The Practitioner-FPS will provide direct in-home services to families following the New Jersey Family Preservation model, promoting family preservation and safety through short-term intensive services and advocacy. The role requires cultural humility, a strengths-based perspective, and knowledge of the child welfare system and community resources.
Requirements
- Master's in Social Work or equivalent master's in human services
- Bachelor's degree in social work or related field with at least one and a half years' experience working with families experiencing crisis
- Must possess a driver's license valid in New Jersey with safe driving record
- Experience working with diverse populations
- Availability to conduct sessions on evenings, weekends, and holidays
- Excellent time management skills
- Organizational skills
- Outstanding human relations skills
- Effective oral and written communication skills
- Ability to utilize approaches with children and families
- Ability to deliver and score assessment tools
- Excellent computer skills with proficiency and working knowledge of database and reporting tools such as Microsoft Word, Excel, Powerpoint, and/or electronic health record systems
- Safely operate a motor vehicle abiding by all applicable traffic laws
- Ensure safety of all passengers through appropriate safety measures
Benefits
- Medical
- Dental
- Life insurance
- Long-term disability
- Retirement plans
- Additional supplementary benefits
- Vacation
- Personal days
- Sick days
- 12 paid holidays
- Summer wellness Fridays
- 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