Position Summary:

The Family Intervention Specialist serves as a member of the Prevention team of WestCare Tennessee and works to ensure the delivery of quality services to the individuals served in the Staff Sergeant Parker Gordon Fox Suicide Prevention Grant (SSPGF). This role provides community workshops, individual service plans, assessments, and health and wellness checks (whole health activities) to eligible veterans and their families in suicide prevention, awareness, and community resource linkage. The Family Intervention Specialist position will have designated counties to serve from the following ten counties list: Greene, Hamblen, Cocke, Jefferson, Sevier, Knox, Morgan, Roane, Loudon, and Cumberland counties.

Essential Job Functions:

Support program alignment with the Veterans Affairs (VA) National Strategy for Preventing Veteran Suicide (2018) Assist and support case management activities after referral sent by Case Manager with eligible veteran and/or family. Assist eligible veterans with accessing VA benefits. Refer and coordinate with the VA to help streamline care and services for eligible veterans. Schedule appointments with eligible veterans and/or family to complete a Personal Health Inventory and Safety Plan documentation. Review recovery treatment plan and assessments. Schedule and lead group therapy sessions for veterans and families per month in designated service area. Schedule and lead additional group sessions for veterans and families in art, music, dance or other types of therapeutic activities in designated county service area. Schedule and lead workshops covering topics such as Financial Education, Gun Safety, Veteran Training, Moving Forward, My Recovery Plan, Anger and Irritability Management Sills (AIMS), Parenting for veterans, etc. for veterans and families in designated service area. Schedule recreational activities for eligible veterans and their families once or twice per month in designated service area in coordination with coworkers. Develop and maintain community service directory for veterans and their families in designated service area and share with coworkers. Maintain and input notes in WestCare Tennessee tracking systems from compiled paperwork and activities from eligible veterans and/or their families. Attend necessary monthly integrated staff team meetings in coordinating the care and services for each enrolled veteran and their families. Maintain strong professional relationships with veteran organizations and other community agencies to receive referrals and utilize office space for meetings and group activities. Submit weekly workplan/report on activities to Project Director and program Research Assistant on group therapy, group, workshops, and recreational activities. Work closely with Project Director, Research Assistant and WestCare Foundation Evaluation team regarding the collection of data and reporting of program outcomes. Attend in-person and virtual program conferences and meetings, community meetings, and events as deemed necessary. Submit completed trainings and professional development trainings to the program Research Assistant for tracking purposes.