JOB TYPE: Full-Time

SALARY: $17.00 an hour

SIGN-ON BONUS OF $750.

This position provides intensive treatment to severely delinquent youth and their families.  This position also monitors and supports youth, and assists in the follow-through and success of each youth’s treatment.  Services include individual, group, and family counseling, structured activities, curfew checks, crisis intervention, school support, assessment, and referral.

Key Responsibilities:

• Interview and evaluate clients and families to complete the intake process.
• Analyze client situations, capabilities, and problems to determine services required to meet the treatment needs of the client.
• Formulate, implement, evaluate and review individual client treatment plans.
• Formulate and facilitate treatment/educational group sessions for clients on a weekly basis.
• Exercise judgment to intervene as an advocate for clients in emergency and crisis situations.
• Monitor client behavior by conducting in-person visits each work day.
• Attend client/family court proceedings.
• Report client behavior to courts and Kenosha County Department of Human Services and make appropriate recommendations.
• Formulate units, monthly reports, and discharge summaries per program standards.
• Organize and facilitate structured group, individual and/or family activities on a weekly basis.
• Ability to operate a motor vehicle safely and obey all traffic laws.  Must have reliable transportation on a daily basis, a valid driver’s license and automobile insurance.
• Safely transport clients as needed.
• Other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work, Psychology, Criminal Justice, or other related fields.
• The position must keep current on information pertaining to client/family needs through seminars, trainings, media, text, and research.
• CPR certified.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES: 

• Ability to read, speak and write clearly in English.
• Ability to exercise good judgment and discretion in establishing work schedule.
• Must be able to work cooperatively and collaboratively with the Department of Human Services.
• Must establish and maintain productive and professional relationships with clients, colleagues, the school district, and other community agencies.
• Must maintain client confidentiality.
• Ability to prioritize and make appropriate decisions.
• Ability to work independently and effectively manage time.
• Must possess strong oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to provide culturally, ethnically, and gender-sensitive services.
• Ability to follow directions and implement recommendations.
• Possess creativity in identifying problems and solutions.
• Ability to self-motivate and remain on task.
• Knowledge and compliance with policies and procedures as detailed in the personnel policy and procedure manual.

PSG/CIP IS COMMITTED TO RECRUITING A DIVERSE STAFF AND TO CREATING A CULTURE THAT SUPPORTS CONTINUOUS GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT FOR OUR EMPLOYEES, MANAGEMENT, AND CLIENTS.