Reach Program Jobs (NOW HIRING)

Starting Salary: $67,000

Working Hours: 7:40AM-4:10PM

Summary
At Pace we transform girls’ lives through academic and counseling programs based on a gender-responsive, strength-based and trauma informed framework. Team members create a safe place for girls to learn, process, heal and begin again.

The Reach Program Coordinator oversees community-based prevention, diversion, and early intervention programming to girls ages 11-17. This position is responsible for supporting the administrative execution of the day-to-day functioning of the program and ensuring that girls are provided with quality therapeutic supports.

Qualifications and Education Requirements

• Master’s Degree from four-year College or University. Major in Social Work, Psychology, Mental Health, and Counseling
• Licensed in the State of Florida as a Mental Health Counselor, Marriage and Family Therapist or Clinical Social Worker or a Registered Intern with the State of Florida and under the supervision of a State Qualified Supervisor.
• Minimum three to five years’ experience providing counseling and therapeutic clinical services to youth
• Experience with case management and community behavioral health practices
• Understand culturally relevant needs of diverse populations
• Child development knowledge
• Current driver’s license
• Experience using personal computers and basic office equipment

Preferred

• Licensed as a Mental Health Counselor, Marriage and Family Therapist or Clinical Social Worker

• Experience in managing and supervising teams
• Meets the requirements as a Qualified Supervisor to provide clinical licensure supervision
• Minimum one to three years’ experience in a leadership role
• Knowledge of laws relating to children and families
• Competencies in Trauma-Responsive practices
• Experience supervising team members who are located at satellite offices

Roles and Responsibilities

Ensure Quality Programming

• Ensure quality programming that increases girls’ resiliency and protective factors at the individual, family, and community levels
• Ensure that all programing infuses the integration of Gender-Responsive, Strength-Based and Trauma-Informed programming, and Pace Values and Guiding Principles
• Ensure fidelity to the evidenced-based program model
• Contributes to the recruitment and retention of girls, as well as assisting with maintaining census of the program
• Support the identification of the psycho-social needs of girls through holistic assessment and education to therapists regarding appropriate services, possible referrals, and decision-making regarding program enrollment
• Provide oversight to therapists in the provision of therapy and wrap-around care (case) management services to girls aimed at building resiliency and decreasing risk-related behaviors through a holistic clinical framework
• Provides direct care services, including weekly therapy and care (case) management, psycho-educational groups, and family support/counseling
• Support the use of the Transtheoretical Model of Change and Relational-Cultural Theory, considering any history of trauma and leveraging girls’ strengths
• Ensure the provision of psycho-educational groups that are girl-centered, focusing on social-emotional and life skill development, including summer programming
• Provide oversight to therapists regarding family support/counseling with caregivers to encourage girl progression in the change process and to work with natural supports
•  Provide crisis intervention as warranted, including family support, clinical consultation, and the
  coordination of risk assessments, to ensure safety of the girls in the center and community
• Review and approve documentation, including needs assessments, screening tools, progress notes, care plans, and transition plans
• Assist with wrap-around care (case) management services as needed, including transportation services, field trips and other extracurricular activities; collaborate with outside entities and community providers involved in girls’ care, make referrals as appropriate, and advocate for needed resources
• Ensure that team members utilize strength-based behavior modification, including de-escalation of girls and caregivers when needed

Leadership

• Assist with the hiring, on-boarding, and supervising therapists under the culture standards of caring, purpose, learning, and results
• Direct and supervise the Reach team using a Gender-Responsive, Trauma-Informed, and Strength-Based framework
• Guide and facilitate meetings regarding girls’ care, providing education and clinical support to the team
• Coordinate internal and external professional development efforts, including monitoring the Reach team training requirements and ensuring certifications are current
• Ensure compliance regarding documentation of efforts, the collection of data and programmatic outcomes, and prepare reports as needed to ensure contractual and grant obligation
• Assist with monitoring compliance with regulatory and contractual standards
• Oversee quality substance abuse prevention services by monitoring the standards of the Florida Administrative Codes Chapter 65D-30
• Ensure grant and funder contracts are utilized to their fullest capacity as dictated in contacts and memorandums of understanding
• Ensure that all disclosures of abuse and neglect are reported timely and accurately
• Follow the State and Stakeholder (funders) in determining what and when to report incidents
• Follow through and implement strategies and action plans decided upon in management meetings
• Create partnerships and collaborate with community resources to identify quality services that will enhance the program and cohesively meet the needs of girls
• Attend community meetings when appropriate to enhance the understanding of agency initiatives, to elicit support, to advocate for girls, and to support recruitment and retention efforts
• Assist in training and oversight of assigned interns and volunteers, if warranted
• Other duties as assigned

Additional Qualifications and Requirements
Other
• Must adhere to the Pace Center for Girls Values and Guiding Principles and upholds the ethical standards of the profession and Agency
• Follows mission, values and principles, policies and procedures of the Pace Center for Girls
• Availability to work evenings and weekends as required to fulfill workload requirements
• Must be able to travel by automobile, plane, train, etc.; occasional overnight travel may be required

Work Environment
The work environment characteristics can be stressful, is fast-paced and requires alertness and flexibility. The noise level is usually quiet; however, noise can accelerate to moderate and high levels.