Community Based Family Interventionist

The Lincoln Center for Family and Youth 1100 Adams Ave | Audubon, PA 19403
(610) 277-3715 | jobs@TheLincolnCenter.com
JOB DESCRIPTION: Community Based Family Intervention Specialist
Title:   Community Based Family Intervention Specialist

FLSA:   Exempt

Reports To:    SVP, Community based Services

Organization Summary:

The Lincoln Center for Family and Youth (“TLC”) is a regional social impact company serving the 
Greater Philadelphia area for over 50 years. Founded in 1970 and incorporated in 1983, TLC is one 
of the region’s longest serving nonprofit organizations providing alternative education, coaching, 
and counseling services to public school students and their families. For more information, please 
visit https://TheLincolnCenter.com

Position Summary:    The Family Intervention specialist will provide mobile, in-home family 
therapy, in- home parenting skills education, and in-home home making/home organization and 
sanitation. Also included is supervised visitation services. The Family Intervention specialist is 
responsible for establishing a professional and supportive first contact for intake, will conduct 
initial screenings for services, and provide ongoing support.

Duties & Responsibilities

•  Case management: linkage to community resources
•  Collect basic information from clients to begin a case file.
•  Enter all documentation of direct and indirect services into Electronic Health Record within 5 
business days from the service.
•  Conduct initial intake and needs assessment interview with all clients.
•  Maintain accurate documentation of service objectives and outcomes as well as other services in 
accordance with guidelines.
•  Actively participate in staff meetings and trainings.
•  Prepare related reports
•  Adhere to strict boundaries and professional ethics in the care of others.
•  Home making: assist family with sanitation and/or home organization
•  Provide parenting skills education using an evidence-based curriculum
•  Conduct crisis intervention as needed
•  Provide outreach and facilitate inter-organizational cooperation with community agencies, 
schools, county services, healthcare professionals, and community groups
•  Attend all required training/education related to duties
•  Improve family functioning including development of coping skills to manage crises
•  Provide supervised visitation
•  Conduct family risk, need, goal reassessments

•  Attend various in-person and virtual phone-based meetings when requested by Children & Youth 
Agency
•  D&A: provide family therapy
•  Assess suitability for counseling services or referrals to other treatment centers
•  Stay up-to-date on changes within the field
•  Comply with all company policies and procedures as outlined in the employee handbook

Skills & Knowledge:  

 • Ability to be flexible and meet deadlines
• Multi-tasking capability
• Strong clinical and client relationship-building skills
• Ability to communicate clearly
• Strong working knowledge of Excel and Word
• Strong organizational skills
• Ability to handle confidential files
• Detail oriented
• Bilingual a plus

Education & Experience:

Minimum of Master’s degree in human service field (psychology, counseling, social work, etc.). 
Experience in a social service agency or child welfare with working knowledge of case management 
systems and planning techniques; knowledge of intake procedures.

Other Duties:    Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a 
comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee 
for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without 
notice.

Work Environment:    Travel to service sites such as home and community settings throughout Ulster 
County, NY

Work Hours:    This is a full-time, 40 hours per week, position. Evening and/or weekend work can be 
expected as well as the sudden need for crisis intervention.

Travel:    Travel to service sites such as home and community settings throughout Ulster County, 
NY. Use of a reliable car is necessary for travel to service sites.

EEO Statement:    TLC is committed to a policy of Equal Employment Opportunity and does not 
discriminate on any legally recognized basis, including, but not limited to, race, age, color, 
religion, sex, marital status, national origin, citizenship, ancestry, physical or mental 
disability, veteran status, or any other basis recognized by federal, state or local law.