PRESERVATION WORKER - KALAMAZOO & CALHOUN COUNTIES - FULL TIME

Do you have a degree in SOCIAL WORK or related field and looking to do impactful work?? We are on the hunt for a person-centric colleague to join our Families Together Building Solutions team. This vital role involves intensive, home-based, 90-day interventions that focus on the family’s strengths, utilizing their own resilien ce, as they become self-sufficient. Our staff spend an average of 3 hours a week, face-to-face with each household, with the goal of keeping children with their familie s. You will grow personally and professionally as you assist families in crisis hopefully remain whole. Come check us out! We have a full time opportunity servicing cases in Kalamazoo and Calhoun counties.

Welcome to Samaritas Nation!

Samaritas is a Michigan-based human service organization that connects people with families and communities, empowers them to live their fullest life possible, and creates a ripple effect of transformation. The reference to the work of the Good Samaritan in our name is especially fitting as it is consistent with our mission, values and the services our faith-based company provides.

APPLY TODAY! #BeTheRock, creating ripples of positive transformation in the lives of those we are entrusted to serve!

This FULL TIME ROLE has varied shifts including but not limited to weekends, holidays, and on call with a starting annual salary of $43,888, based on applicable experience.

What's In It For You

Some of the benefits you may receive are:

Full Time/Part Time

• Competitive Medical, Dental, & Vision benefits, effective the first of the month following 30 days of employment
• Company paid Basic Life Insurance ($10,000 minimum for each full time and part time employee)
• Company paid Short Term Disability accrual (Full time employees)
• Retirement Plan (403b) - Company matches on first 1.5% of gross income at 133%
• Great Personal Time Off (PTO) accruals
• Earned Sick Time
• Awesome Employee Discounts
• UKG Wallet - Pre-Pay Options
• Plus, many more benefits
  
  

Contingent

• Retirement Plan (403b) – Contributions
• Awesome Employee Discounts
• UKG Wallet - Pre-Pay Options
  
  

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Provides intensive, short term or long-term in-home crisis intervention and family education, based on program specification, to at-risk families.

Duties And Responsibilities

• Provide in-home crisis oriented treatment, education and support to family units where one or more family members may be placed outside the home in foster, group, or institutional care or, be at-risk of being removed from the home
• Provide a range of interventions to children, adults, and families, using acceptable treatment methodologies consistent with the Family Preservation best practice model
• Actively participate as a member of team meetings; keep all members informed of case status and progress; provide oral and written reports as needed and make recommendations about case goals, alternative service plans, action steps and activities for treatment plans
• Assist clients to clearly define presenting problems, devise methods and goals for resolution, assess their progress toward treatment goals and plan termination
• Present cases to supervisor for review of treatment plans and progress on a regularly scheduled basis
• Provide appropriate referrals for clients requiring additional or alternative services
• Assume therapeutic responsibility for all cases on assigned caseload; conduct intake, assessment and scheduling of all assigned clients
• Collaborate with referral sources, agencies, institutions and individuals who have important roles in the family’s life situation. Provide advocacy and professional consultation work with the referring organization, schools, court, and other social service agencies as needed
• Complete client follow up at intervals as outlined
• Complete and maintain all reports, statistics and assignments as required. Enter all required data in required systems in a timely manner
• Participate in all required training and effectively implement learned skills
  
  

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Job Qualifications

Education, Training, and Licensure/Certification

• Minimum of Bachelor’s degree in any human service field or education preferred, OR Two years' experience working with children and/or families and an associate degree or the equivalent in human services or eeucation and be actively working towards a bachelor degree in human services or education (only when no viable degreed candidate is available).
• Valid driver’s license with good driving record; reliable ongoing personal transportation suitable for safely transporting clients; current automobile registration and proof of automobile insurance
  
  

Experience

• Field experience working with multi-problem children and families with ability to relate to and engage with them families preferred
• Experience in strength-based, family-centered, solution focused approaches beneficial
  
  

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