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The mission of the Health Federation of Philadelphia is to promote community health by advancing access to high-quality, integrated, comprehensive health and human services. We believe in and are firmly committed to equal employment opportunity for employees and applicants. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national or ethnic origin, ancestry, age, religion, disability, sex or gender, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, military or veteran status.  This commitment applies to all aspects of the Health Federation of Philadelphia’s employment practices, including recruiting, hiring, training, and promotion.

JOB SUMMARY

The Health Federation of Philadelphia (HFP) was awarded a five -year Regional Partnership Grant (RPG) from the Children’s Bureau in 2022 to lead a cross-sector collaboration in Philadelphia and Bucks counties. As part of this grant, the Health Federation of Philadelphia Young Child and Parent Project (YCPP) provides evidence-based interventions, cross-systems collaboration, and training in two counties of Pennsylvania with severe substance use and child welfare challenges. Clinical interventions for YCPP combine two evidence-based interventions: Mothering from the Inside Out and Child Parent Psychotherapy (MIO-CPP). These services are offered to families enrolled in residential substance use disorder (SUD) treatment services. The primary objective of this project is to improve child well-being, permanency and safety, and reduce the risk for involvement in the child welfare system for children pre-birth to five who are affected by parental SUDS.

This Child Parent Specialist is a full-time, grant funded position working with the Health Federation of Philadelphia Regional Partnership Grant. The Child Parent Specialist will be responsible for recruiting participants, providing all assessments, intervention, and referral services to eligible families.

JOB SPECIFICATIONS

                Responsibilities/Duties

• Responsible for recruiting eligible participants and providing the Mothering from the Inside Out (MIO) and Child Parent Psychotherapy (CPP) intervention
• Responsible for building relationships with and providing full psycho-social trauma informed assessment to participants 
• Develop goal-directed service plans; keep appropriate documentation including progress notes and maintenance of participants’ clinical charts 
• Carry an ongoing caseload 12 families 
• Provide MIO/CPP to families in SUD treatment programs for women and children and/or in their homes in Philadelphia, Bucks, and surrounding counties. 
• Provide follow-up to re-engage participants who fail to appear for appointments or drop out of treatment 
• Assist with coordination of all baseline and follow-up assessments necessary for compliance
• Prepare and provide supervisor with all required statistical and narrative reports in a timely manner 
• Comply with all data collection and report submission deadlines required by funder
• Collaborate and communicate effectively with all team members and partners to ensure family’s needs are being met 
• Collaborate with other institutions where families are referred for trauma related issues
• Participate in weekly individual and group reflective supervision with the Clinical Director.
• Attend case consultation meetings and staff meetings as scheduled by SUD treatment programs
• Participate in in-service training and other appropriate training and educational programs 
• Represent organization at meetings, coalitions, local and national conferences, etc. as needed to sustain the ongoing work of The Young Child Parent Project
• Other duties as assigned