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Title: Social Worker/Placement Specialist

Hiring Organization: Connexion Systems & Engineering

Compensation, Benefits, and Employment Type

• Duration: Temp-to-perm
• Pay rate: $25/hr
• Job Location: Malden MA
• Job#: bh

Social Worker/Placement Specialist

A Comprehensive Foster Care program provides a range of family-based overnight care programs for children and adolescents who, because of the severity of their own emotional/special needs or their family situations, are at least temporarily unable to be cared for by their own families, or in a traditional foster home. Programs are designed to provide structured, goal-directed care for children and adolescents in a clinically effective milieu. The Community Services division also administers a community-based service to integrate and maintain children within their communities when possible and is used to preserve, strengthen, and support families.

We are currently seeking a full time Licensed Social Worker or Licensed Mental Health Counselor to work as our Placement Specialist!

Some remote capacity is possible!

Responsibilities:

• Coordinate the provision of Comprehensive Foster Care Services and Community Services to at-risk children and adolescents
• Work cooperatively with other private human services agencies and community programs
  to provide for individuals in need of Community Services
• Appropriately assess the needs of clients and their families and maintain professional,
  supportive and helping relationships with them
• Provide visitation and transportation to all assigned families
• Provide mediation, crisis intervention, tracking, referral, and skill building services
  to consumers and families
• Develop service plans with individualized, specific, and measurable outcomes

Qualifications

• Minimum of a Master's Degree in a relevant field
• Current LSWA, LSW, LCSW, LICSW or LMHC license
• At least three years of experience in direct work with children and families
• Valid driver's license and personal vehicle as the position requires travel

Please use the apply button to submit your resume for consideration. A Connexion Representative will contact you immediately.

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