Family Centered Treatment Specialist

Overview

Some careers are just jobs. This one is different. At Pinnacle Family Services, the work you do every day has a real and lasting impact on children and families who need it most.

For over 30 years, we've provided evidence-based therapeutic foster care and behavioral health services to at-risk youth across North Carolina and South Carolina — specializing in serving children who have experienced trauma, loss, abuse, or neglect. Our approach is trauma-informed and relationship-focused, because we know that healing happens through connection.

When you join Pinnacle, you're not just joining an organization — you're joining a community of professionals who show up every day because they genuinely believe in this work.

Pinnacle Family Services is part of Health Connect America, a COA-accredited family of behavioral health brands serving children, families, and adults across nine states. That means you'll have the close-knit culture and mission focus of a team that's been doing this work for decades, backed by the resources, clinical infrastructure, and organizational support to help you do it well. Every program across our network shares the same commitment — compassionate, client-centered care that meets people where they are and walks alongside them toward something better.

Come make a difference and grow with us.

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Responsibilities

The Family Centered Treatment Specialist provides quality psychotherapeutic services to children, adolescents, and families utilizing the Family Centered Treatment model.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Provide Family Centered Treatment (FCT) Services as per the service definition and model fidelity requirements.
• FCT Certification is required and must be completed within one year of employment in order to continue to provide FCT services and maintain employment with Health Connect America (HCA). 
• Complete FCT Checkoffs and other internal trainings within designated deadlines. Trainings are assigned and monitored through an e-learning system.
• Deliver FCT services to children, adolescents and their families, primarily in their living environments, with a family focus.
• Provide 24/7 on-call coverage to a caseload of families and children. Service is regularly provided in the home and community, and will require service provision at the convenience of the child and family requiring a flexible work schedule.
• Complete all required Clinical Records and FCT documents with the child and family and ensure the documents are entered/uploaded timely in the Electronic Health Record, according to company standards.
• Develop Service Plan in coordination with Treatment Team Process and maintain the plan per designated authorization processes in the clinician’s area of service. Work collaboratively on behalf of the child and family with the identified Treatment Team members to ensure effective communication and coordinated service provision.
• Conduct ongoing revisions of Service Plan and is responsible for implementation of Service Plan.
• Provide psychoeducation as indicated in the Service Plan.
• Conduct interventions with the family aligned with the FCT model to include facilitating the movement of the child and family through the four phases of treatment and completing all fidelity documents.
• Assist the families and children to establish weekly goals and help them to identify the steps that need to be taken to reach the established goals.
• Make referrals to services and resources on behalf of the families and children.
• Develop and coordinate discharge plan based on treatment, indicating all relevant aftercare needs and plans. Access community resources that would be beneficial to client aftercare needs.
• Coordinate and oversee the initial and ongoing assessment activities.
• Convene the Treatment Team for Service Plan.
• Consult with identified medical (e.g., primary care and psychiatric) and non-medical (e.g., Dept. of Child Services, school, Dept. of Juvenile Justice) providers; engage community and natural supports, and include their input in the person-centered planning process.
• Ensure linkage to the most clinically appropriate and effective services including arranging for psychological and psychiatric evaluations.
• Provide and coordinate behavioral health services and other interventions for the youth or other family members with other behavioral health professionals and Treatment Team members.
• Monitor and document the status of the consumer’s progress.
• Participate in Quality Assurance/Quality Improvement activities to include audits, corrections and designated improvement plans and projects.

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Qualifications

Requirements differ by state due to varying regulations and standards. Current Family Centered Treatment Certification is preferred in all areas.

FL:

• Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in human services or related field.
• Two years’ experience working with youth or families.

GA:

• Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in human services or related field.
• Two years’ experience working with youth or families.

MS:

• Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in human services or related field.
• Must be provisionally credentialed as a Provisionally Certified Community Support Specialist (PCCSS) in Mississippi with eligibility to be fully credentialed as a Certified Community Support Specialist (CCSS) in Mississippi. 

NC:

• Must meet NC Qualified Professional (QP) requirements per 10A NCAC 27G .0104. One of the following:

• Master's in human services field + 1 year experience
• Bachelor's in human services field + 2 years experience
• Bachelor's in non-human services field + 4 years experience 
• Current NC license (including provisional) or board-issued certification in a human services profession

• Experience must be full-time and supervised, serving children and adolescents with a primary mental health diagnosis, and may be accumulated before or after degree completion.

OH:

• Licensed Social Worker (LSW) or eligibility for provisional licensure preferred.

TN:

• Minimum of a Bachelor's Degree in human services or related field.
• Two years’ experience working with youth or families.

VA:

• Bachelor's Degree from an accredited institution required.
• Current Qualified Mental Health Professional (QMHP) or ability to register as a QMHP with the Virginia Board of Counseling.

Be Well with HCA: 

• We recognize the importance of self-care and work/life balance. 

• We offer flexibility in scheduling and provide all employees access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP), which includes 8 mental health counseling sessions annually. 

• Full-time HCA employees enjoy paid time off, paid holidays, and a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, and other voluntary insurance products. 

• Additional benefits include: 

• Access to a Health Navigator 

• Health Savings Account with company contribution 
• Dependent Daycare Flexible Spending Account 
• 401(k) Retirement Plan 

• Benefits Hub 

• Tickets at Work 

Join a team where your contributions truly make a difference in the lives of others. Apply now to be part of our dynamic and supportive community at Health Connect America! 

Employment at Health Connect America and it's companies is contingent upon meeting the requirements of a comprehensive background investigation prior to joining our team. 

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