The PRS Intervention Specialist is responsible for providing intensive case management and crisis intervention services to unaccompanied children and their families. They advocate aggressively for clients to obtain all services entitled to them by community providers. The PRS Intervention Specialist develops comprehensive safety plans and treatment plans focused on concrete goals developed with the families served.
ESSENTIAL JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provide culturally and linguistically appropriate intensive clinical case management and crisis intervention services to unaccompanied children and families;
• Maintain a caseload in compliance with contract terms and agency expectations;
• Conduct home visits in accordance with contract requirements, when needed;
• Create safety plans and treatment plans according to the standards of the program;
• Provide psychoeducational information, referrals, outreach, advocacy, and support to children and families, when needed;
• Conduct regular visitation with families, as prescribed by the program, focused on family stabilization and preservation as well as additional therapeutic support;
• Refer and connect families to available resources on an on-going basis;
• Assess the safety and appropriateness of the placement on an ongoing basis using child welfare principles and social work best practices;