Life Skills Specialist Job Rockville area,Maryland USA,Healthcare

Position Purpose

Life Skills - Assists the Future bound Independent Living (FILP) Coordinator in the implementation of a structured independent living program for the FILP residents by providing direction regarding the principals of living independently and skills for youth who have limited living resources. Responsible for teaching basic life skills to residents and enhancing problem solving skills needed to successfully manage aspects of life.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Collaborates with the Program Coordinator to complete interviews and acceptance into the program.

Liaison between NCCF staff and other agencies to ensure appropriate service linkages occur for medical care, mental health counseling, psychiatry, housing, employment, and other community providers.

Ensures that each resident has a service plan which will allow them to successfully transition to stable housing within 12-18 months.

Provides hands-on individual life skills training for FILP residents at minimum bi-weekly to address barriers that led to homelessness.

Ensures client receives appropriate medical appointments, including annual physicals, annual vision, and bi-annual dental.

Maintains contact with service providers to ensure continuity of care.

Provides daily supervision by completing a minimum of one apartment check per shift to ensure safety and program compliance.

Prepares bi-weekly contact notes, quarterly service plan documentation, psychosocial summaries and discharge summaries in a timely manner.

Inputs information into government systems as required by FILP contract.

Provides individual consultation to young adult clients regarding effective strategies to barriers toward implementing treatment plans.

Assists young adult clients to develop skills and strategies for dealing with issues that have resulted in homelessness and/or unstable housing.

Locates community resources for FILP clients, i.e. job/vocational training, higher education resources, summer camps/jobs, etc. and facilitates utilization of such resources by residents.

Assists clients with accessing job and educational resources.

Provides service coordination and assists with referrals for Food Stamps, Medical Assistance, etc. if eligible.

Provides crisis and early intervention with youth struggling with pro-social behavior, adaptation, and acute mental health needs.

Implements FILP program policies and procedures.

Provides consultation to staff around cultural issues impacting the youth.

Ensures that client files are maintained according to NCCF regulations.

Assists clients with identifying possible housing options.

Non-Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Participates in public relations and community education activities.
Identifies gaps in services and advocates for increased resources.
Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree with two years of related experience preferred. Must have an understanding of the concepts of the life skills development, therapeutic milieu and the multi-disciplinary treatment team.
Strong child care leadership with an ability to support and motivate a diverse staff serving vulnerable youth.
Possession of strong interpersonal/conflict resolution skills. Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing, and to work as a team player.
Broad working knowledge relative to the needs of the emotionally disturbed, victimized, learning disabled, delinquent adolescents and their family systems.
A commitment to serving vulnerable youth who are challenged in transitioning to adulthood.
An attitude compatible with the goals and purposes of the National Center for Children and Families.

Physical Demands/Work Environment

While performing the responsibilities of the job, the employee is required to talk and hear. The employee is often required to sit and use their hands and fingers to handle or feel. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, reach with arms and hands, climb or balance, and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. Vision abilities required for this job require close vision working with a computer monitor.

While performing the duties of this job, employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts and vehicles. The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet to moderate. While performing the responsibilities of the employee’s job, these work environment characteristics are representative of the environment the Human Resources Director will encounter. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable people with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.

Salary

$52,500 - $60,000

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