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Peckham Inc. - Youth Treatment Specialist

SUMMARY

The Youth Treatment Specialist provides direct care case management and therapeutic support to court-involved adolescent girls in Peckhams Footprints residential program. This role is responsible for developing and implementing individualized treatment plans facilitating evidence-based cognitive behavioral groups and supporting youth in building pro-social skills emotional regulation and positive life outcomes. The Treatment Specialist collaborates closely with courts schools families and interdisciplinary partners to ensure coordinated trauma-informed and culturally responsive care. This position maintains accurate case documentation monitors progress toward treatment goals and responds effectively to crises or behavioral challenges. The role requires strong relationship-building skills sound clinical judgment and a commitment to youth rehabilitation safety and long-term success.

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following:

• Build and maintain strong trusting relationships with youth through consistent engagement active listening appropriate boundaries and trauma-informed strength-based and culturally responsive practices.

• Facilitate evidence-based cognitive behavioral intervention groups that promote emotional regulation accountability pro-social decision-making and reduced recidivism.

• Develop implement and monitor individualized treatment plans based on clinical assessments court requirements and youth-specific needs and goals.

• Maintain accurate timely and compliant case documentation including treatment plans progress notes observation reports interim updates and final staffing reports in accordance with CARF standards and organizational policy.

• Interpret results of individualized programs to participants and referring counselors via informal/formal staffing

• Conduct intake screenings onboarding assessments and ongoing evaluations to determine program suitability treatment progress and service adjustments.

• Write detailed treatment plans observation notes interim reports and final staffing reports

• Prepare and submit required weekly and monthly progress reports to the referring court and partner agencies.

• Supervise residents during daily programming community outings and structured activities to ensure safety engagement and therapeutic consistency.

• Administers onboarding assessments to assess appropriateness for program admission

• Provide crisis intervention de-escalation and behavioral support as needed following approved safety protocols and therapeutic best practices.

OTHER DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following:

• Support program operations through participation in a shared on-call rotation offering assistance as needed outside of regular work hours.

• Ensure resident files are complete accurate timely and compliant with organizational licensing and accreditation standards.

• Adhere to all licensing regulatory and organizational requirements and model best practices while supporting team adherence to policies and procedures.

• Maintain consistent professional communication and collaboration with court personnel school district partners families and other stakeholders to support youth success and continuity of care.

• Demonstrate a collaborative team-oriented approach in all projects and program initiatives.

• Maintain a safe and clean work environment

• Promote Peckhams vision value culture and commitment to excellent customer services to all team members staff customers and stakeholders.

• Maintain a safe and clean work environment.

• Other related duties as assigned.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelors Degree in a Human Behavioral Science field or other related field.

• 6 months or more experience working in residential care or related human services work.

• Must maintain an unrestricted drivers license and possess a clear driving record (in accordance with company insurance policy) to drive the company vehicle.

• The ability to obtain and maintain CPR and First Aid certification upon hire in accordance with program and organizational requirements.

• Must pass federal and state background checks.

• Consistent with the Michigan Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act and federal nondiscrimination laws the contract requires this role to be filled by a female employee to meet the privacy safety and trauma-informed care needs of residents in a girls residential setting.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience working with court-involved youth at-risk adolescents or residential treatment populations.

• Training or experience in crisis intervention de-escalation or behavioral crisis management in youth or human services settings.

• Familiarity with treatment planning case documentation and regulatory or accreditation standards (e.g. CARF).

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The physical demands of this position may be reasonably accommodated for individuals with disabilities on a case-by-case basis.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands of this position may be reasonably accommodated for individuals with disabilities on a case-by-case basis.

PECKHAM IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

EEO/AA Employer/Vet/Disabled. Peckham provides equal opportunities and does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race color religion sex (including pregnancy gender identity and sexual orientation) national origin age disability genetic information height weight marital status veteran status or any other protected characteristic protected by applicable federal state or local law.

REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION FOR APPLYING NOTICE

Federal law requires employers to provide reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities. If you require assistance or a reasonable accommodation to complete any part of your application please:

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• Visit us at: 3510 Capital City BLVD Lansing MI 48906 (M-F 8am - 4pm)

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