Home Support Services Specialist

At Yellowstone Boys and Girls Ranch: Home Support Services Specialists (HSS-Specialist) provide intensive skill building to youth and families with the goal of maintaining the youth in the home setting through a minimum of weekly home visits and ongoing communication. 

Why You Should Apply:

• Full Time Employment
• Starting wage $20.39- $22.29 / hour with regular wage increase opportunities
• Great Benefits
• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Life insurance
• Short-term/Long-term Disability
• Flex Spending Accounts
• 401K with company Match
• Paid Time Off
• Employee Assistance Programs
• Federal Student Loan Forgiveness Qualified

A Day in the Life of Home Support Specialist:

1. Support families through a minimum of weekly intensive skill building home visits while providing educational, emotional, and community supports, risk assessment, and confidentiality to maintain a healthy relationship conducive to youth progress on their individualized treatment plan.
2. Work in partnership with the therapist and other treatment team members
3. Complete, update and maintain all necessary documentation within the guidelines set by COA, Montana ARM's, Contracts, and YBGR Policy and Procedures.
4. Identify home visit tools that will assist youth and families in meeting their treatment goals, following the YBGR philosophy of care and curriculum for home visits.
5. Participate and engage in monthly supervision/coaching meetings with the supervisor.

Required Skills and Qualifications

1. 21 years or older
2. Education: Bachelor's degree in Human Services, Social Work, or a related field.
   1. May consider a minimum of 6 (six) years of professional experience in a similar role in place of a degree.
3. Previous Professional Experience: Minimum of 2 years of professional experience with a bachelor's degree or 6 years without a degree
4. Criminal / Child Abuse Clearance: Must pass criminal record and child abuse registry background check as required by the State of Montana.
5. The demonstrated ability to exercise and model good judgment, teamwork, and professionalism, especially in crises, and creative about finding solutions for them.
6. Willingness and ability to obtain certification in First Aid/CPR and Violence Intervention Prevention.
7. Good computer/technology skills and ability to quickly learn and use YBGR selected software solutions.