Facilitator I

Fred Finch Youth & Family Services is a great place to work. Year after year, our employees make the difference in helping those with mental health issues. Our team is currently looking for a Facilitator whether you are just starting your career or a seasoned professional, you’ll be able to find the right position to help others.

Pay/Benefits at a Glance:

• Pay range for this position is between $25.30 and $32.29 per hour. The actual compensation will be determined based on experience and other factors permitted by law.

• 21 PTO Days per year
• 9 Nationally Observed Holidays
• 401k matching up to 6%
• Up to $10,000 in the Degree Assistance Program
• Affordable monthly health care premiums
• To learn more about our full benefits package, click here

Our Culture and Mission:

We envision Fred Finch as a healing-centered organization where our diverse staff at all levels feels at home. We are committed to creating an environment where employees can thrive, grow, and explore opportunities. Together, we actively work on diversity within our organization and the communities we serve.

Fred Finch Youth & Family Services partners with individuals and communities to provide culturally responsive services that cultivate mental and physical resilience and wellness.

The Child and Family Team Meeting Facilitation program is a partnership between Fred Finch, San Diego County Child Welfare Services, Behavioral Health Services, and Probation. Child and Family Team promotes the overall well-being of youth up to 21 years old through enhanced communication and collaboration with the people most important in their lives, including family and caregivers.

When a specific need surfaces, Child and Family Team staff take the lead in organizing, scheduling, and facilitating a meeting. The Facilitator starts by working with the youth and family or caregivers to discuss who specifically needs to participate in the treatment plan, which may include Protective Social Workers, Protective Social Worker Supervisors, Probation Officers, teachers, psychiatrists and therapists. The facilitator also convenes natural support important to the family and youth such as neighbors, relatives, family friends, religious leaders and sports coaches.

What You Will Do:

The Facilitator is responsible for Child and Family Team Meeting Facilitation to include all aspects of meeting scheduling (location, venue, and time) with assigned families in accordance with published Child and Family Team standards and principles. Under the direction of the Lead CFT Facilitator, the Facilitator develops an individualized plan to meet the goals of the youth and family. The plan should be designed to capitalize on the strengths of assigned families while ensuring coordination of both professionally based and community-based supports. The Facilitator is responsible for insuring that there is only one CFT Team process per family to improve family engagement, and to improve transition to a permanent, loving home at the earliest possible time.

Qualifications:

Required

• B.A. Degree.
• One (1) year of experience as a facilitator working with diverse groups, including youth, parents, substitute care providers, child welfare or probation department staff, mental health providers and community-based organizations.
• Demonstrated cultural responsiveness in working with diverse participants, families and communities.
• Demonstrated understanding and/or willingness to learn about, the developmental milestones of children, youth, or young adults to provide to provide care, treatment and services.
• Demonstrated ability to utilize de-escalation techniques that align with the trauma informed care model as part of intervention strategy for working with participants in crisis who are responding to triggers/stressors and/or demonstrating early indicators of distress.
• Basic computer and keyboarding competence with the ability to use Microsoft Office Suite and/or competency with electronic clinical documentation systems.
• Clean driving record; current CA Driver’s License or ability to obtain one within 10 days after hired.

Preferred

• B.A. Degree. in related fields (social work, counseling, psychology, criminal justice).
• Experience advocating, preferably as a family member, for someone who has received mental health or other services, and/or experience as a parent who has received services for a special needs child and/or experience as a consumer of services.
• Uses a strength-based, culturally competent approach to job activities, participant and community service.
• Bilingual skills in a threshold language as defined by contract (bilingual skills may be required by contract).

Join our team as: Facilitator

Fred Finch Youth & Family Services (FF) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. FF does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.