BMR Behavioral Assistant

Description

Tides Family Services is a nonprofit organization that is committed to providing comprehensive support and resources to children, adolescents, and families facing various challenges. The overall mission of Tides is to provide services and supports that allow youth to live in a community-based setting. An \"Agency Without Walls\" our services are delivered in homes, communities, schools...wherever our youth are.

Position Overview: Tides Family Services (TFS) is seeking a dedicated and compassionate Behavioral Assistant for our Believe in Making Results (BMR) program. BMR is a preventative, youth diversion program aimed at improving family functioning, meeting basic needs, developing coping skills, and preventing out-of-home placements for youth ages 10-14 and their families. The Behavioral Assistant will play a vital role in providing home and community-based services to families, focusing on youth who are at risk of involvement in the child welfare or juvenile justice systems.

Essential Functions:

• Carry a caseload of approximately 15 youth and provide 1-3 service hours per week per family through home and community-based delivery models.
• Conduct comprehensive, strengths-based biopsychosocial assessments, including screening for trauma, trauma symptoms, and social determinants of health.
• Develop and implement individualized recovery plans in collaboration with families, focusing on skill development and protective factors.
• Deliver services such as case management, basic needs support, recovery planning, informal counseling, therapeutic recreation, skills-based groups, and social skills development.
• Facilitate family and youth therapeutic recreation activities to enhance protective factors.
• Utilize frameworks such as Positive Youth Development (PYD), Family Systems Theory, Motivational Interviewing, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) in service delivery.
• Conduct groups and other programming at TFS offices and community locations, including housing developments, local parks, and beaches.
• Assist with or arrange transportation for youth and families to access services and participate in activities.
• Maintain accurate and timely documentation in the TFS Electronic Health Record system.
• Participate in regular supervision and training sessions to enhance professional development and service quality.
• Be available for on-call support as part of a 24/7/365 on-call system, providing immediate face-to-face support when needed.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Social Work, Psychology, or a related field. Required
• Valid driver's license and reliable transportation. Required
• Bilingual (English/Spanish)-Preferred

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Experience working with at-risk youth and families preferred.
• Strong understanding of family dynamics, youth development, and evidence-based therapeutic approaches.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Excellent communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills.

Salary Range:$46,000-$58,000

Compensation will be determined based on the candidate's experience, education, language capacity, skills, and other qualifications relevant to the role, in alignment with organizational parity guidelines and market conditions.

The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required to satisfactorily perform essential duties. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Tides Family Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer that values our diverse workforce and encourages all mission driven candidates to apply. We are a PBN Best Place to Work recipient, a Safe Zone Certified Employer, and a Veteran Friendly Employer. Join our team!