CALM Intervention Specialist - (Crisis Access Link Model)

Job Description

Join the team of child welfare and behavior health practitioners launching an innovative new program being introduced in Philadelphia!

The Crisis Access Link Model – CALM service is a short-term service that provides a mobile, on-site, face-to-face therapeutic response to a youth and their resource family following an initial child welfare placement or following a move to a new child welfare placement.

The CALM Intervention Specialist will support children/youth, resource parents during the initial out of home placement and/or movement placements within the designated CALM region. The CALM Intervention Specialist will work with the Family Support Partner to improve outcomes for children/youth entering or moving within the child welfare system by supporting greater permanency, creating critical pathways of connection across systems, and providing supports to prevent crisis/disruption from emerging and creating stabilization.

Qualifications:

• Bachelors’ degree required from a regionally accredited college or university in Social Work or mental health discipline, such as clinical psychology, mental health counseling, or other related discipline.
• A Master’s degree preferred,
  
  

A degree which exposed the student to provision of services through an internship experience in setting with children/youth and on-site supervision preferred.

A minimum of two years providing case work or social services in a child welfare setting; or counseling in a behavior health setting providing services to children/youth being cared for in a foster/resource care setting.

Active Licensure in the state of Pennsylvania as a Licensed Professional Counselor, Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Licensed Social Worker, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (with experience treating children/adolescents) is preferred.

Schedule: Four (4) Ten Hour (10) days.

Two permanent schedules available: Sunday through Wednesday OR Wednesday through Saturday

Signing and Length of Service Incentives of $2,000 available.

Company Description

Bethanna is a non-profit Christian organization that provides the highest quality system of care for children and families to ensure safety, restore emotional wellness, and build family stability. Bethanna provides adoption, child welfare services and behavioral health services in Philadelphia, Bucks, Montgomery and surrounding counties. Bethanna's Behavioral Health and Crisis Services are highly regarded for the use of evidence-based practices and prioritizing the families voice and vision during service delivery.

Bethanna provides robust clinical supervision and training opportunities to support its staff to achieve their career aspirations.

Bethanna is an Equal Opportunity Employer as such does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religious creed, disability, ancestry, national origin, age or sex or any other protected status by federal, state or local laws, regulations and guidelines in regard to nondiscrimination.

Equal Opportunity / Smoke Free / Drug Free Workplace Employer.

Bethanna is a non-profit Christian organization that provides the highest quality system of care for children and families to ensure safety, restore emotional wellness, and build family stability. Bethanna provides adoption, child welfare services and behavioral health services in Philadelphia, Bucks, Montgomery and surrounding counties. Bethanna's Behavioral Health and Crisis Services are highly regarded for the use of evidence-based practices and prioritizing the families voice and vision during service delivery. Bethanna provides robust clinical supervision and training opportunities to support its staff to achieve their career aspirations. Bethanna is an Equal Opportunity Employer as such does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religious creed, disability, ancestry, national origin, age or sex or any other protected status by federal, state or local laws, regulations and guidelines in regard to nondiscrimination. Equal Opportunity / Smoke Free / Drug Free Workplace Employer.