Treatment Specialist: Lamar County - Liberty_Resources

Liberty Resources is currently seeking a Part Time Placement Diversion / Family Reunification Treatment Specialist in Lamar County. 

About Us:

Liberty Resources is a dynamic and growing human services agency that is a great place to work! Working for Liberty Resources means you’ll have access to great career opportunities, benefits and a fun atmosphere. Our employees have passion around our values of excellence, integrity, diversity, self-determination, service, innovation and fiscal responsibility. Our rapid growth is providing exciting opportunities in all areas of our organization. 

Our employees have passion around the services they provide and our corporate values of excellence and staff support. We pride ourselves on high quality, integrated, community-based services that meet the evolving needs of our communities. We’re committed to building a diverse workforce that values contributions of all team members and work to recognize cultural beliefs, values, traditions, language preferences, and health practices of the communities that we serve and how they apply to provision of positive health outcomes.

Treatment Specialist Position Summary:

The Placement Diversion / Family Reunification Treatment Specialist is primarily responsible for the provision of individual and family therapeutic services to children and families involved in the juvenile justice system to prevent out of home placements of these youth. In addition the Treatment Specialist may work with youth transitioning back in to the community from placement, also providing individual and family therapeutic services to prevent re-placement. The Treatment Specialist conducts assessments, develops treatment plans, works collaboratively with outside agencies, prepares court reports, and provides testimony in family court as needed.
 

Treatment Specialist Job Responsibilities:

• Reviews program referrals and determines appropriateness of referral.
• Conducts intake assessments, including gathering data from parents, children, caseworkers and other relevant sources
• Collaborates with probation to complete assessment and for Family Reunification cases collaborates with residential facility staff to assess readiness for discharge and discharge planning.
• Utilizes diagnostic and assessment information, develops preliminary and comprehensive treatment plans in collaboration with client system and the Juvenile Probation Department.
• Provides short-term and long-term therapeutic services to children and families, including individual and family sessions and case management services.
  

Treatment Specialist Qualifications:

Master’s degree in Social Work or related field preferred. Bachelor’s degree with related experience will be considered. Must possess excellent verbal and written communication skills. Also, must have a valid driver’s license and access to reliable transportation.

Pay Rate: $20,000 annually

Liberty Resources is committed to creating a diverse inclusive environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Liberty Resources offers equal employment opportunities to all persons without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, marital status, physical or mental disability, parental status, housing status, source of income or military status, in accordance with applicable federal, state and local EEO laws.