Intervention Specialist

• SAFY is seeking a full time Intervention Specialist for our Mobile division in Alabama. As an Intervention Specialist, you will be responsible for providing comprehensive clinical and case management services to children, adolescents, and families involved in foster care, behavioral health, and family preservation programs. This position combines therapeutic intervention to ensure youth and families receive individualized, trauma-informed care and access to needed community resources.

Who We Are At SAFY, our mission is Preserving Families & Securing Futures. For 40 years, our work has rested on a single, radical idea – children belong in families. We believe that every child and family deserve the opportunity to reach their full potential. We are a team of 500 employees across seven states providing services such as Family Preservation & Reunification, Behavioral Health, Therapeutic Foster Care, Adoption Services and Older Youth Services so the families and children we serve can build resilience and thrive.

What You’ll Do

Clinical:

• Provide individual, family, and group therapy services to children, adolescents, and families in office, home, school, foster home, and community settings.
• Conduct diagnostic assessments, psychosocial assessments, mental health assessments, risk assessments, and independent living assessments as required by agency policies, state regulations, and contractual requirements.
• Develop, implement, and monitor individualized treatment plans, service plans, crisis plans, safety plans, and behavioral management plans.
• Deliver trauma-informed, strengths-based, and culturally responsive therapeutic interventions.
• Provide crisis intervention, stabilization services, and follow-up support for youth and families experiencing behavioral, emotional, or safety concerns.
• Administer, score, and interpret approved assessment tools and outcome measures.
• Participate as an active member of the treatment team to support positive clinical outcomes and permanency goals.
• Manage an assigned caseload of youth and foster homes.
• Conduct home visits, family sessions, and community-based support services.
• Coordinate mental health, medical, educational, vocational, social service, and independent living resources for youth and families.
• Monitor service delivery and ensure identified needs are addressed through appropriate referrals and interventions.
• Collaborate with county agencies, child welfare workers, foster parents, schools, courts, healthcare providers, and community partners.
• Assist youth with life skills development, community integration, independent living preparation, housing resources, educational planning, and vocational opportunities.
• Participate in intake assessments, referral reviews, service authorizations, and discharge planning activities.
• Maintain continuity of services during staff transitions and critical case situations.

Documentation & Compliance:

• Complete all required clinical and case management documentation within established timeframes.
• Maintain accurate progress notes, case notes, assessments, treatment plans, service plans, discharge summaries, incident reports, and billing documentation.
• Submit required agency, contractual, regulatory, Medicaid, and quality improvement reports.
• Maintain contact and communication with referral agencies through written reports, telephone calls, treatment updates, and incident notifications.
• Ensure compliance with agency policies, licensing requirements, accreditation standards, state regulations, and contract expectations.
• Participate in quality improvement activities, file reviews, audits, and performance monitoring processes.
• Comply with monthly and quarterly requirements as defined annually by STARS standards.
• Meet utilization standards for Mental Health services as defined in the Policy.
• Inform clients and families of company policies, procedures, rights and responsibilities and incident reports.

What You Bring We are looking for people from diverse backgrounds and experiences who are inspired by our noble mission to make a difference in the lives of the children and families in our care. You’ll be right at home if you are willing to learn from successes as well as setbacks, persevere in challenges and adversity, cultivate collaborative relationships, understand and leverage diversity, advocate for equity, aspire to work inclusively, and partner to drive your work and that of your team to the next level.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in the field of social work, counseling, psychology, or other license-eligible related field of human services.
• Master's level licensure, provisional licensure, or eligibility for clinical licensure preferred or required in accordance with state regulations.
• Minimum of two years of experience providing therapeutic services to children, adolescents, and families.
• Minimum of three years of experience in child welfare, foster care, case management, behavioral health, or related human services field preferred.
• Experience with trauma-informed care, family preservation services, foster care, and community-based interventions strongly preferred.

What We Offer

• Targeted hiring range: $45,000-$56,000
• Compensation is commensurate with transferrable experience, education, and licensure of candidate, along with internal equity and budgeted amount for the role.
• Flexible Schedule
• Comprehensive benefit plan options including Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, Life Insurance, Flexible Spending and Health Savings account options to meet your needs
• 401(k) Retirement plan with company match
• 10 paid holidays per year + 3 Floating Holidays, generous sick & vacation time and an additional day off for your birthday
• All regular full and part time staff are eligible for quarterly and/or annual bonuses
• Tuition Reimbursement up to $5,000 each year
• CEU Reimbursement up to $1,000 each year
• On demand access to earned wages through Zayzoon
• Gain leadership skills, develop your clinical expertise, or earn CEUs with access to over 1,000 courses on our learning platform or through our talented in-house training department
• Clinical Supervision Reimbursement up to $300 per month
• Employee Assistance Program with 6 free visits per year
• Free Financial Advisor Services
• Support Services for alternative Health Insurance and benefit credit reimbursement options
• Employee and Foster Parent Referral bonus program
• Leave donation program
• Adoption Assistance
• Mileage reimbursement
• Your choice of company paid cell phone or phone stipend

SAFY is proud to be an equal employment opportunity employer and is committed to maintaining a non-discriminatory work environment. SAFY does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, gender, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, arrest record, conviction record, or any other personal characteristic protected by applicable law. This policy covers all programs, services, policies, and procedures of SAFY, including recruiting, hiring, training, promotion, and administering all personnel actions, such as compensation, benefits, transfers, layoffs or terminations.