*THIS POSITION WILL START AT 30-35 HOURS A WEEK WITH POTENTIAL TO GROW TO FULL-TIME DEPENDENT OF CASELOAD - POSITION IS LOCATED OUT OF SCOTTSBLUFF OFFICE

The In-Home Family Services Consultant provides direct-care and in-home intervention to youth and their families using the Boys Town In-Home Family Service Program, a skill-based, strengths-focused solution designed to help people acquire skills and behaviorial techniques, access community-based resources, and implement positive solutions to problems.

Job Title: Ecological In-Home Family Consultant

Department: Psychology/Behavioral Health

Education Level and Certification:  Bachelor’s degree in related field preferred or work experience in related field.  Must have and maintain a valid driver’s license and be insurable.  Obtain and maintain basic first aid and pediatric/adult CPR certification.

Reports To: Director of Psychology/Behavioral Health

Performance Responsibilities and Job Tasks

The Ecological In-Home Family Treatment (EIHFT) Model is an intensive in home intervention  for juvenile offenders and their families that focuses on stabilizing youth within the family. The  Family Consultant helps to recognize strengths and challenges and supports youth and family  identifying and meeting goals to prevent future involvement with juvenile or adult justice systems  and improving family involvement in service planning, improving family functioning; ensuring  children are safe, and providing services to the family to increase access to quality community  based services to support youth and families. 

1. Uphold overall EIFHT service expectations including the following: 
1. Using systematic procedures for engagement, assessment, and intervention with families 
2. Partnering with families in all aspects of the intervention 
3. Assisting families to become self-sufficient through their use of resources, skills, and  supports 
4. Offering a replicable program that uses individualized interventions 
2. Adhere to EIHFT Service Provisions: 
1. Communication with families upon receipt of referral and arrange for face-to-face  contact within 48 hours (immediately, if an emergency) from time of referral to EIHFT.  
2. Complete a safety assessment and safety plan during the initial visit. An initial service  plan is completed within the first 30 days of service. Assessments will include: Safety  assessment; Strengths and Stressors which is an evidenced based tool that looks at family  strengths over six domains: Social Support, Environment, Parental Capabilities, Family  Interactions, Family Safety and Child Well-Being. Other assessments will not be ruled  out based upon the individual needs of the family and initial assessments will be updated  ongoing and as needed 
3. Provide comprehensive EIHFT to each family that is individualized and family-centered.  The treatment process shall begin with goal setting that addresses the changes that the  family would like to see over the treatment period (typically, approximately four  months). This process shall focus on specific areas of action to be addressed on a daily or  weekly basis.
4. Address barriers to treatment success as soon as they are identified. Conduct ongoing  assessment/s as needs are identified.
5. Provide 24-hour/day, 7-day/week on-call crisis coverage for the family. This may include  the Family Consultant going to the home, or other current location of the family, upon  receiving a crisis call. The Family Consultant must be within a maximum 90-minute  response time to the family in a crisis situation. If the assigned Family Consultant is  going to be unavailable, the family must be notified in advance and be provided with  alternatives to ensure they have 24 hour access to staff.
6. Collaborate with the family in developing an enduring social support network in their  natural environment. 
7. Family Consultants will provide a range of goal-directed services to each client/family.  Such services may include, but are not limited to, the following:
1. Improving parenting practices. 
2. Increasing association with pro-social peers and activities. 
3. Improving school/vocational performance.
4. Engage youth/family in positive recreational activities. 
5. Improve family/community relations. 
6. Empower family to develop skills necessary to resolve issues that may arise so that  they know the appropriate ways to ask for assistance and seek solutions when  needed. 
7. Teach appropriate parenting skills, such as: 
1. Alternatives to corporal punishment.
2. Appropriate supervision of children. 
3. Age appropriate expectations.  
4. Choices and consequences.
5. Displays of greater parent/child affection and trust. 
8. Aid the family in meeting concrete needs such as housing, medical care and legal  assistance and assisting in making available follow-up support resources as needed. 
9. Teach the family organizational skills needed to provide a positive environment (e.g.  teaching budgeting skills, etc.). 
10. Refer and link the family to follow-up services when necessary to ensure continued  success meeting the family's EIHFT treatment goals. 
11. Transport youth/family when necessary and help identify formal and informal  resources to meet ongoing transportation needs. 
12. Provide services in the client's home, or, at the client's request, at a location mutually  agreed upon by the Family Consultant and client. 
13. Family Consultants provide services to the youth/family for an average of four  months. If needed, a family responding positively to treatment may receive services  for a longer duration for more difficult problems, if approved in writing by the  Probation Officer, including the issuance of an approved voucher authorizing  additional services and payments. 
14. Provide ongoing documentation during and at the conclusion of services referencing  level of participation, engagement and progress.
3. A progress report shall be submitted monthly, at minimum, to the probation officer via the  Probation Voucher system or other system as determined by the Administrative Office of  Probation. At the completion of services, a discharge summary will be submitted to the  probation officer. 
4. Discuss discharge recommendations with the probation officer, in person or by phone. The  youth’s family will be involved in discharge planning whenever possible. The discharge  staffing shall occur no later than seven days prior to the anticipated closure of the case. A  written discharge report, using the Probation Voucher system or other system as determined by Probation, shall be submitted to the probation officer no later than seven days after the  case closure. The discharge report shall be approved, in writing, by the EIHFT supervisor. 
5. Provide the family with a survey allowing them to give feedback on their satisfaction with  EIHFT services and a summary on their view of progress made.  
6. Perform other duties as assigned by Program Director.  
7. Comply with the Standards for ESU #13 Employee Performance and Code of Ethics.

Working Conditions

1. Inside; some offices and homes are not air conditioned.
2. Outside for travel to home visits.

At-Will Position.    This position is an “at-will” position and may be terminated, with or without cause, at any time in the sole discretion of the ESU 13 Administrator or ESU 13 Administrator’s designee.

Essential Functions: The essential functions of the EIHFT Consultant position include: (1) regular, dependable in-person attendance on the job; (2) the ability to perform the identified tasks and to possess and utilize the identified knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the identified work activities; and, (3) the ability to perform the following identified physical requirements.

It is the policy of ESU 13 to not discriminate on the basis of sex, disability, race, color, religion, veteran status, national or ethnic origin, age, marital status, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical condition, or other protected status in its educational programs, admission policies, employment policies or other administered programs.  Persons requiring accommodations to apply and/or be considered for positions are asked to make their request to the ESU 13 Administrator.