IHBS Worker

Works directly with children and families to provide support and encouragement in their respective environments through case management to address specific needs. Initiates and develops relationship-building opportunities designed to prevent out of home placements and prompts reunification and permanency.

Works directly with children and families to provide support and encouragement in their respective environments through case management to address specific needs. Initiates and develops relationship-building opportunities designed to prevent out of home placements and prompts reunification and permanency.

• Visits client homes to determine underlying needs and provides in-home rehabilitation and support services for children and families.
• Monitors the well-being and safety of children.
• Collaborates with clinical staff to manage and resolve crisis situations involving children and parents.
• Assists families to access resources to manage the child and family plan of care.
• Provides direct interventions services.
• Assists Facilitator in assessing strengths, skills and needs from the child’s perceptive.
• Assists in identifying and accessing traditional and non-traditional individualized strength-based services.
• Ensures services provided to families comply with DMH and DCFS contract and are promptly documented.
• Complies with productivity standards and maintains an appropriate caseload to reach the weekly expectation of the client contact and billable hours.
• Develops and maintains a resource guide/directory for community programs and/or resources that could benefit the growth of children and families.

• Other duties and special projects as assigned.

This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

A minimum of 6 months experience in programs offering child and family services, home visiting services, parent education, family support and referral services, or similar.

Bachelor's degree in child development, early childhood education, psychology, social work or related field from a four-year university required.

• Ability to work varied hours, including nights and weekends.
• Possesses a valid driver's license and state-required auto insurance.
• Required to travel extensively to sites > 50% of the time.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision.
• Spanish/ English bilingual preferred.
• Ability to handle confidential information.
• Maintains patient privacy, including protecting the confidentiality, safeguarding the integrity and availability, and limiting the use and disclosure of patient Protected Health Information (PHI) to authorized individuals and entities.
• Participates in, conducts, and sustains performance quality improvement activities according to designated role and responsibilities.
• Sensitivity to service population’s cultural and socioeconomic characteristics.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Punctual and dependable attendance.

None required.

• Must have intermediate knowledge of programs in a Windows environment.
• Payroll systems.
• Other software as needed.

No special vision requirements.

Moderate noise.

• New Hire Orientation.
• AB-1343:
  Sexual Harassment Prevention.
• Mandated Reporter.

• $26.75 USD - $32.10 USD

• Generous paid PTO, plus 10 paid holidays and CII is closed between Christmas and New Year.
• Excellent medical, dental, and vision insurance for eligible employees and qualified dependents.
• 403b Retirement Plan with employer contribution for eligible employees.
• Up to $4,500 in tuition reimbursement per calendar year.
• Eligible for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program.
• Flex…