Child Well-Being Specialist (PRN) (Personal Services)
Deployed Services serves as a dedicated strategic partner to government and other customers. We provide a range of professional services, including specialized facilities, customized logistics support, and direct care services.
We hire individuals who share our commitment to excellence and exceeding customer expectations. Deployed Services offers competitive salaries, comprehensive benefits, and training and development opportunities.
The Child Well-Being Specialist (PRN) supports the Child Well-Being program by providing direct interventions and recommendations for operational and environmental adjustments as it relates to child well-being.
Essential Functions:
- Monitor and observe the physical environment, individual interactions, and verbal and non-verbal conversations to assess child welfare concerns and ensure proper interactions between facility staff, family members, and children
- Serve as a resource by advising and supporting facility decision-making involving complex child well-being concerns
- Assist facility partners in documenting and transferring information for individual cases
- Provide crisis support, interventions in emergency situations, and assist with de- escalation of children and parents
- Deliver ongoing education and provide facility partners requested tools to respond to specific situations with children and provide other insights into culturally sensitive care
- Support children by providing resources that are child-friendly from a multicultural perspective while accounting for language diversity
- Submit documentation to leadership promptly, including daily recommendations based on environmental walkthrough checklists, end of shift logs, and case notes documented in the Electronic Medical Record (EMR)
- Other duties as assigned
Knowledge and Skills:
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office suite
- Ability to communicate with site and government staff
- Ability to operate in a dynamic environment within a developing new program
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills
- Good research and problem-solving skills, and attention to detail
- Bilingual in English and Spanish preferred
- Must be able to read, speak, and write English
- Deployed Services operates 24 hours/365 days and requires the flexibility to work additional hours, nights, weekends, and holidays
Education and Experience:
- Master's degree in behavioral health or related field
- Hold a full, current, and unrestricted license as a Licensed Social Worker (LCSW or LICSW), Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT), Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), Doctor level prepared psychologist (LP), or equivalent
- Two plus years post licensure work experience in child development, culturally aware and trauma-centered care, performing clinical evaluations in direct engagement with children and their families
- Experience working in a multidisciplinary team-based environment
- Prior experience in an immigration setting is preferred
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Must be able to stand, twist, turn, bend, climb, lift, kneel, or walk on gravel and uneven terrain for an extended time; move through narrow, confined, or elevated spaces as well as up and down stairs and/or service ramps. Occasional lifting up to 55 lbs may occur.
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Must be a U.S. citizen or U.S. permanent resident to comply with federal regulations
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Must have resided full-time within the Continental US for at least three (3) of the past five (5) years
- Must pass a motor vehicle record check, as well as an employer and government background check (e-QIP or eAPP), after accepting a conditional offer of employment
AAP/EEO Statement
Deployed Services, LLC is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type on the basis of actual or perceived race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth or breastfeeding), gender, gender identity, and gender expression, religious creed, disability (mental and physical) including HIV and AIDS, medical condition (cancer and genetic characteristics ), genetic information, age, marital status, civil union status, sexual orientation, military and veteran status, denial of family and medical care leave, arrest record and/or any other characteristic(s) protected by federal, state or local law.
This policy applies to all terms of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, training, compensation, benefits, employee activities, and general treatment during employment.
Other Duties
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time, with or without notice.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of their job.
Pay: $49.00 hourly
Pay may vary depending on factors including but not limited to achievements, skills, experience, or work location.
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