate patients' and youths' social, emotional, environmental, and financial needs, administers standardized screening tools, and identifies strengths and areas for growth to inform individualized care or intervention plans. The position develops treatment goals, coordinates referrals to appropriate professionals or community agencies, and collaborates with physicians, school staff, and multidisciplinary teams to support continuity of care, monitor progress, and address barriers to participation.

Responsibilities include facilitating group-based social‑emotional learning sessions, providing brief individual support, delivering crisis intervention and conflict resolution, and documenting sessions, outcomes, and student participation in accordance with program requirements. Additional duties involve preparing detailed reports, educating healthcare providers on community resources and psychosocial factors, engaging external social service and welfare agencies, responding to emergencies, and performing other assigned tasks.

Residency in the Houston‑Metro area, in‑person service delivery in Fort Bend and Harris counties, and a valid driver's license are crucial. Mileage reimbursement is included.

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* 100% paid medical premiums for our full-time employees

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Position Summary:

Independently provides professional social work services within community-based organizations and partner sites using an attachment-based framework. Facilitates Circle of Security Parenting (COS-P) groups to support caregivers in strengthening secure relationships with their children. Promotes reflective parenting practices and helps caregivers better understand and respond to their children's emotional and behavioral needs to foster resilience, secure attachment, and healthy family relationships. The social worker address psychiatric and social concerns by using a CBT modality to asses, evaluate, implement, monitor, advocate and implement services for patients and their families.

Position

Key Accountabilities:

1. Conducts comprehensive assessments with children and adolescents to interpret families' social, emotional, environmental, and financial needs, and identifies factors that may impact caregiver-child relationships and family well-being.

2. Plans course of treatment or refers cases to appropriate professionals, institutions or agencies to ensure that caregivers receive appropriate…