Practitioner - FPS

Family Preservation Services Practitioner position in Irvington, NJ, providing in-home services to families and reporting to Associate Director, Senior Manager, or Manager of FPS. Position requires Master's in Social Work or equivalent experience, with excellent communication and organizational skills.

Requirements

• Demonstrates awareness of biases and internalized racial superiority
• Leads with a racial equity lens and actively uses the racial equity tool
• Contributes to positive cultural transformation
• Demonstrates cultural humility and awareness
• Believes in the capacity of people to grow and change
• Works from a strengths-based perspective
• Recognizes the importance of consumers coming first
• Respects others' opinions and tolerates a range of feelings
• Able to give and receive constructive criticism
• Willing to take on extra work when needed
• Performs required tasks according to the program philosophy, policies, and procedures
• Courteous, approachable, and cooperative towards coworkers, clients, and others
• Understands and adheres to confidentiality rights of clients, coworkers, and agency
• Attends supervision consistently and comes prepared
• Able to receive feedback and learn from it
• Has insight about self and utilizes that knowledge toward growth and change
• Provides short-term intensive in-home services to a minimum of two families at any given time
• Provides 24/7 on-call coverage in accordance with the FPS Model requirements
• Assist families with establishing goals and strategies for increasing self-sufficiency
• Provide ongoing assessments for safety risks and utilize interventions to mitigate safety issues
• Maintains accurate and compliant case records in accordance with NJ FPS documentation standards
• Completes timely documentation as per agency and program guidelines
• Manage time effectively by scheduling and completing all weekly sessions needed
• Collaborate closely with DCP&P staff and referred families to effectively achieve established goals and fulfill service planning requirements
• Work effectively as a team member as well as independently
• Uphold fidelity to the Family Preservation Services model
• Communicate urgent information quickly to supervisor/team
• Maintains clear, consistent, and timely communication with supervisor, before and after sessions and as necessary
• Meets program productivity requirements
• Acts as a Family Connections ambassador in every interaction with families, providers, community agencies, etc.

Benefits

• Vacation
• Medical, dental, life insurance, long term disability, retirement plans, and additional supplementary benefits
• Professional development assistance
• Referral program
• Internal/external trainings
• Capella University partnership
• 403b retirement plan with employer matching
• Employer-paid life insurance
• Employer-paid Long-term Disability (LTD) insurance
• Employer-paid Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) insurance