Feb 7, 2010

Skills Trainer
Community Based/Intensive Specialized Services
Monday-Friday
Full-Time/Full Benefits
Driving Required

Position Summary:

Participate as a member of the Family Intensive Supportive Services Team to provide intensive specialized services for children, adolescents, and their families. Services are comprehensive, individualized, and are provided in the home, educational, other community settings, and occasionally in an office setting.  The person in this position must work well on a multi-disciplinary team that values family strengths.

Education/Experience Required:

• Bachelor’s degree in Social Service or related studies preferred. Minimum of four years experience working with youth and families in the school, community or other related area. 
• Experience working with the case management and family systems models required.
• Must be able to meet QMHA requirements under State of Oregon MHDD Division’s Administrative rules.
• Experience working with families requiring an intensive level of care desired.
• Bilingual/Bicultural capabilities in the Latino Culture preferred.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required:

• Must value working in a multicultural / diverse environment.
• Knowledge of the developmental needs of children birth to twenty-one years old.
• Knowledge of individual, family and group treatment strategies, including traditional and non-traditional treatment/service modalities.
• Ability to establish professional communication in English with clients and service providers both orally and in writing.
• Demonstrated ability to work with diverse populations in a variety of environments, including low-income.
• Ability to effectively handle working in an environment serving clients who are struggling with severe emotional and mental health related difficulties.
• Ability to maintain complete documentation for charting according to OAR and agency requirements.
• Ability to exercise tact, discretion, and judgment in working with a variety of people.
• Ability to maintain appropriate professional boundaries in working with others and in handling confidential information.
• Ability to work as a member of a coordinated team effort.
• Ability to work independently and seek out supervision as needed or required.
• Ability to regularly attend and be punctual for scheduled work commitments and meetings and be in a condition suitable for assuming responsibilities of position.
• Manual/physical dexterity allowing for performance of routine office functions such as filing, copying, faxing, phone use, computer use etc.

 

Other Requirements:

• This position involves driving a personal vehicle for work purposes on a frequent and regular basis, which requires a valid driver’s license for state of residency, personal auto liability coverage at $100,000/$100,000 levels, and a driving record permitting coverage under the corporate auto liability policy.  In addition, all employees must complete the organization’s driving approval process before driving for work purposes. MILEAGE REIMBURSED.
• Must pass criminal history check.
• Must have and maintain standard first-aid/CPR certification.
• Bloodborne pathogens training required first day of employment.

Salary/Benefits:

$10.00-$12.00 starting per hour/DOE

Application Procedure:

• Email a cover letter and resume to jobs@morrisonkids.org and put job code “ATTN: ST-746" in the subject line of your email. Using this job code will insure that your email will be directed to the correct hiring manager. No phone calls please.
• Alternative: Fax your cover letter/resume to Morrison Child and Family Services at 503.736.9759 “ATTN: ST-746"
• To be considered for this position you must follow this application procedure and you must meet all position qualifications/requirements.

Position Open Until Filled

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