Thrive Family Specialist
Core
In-home preventive specialist providing trauma-informed care to youth (ages 0-18) and families involved with the Department of Children Youth and Families (DCYF) to divert them from further system involvement.
Role type
Mid-level clinical family specialist
Builds
Family-based services integrating evidence-based interventions like Collaborative Problem Solving and Motivational Interviewing
Domain
Child welfare, juvenile justice, and mental health
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Crisis intervention, family engagement, trauma-informed care, documentation, flexible scheduling
Preferred skills
Master's degree in social services, clinical experience, experience with crisis intervention
Technologies
Electronic medical record systems
Responsibilities
Manage caseload of 8-12 families, conduct home-based family sessions 1-2 times weekly, provide on-call crisis support, attend weekly clinical meetings, maintain EMR documentation
Seniority
Mid-level, hands-on IC