Social work Jobs in Norfolk, VA

Job Description

Job Description

Who we are :

Shineforth is a nonprofit organization that provides a comprehensive array of programs to support children, teens, and parents as they work to overcome challenges. We equip families with tools for success so they can achieve their goals. As a national leader in helping young people and families, we also proactively identify unmet social services needs and develop the necessary partnerships to address those needs.

What we do :

Shineforth Treatment Foster Care offers individualized treatment for children and teens who are being placed out of home and have special emotional, behavioral, or medical needs. Our youth and families are supported by a collaborative team of specially trained clinical staff and foster parents, who provide daily behavioral health interventions that align with each child’s individualized treatment plan.

What we are looking for :

A Wraparound Specialist to provide services to youth and families in the community. Work with youth and families to create teams, develop goals, plan and coordinate transitions, and monitor progress to ensure that a youth can maintain in the community with their family. Implement the 10 principles of High Fidelity Wraparound : family voice and choice, outcomes-based, strengths-based, culturally competent, natural supports, individualized, community-based, persistence, team-based, and collaboration.

What you will need :

Bachelor’s degree with at least 2 years of direct clinical experience providing children’s mental health services to children with a mental health diagnosis. Completion of “High Fidelity Wraparound” training preferred.

Why Work at Shineforth?

Shineforth has been an unwavering champion for children, teens, and families for more than 125 years. Our main campus is in Richmond, Va., and we offer nearly 20 programs at nine locations throughout Virginia.

Work-life balance is critical to the health and well-being of our employees, which is why we offer full-time employees generous paid leave, 12 paid holidays, and comprehensive health benefits options that include vision, and optional dental.

All Shineforth employees (this includes part-time and PRN) are eligible for our Employee Assistance Program, and a 401(k) with employer match.

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) is at the forefront of all we do at Shineforth, and we maintain a culture of acceptance in which crucial conversations are encouraged. Shineforth doesn’t exclude anyone on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, genetic information, disability, religion, or economic background.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Drug Free Employer