Join our team today and immerse yourself in a rewarding career for years to come!

As a Family Preservationist, you will work in a home and community based setting in Vineland, Cumberland County, NJ. The youth program provides home based crisis intervention and psych-educational skill building strategies to families with child(ren) at risk or to assist with the reunification process.

Schedule: Monday-Sunday with a flexible schedule between the hours of 8:30am-9:00pm; 30 minute unpaid lunch

Responsibilities:

• Must be directly accessible by phone to assigned families 24 hours a day, 7 days a week

• Assess risk and structure interventions with families to assure safety; Interventions used will consider the need for worker’s safety as well

• Utilize a positive, supportive, non-judgmental approach with families in order to enlist them as partners in the therapeutic process

• Provide concrete services

• Provide information, teach life skills, so that family members can more effectively manage their current situations and future crisis

• Facilitate change using behavioral interventions

• Facilitate change by using cognitive strategies; Maintain a mutually supportive atmosphere among team members throughout the agency

• Complete all necessary program and agency paperwork in a thorough, timely professional manner; Conduct 3, 6 and 12 month follow-ups of families (post completion of FPS services) to determine outcome of FPS intervention

Benefits:

• Competitive salary

• Medical and dental insurance

• Vision plan

• Retirement plan

• Flexible spending plans

• EXCELLENT time benefits

• Opportunity for personal and career growth

• Team oriented environment – we practice the FISH! Philosophy

Qualifications:

• A Master’s degree (MA, MS, MSW) in the social service fields or education

• Experience working with families and children, knowledge of crisis intervention, cognitive behavioral skills, communication skills, and family dynamics education is helpful OR

• Bachelor’s degree with a minimum of two (2) years post-degree experience working with families and children or teaching may substitute for a Master’s degree

• Experience working with families and children, knowledge of crisis intervention, cognitive behavioral skills, communication skills, and family dynamics education is helpful

• Must possess the capabilities to absorb and utilize skills presented within the FPS New Worker’s Training

• Bilingual strongly preferred

All positions require a valid driver’s license, pre-employment drug screening and criminal background check. Oaks Integrated Care considers applicants for all positions without regard to: race; color; religion; sex; national origin; age; sexual orientation; marital or veteran status; the presence of a medical condition, genetic information or handicap, unrelated to performing the tasks of the job; or any other legally protected status.