Family Services Coordinator

Position: Family Services Coordinator

The Family Services Coordinator is responsible for coordinating the service delivery of all formats provided to both the adolescent and family members through the treatment episode.

Essential Duties:

• Facilitate parent participation in the following formats: Initial family sessions, parent support group, multi-group, family sessions, phone/contact support and assistance. 
• Development of family focused treatment plans with residents. 
• Facilitate letter group and gain information on the family system from the resident’s perspective. 
• Facilitate post pass group. 
• Provide individual sessions with clients and families as indicated. 
• Facilitate chemical dependency education group for families. 
• Participate in weekly clinical formats, such as case conference, department head meetings, package meetings. 
• Provide crisis intervention with residents and/or their parents including scheduling and facilitating re-assessments. 
• Supervise part-time family coordinator, family case manager, and graduate school interns. 
• Coordinate parent telephone list, sign-in forms, and multi-family session schedule. 
• Coordinate the screening, editing and response to incoming and outgoing letters. 
• Plan, organize, and attend special family events including Thanksgiving celebration, Winter holidays, etc. 
• Contact families by phone or letter, as needed. 
• Facilitate phone calls home for residents, as needed. 
• Screen, edit, and respond to incoming and outgoing letters to/from clients/parents. 
• Work approximately one Saturday a month to provide support to the resident community and to the Substance Abuse Counselors.

• Master’s degree in Marriage and Family Therapy, Clinical Social Work, or a related graduate degree. QHP required (LMFT, LCSW, LMSW0. 

Preferred Qualifications:

• Interact with staff, clients, students and visitors in a courteous, professional, and respectful manger that is consistent with the agency’s mission and values. 
• Experience working with adolescents and families in a substance abuse treatment setting.