Posted: Jan 10, 2025

On The Way Home Consultant

Boys Town - Des Moines, Iowa

Application Deadline: N/A

Provides post-program consultation on dropout prevention, parental support and involvement, and home and school academic interventions.

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES & DUTIES:

Provides safe and effective services

Adheres to policies related to safety and boundaries with service recipients.
Attends safety and abuse risk management training as assigned.
Adheres to procedures related to managing high-risk activities and supervising service recipients.
Reports suspicious or inappropriate behaviors and policy violations.
Follows mandated abuse reporting requirements.

Provides services to youth and families and coordinates intervention and service processes; completes administrative functions

Provides direct help, follow-up support, and intervention to youth and families who are departing out of home care and returning home and to community-based school including dropout prevention, parental support, and academic interventions.
Provides parent training in the management of youth behaviors and in developing and utilizing functional skills to deal with academic problems, child management, and personal and family adjustments.
Assesses needs and responds to problems, prepares proper documentation and service plans; establishes systems to promote pro-social youth behavior.
Provides support to family members, monitors progress toward reaching predetermined goals, and reviews service plans; builds on family competencies and maintains appropriate level of direct contact with families per program requirements.
Develops and maintains effective working relationships as a liaison between families and schools with necessary support services for the parents, school administrators, schoolteachers and mentors, and other social agency workers.
Develops and maintains an effective working relationship with the youth's school mentors, teachers, and administrators to promote academic success.
Meets with families and youth at various locations; utilizes own vehicle to travel to work destinations and to transport youth as authorized.
Assists youth and family members in building on their spiritual and religious beliefs or practices as a source of strength to reach goals.
Promotes a culture of professionalism through role modeling and respect.
Develops and maintains effective data collection system to provide appropriate data; completes all necessary documentation, strictly observing model implementation, organization, and documentation.
Prepares and submits reports and recommendations concerning case load status, critical incident involvement of family members and staff, budget requests, changes in program plans, and any unusual incidents that occur in the operation of the program.
Ensures compliance with contractual, regulatory, program, and accrediting standards.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

Knowledge of regulatory requirements pertaining to youth care and of contractual and program requirements.
High level of professionalism and interpersonal skills. Excellent critical thinking, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
Computer skills in Microsoft Office.
Ability to communicate at all levels in the organization and with external business contacts in an articulate, professional manner while maintaining necessary degree of confidentiality.
Ability to build and sustain successful, professional relationships.
Ability to work independently in a collaborative environment, meet deadlines, and multi-task while maintaining quality standards.
Ability to quickly make decisions in sensitive and sometimes critical areas and present decisions to appropriate individuals.
Ability to adapt responses to situations while maintaining procedural and regulatory integrity.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

Bachelor's degree in Human Services or related field, or High School diploma with three years of experience in the Boys Town Model required.
Minimum 1 year of experience including working with children and families required.
Possess a valid driver's license with a good driving record and pass an annual Motor Vehicle Registration (MVR) check required.
Ability to provide own transportation to complete travel requirements of the job required.
Meet auto insurance requirements established by Boys Town policy and/or State and Local laws and pass annual Motor Vehicle Registration (MVR) check required.
Available rotationally to provide crisis response and must be available to work non-traditional business hours including early mornings, nights, weekends, and holidays required.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

Experience working with children and families in community-based programs or Boys Town programs preferred.

On The Way Home Consultant

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES & DUTIES:

Provides safe and effective services

Adheres to policies related to safety and boundaries with service recipients.

Attends safety and abuse risk management training as assigned.

Adheres to procedures related to managing high-risk activities and supervising service recipients.

Reports suspicious or inappropriate behaviors and policy violations.

Follows mandated abuse reporting requirements.

Provides services to youth and families and coordinates intervention and service processes; completes administrative functions

Provides direct help, follow-up support, and intervention to youth and families who are departing out of home care and returning home and to community-based school including dropout prevention, parental support, and academic interventions.

Provides parent training in the management of youth behaviors and in developing and utilizing functional skills to deal with academic problems, child management, and personal and family adjustments.

Assesses needs and responds to problems, prepares proper documentation and service plans; establishes systems to promote pro-social youth behavior.

Provides support to family members, monitors progress toward reaching predetermined goals, and reviews service plans; builds on family competencies and maintains appropriate level of direct contact with families per program requirements.

Develops and maintains effective working relationships as a liaison between families and schools with necessary support services for the parents, school administrators, schoolteachers and mentors, and other social agency workers.

Develops and maintains an effective working relationship with the youth's school mentors, teachers, and administrators to promote academic success.

Meets with families and youth at various locations; utilizes own vehicle to travel to work destinations and to transport youth as authorized.

Assists youth and family members in building on their spiritual and religious beliefs or practices as a source of strength to reach goals.

Promotes a culture of professionalism through role modeling and respect.

Develops and maintains effective data collection system to provide appropriate data; completes all necessary documentation, strictly observing model implementation, organization, and documentation.

Prepares and submits reports and recommendations concerning case load status, critical incident involvement of family members and staff, budget requests, changes in program plans, and any unusual incidents that occur in the operation of the program.

Ensures compliance with contractual, regulatory, program, and accrediting standards.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

Knowledge of regulatory requirements pertaining to youth care and of contractual and program requirements.

High level of professionalism and interpersonal skills. Excellent critical thinking, analytical, and problem-solving skills.

Computer skills in Microsoft Office.

Ability to communicate at all levels in the organization and with external business contacts in an articulate, professional manner while maintaining necessary degree of confidentiality.

Ability to build and sustain successful, professional relationships.

Ability to work independently in a collaborative environment, meet deadlines, and multi-task while maintaining quality standards.

Ability to quickly make decisions in sensitive and sometimes critical areas and present decisions to appropriate individuals.

Ability to adapt responses to situations while maintaining procedural and regulatory integrity.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

Bachelor's degree in Human Services or related field, or High School diploma with three years of experience in the Boys Town Model required.

Minimum 1 year of experience including working with children and families required.

Possess a valid driver's license with a good driving record and pass an annual Motor Vehicle Registration (MVR) check required.

Ability to provide own transportation to complete travel requirements of the job required.

Meet auto insurance requirements established by Boys Town policy and/or State and Local laws and pass annual Motor Vehicle Registration (MVR) check required.

Available rotationally to provide crisis response and must be available to work non-traditional business hours including early mornings, nights, weekends, and holidays required.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

Experience working with children and families in community-based programs or Boys Town programs preferred.