Family Preservation Counselor

Cayuga Centers is hiring immediately for FAMILY PRESERVATION COUNSELOR

Location: Canandaigua, NY

Pay: $55,000 - $70,000 annually

Share our commitment to helping children, youth and families build strong/life changing relations and avoid hospitalization or placement. Bring your experience, compassion, and energy to the team and make a difference in the lives of children, youth and families!

About Cayuga Centers

Cayuga Centers is an accredited non-profit, human services agency dedicated to family support and preservation, trauma-informed care, and serving vulnerable populations with the most unique needs. Founded in 1852 in Auburn, NY, we have a long history of delivering high-quality and innovative services to individuals, children, youth and families. We have offices in 10 cities and serve over 10,000 individuals and families annually. Join us!

About the Program and Position:

The Family Preservation Program (FPP) serves families that have a child/children at risk of foster care placement, or who are in need of intensive therapeutic service. The Family Preservation Program partners with families in their homes for 4-6 weeks and provides therapy 3-5 times a week.

This program makes a difference by reducing the risk of removal and reducing reports received by child protective services. The Family Preservation Counselor's role in all of this is working with families and individuals within the family to identify parental and youth strengths. They also support the family's efforts to create a stronger family goal to advance a stable and nurturing family environment.

How you get to use your skills…

• Utilize research-based cognitive and behavioral strategies to facilitate behavior change.

• Provide home-based, solution-focused case management support and/or crisis interventions to individuals and families.

• Model and teach basic life skills to empower individuals and families to become self-sufficient.

• Assess safety, structure the environment and use clinical strategies designed to promote safety.

• Become a primary support in helping families to develop preventative and responsive skills to crisis.

• Demonstrate an inclusive and accepting practice in the office and the field to support a diverse and accepting culture.

• Carry a full caseload of 2-3 families assigned.

• Assists individuals and families by referring them to appropriate longer-term services and supports.

• Must be ready, willing and able to assist the families with any and all tasks needed to stabilize them with the intention of modeling and teaching basic life skills to empower individuals and families to become self-sufficient.

• Coordinates and facilitates parent group/Adolescent group.

Schedule:

• Regular hours vary, must be able to flex schedule to meet program needs

• Evening work is needed regularly; weekend work occasionally

• Master's degree in Human Services or related field required

• License and/or Limited Permit in Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy, Creative Arts Therapy, or Mental Health Counseling preferred

• Ability and willingness to work with families in an 'in-home' context

• Knowledge of family systems theory and home-based interventions

• Ability to engage families who may not want the service or who are mandated

Physical Requirements:

• Use of a personal vehicle to drive to and from appointments and activities as assigned.

• Word processing: Including responding to emails, and completing computerized documentation.

• Sitting for extended periods of time.

• Walking distances.

• Walking up and down stairs inside/outside.

• Lifting up to 50 pounds

• 120 hours of Vacation
• 10 Holidays, 3 Personal Days, Medical Appointment Time
• Supervision available for licensure
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Pet and Legal insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• FSA, Transit, and Parking savings accounts
• Supplemental life insurance, critical illness, enhanced short-term disability benefits
• 401(k) match up to 6 %
• Corporate Discounts Program
• Sick Leave Pool
• Identity Protection
• Hybrid remote working

Why Cayuga Centers?

• Certified Great Place to Work ®
• Workplace Wellness Award Finalist
• Council on Accreditation (COA) Accredited
• Implement best practices and evidence-based interventions
• Committed to employee professional development and advancement
• We embrace change, innovation and opportunities
• Our diverse workforce acts and leads with human sensitivity and respect
• Large and growing national footprint