LifeSet Specialist

Program Overview: 

LifeSet, developed by Youth Villages, is one of the nation’s first — and now one of the largest — evidence-based, intensive community-based programs that acts as a bridge between foster care, juvenile justice, and mental health systems, guiding young people (ages 17 to 23) toward successful adulthood. 
 
The program offers individualized, clinically focused case management and counseling support across key areas: interpersonal connectedness/social support, housing, mental and physical health, career and employment, life skills, and education.  
 
LifeSet Specialists work directly with young adults in community settings—whether at home, school, or other convenient locations—to help them build self-sufficiency and navigate available resources.  Goals include fostering stronger family relationships, improving high school graduation rates, reducing substance use, and decreasing homelessness, incarceration, and intimate partner violence. 
 
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:  
 
The LifeSet Specialist: 

• Carries a maximum caseload of 8 to 10 young adults 

• Meets with the young adult at a minimum of one time per week, increasing and decreasing as directed by the clinical supervisor on the basis of clinical need 

• Provides accurate and complete information to clinical supervisor in a timely manner in the event of a crisis 

• Implements suggestions of interventions provided by supervisor and/or licensed program expert in a timely manner to be reflected in the next treatment plan cycle 

• Participates weekly in all supervision exercises to ensure the appropriate conceptualization and implementation of treatment 

• Provides all therapeutic services in accordance with Youth Villages’ mission and values and LifeSet Model principles 

• Attends 3 weekly meetings (individual, team, and clinical consultation) for professional development and quarterly booster training sessions to enhance clinical skills  

• Conducts on-going assessment of young adult to determine their needs from a strength-focused, solution-based perspective  

• Engages and aligns with the young adult and their support system to elicit full participation in treatment 

• Provides on-call crisis support to the young adult (schedules vary by location) 

• Completes accurate and timely documentation in an electronic medical record system (EMR) 

• Performs other duties as assigned 

Additional Information:  

• Schedule is flexible and non-traditional as it is based around the availability of youth and families served.  

• Applicants must possess a current, valid driver’s license, an automobile for work purposes, and proof of auto insurance. 

• Community-based staff will be reimbursed for applicable mileage. 

Salary:

$80,000 - $93,000 per year based on education and clinical license

 Qualifications: 

• Master’s degree in a social services discipline (preferred) 

• Bachelor's degree in a social services discipline (required) 

  • Degrees that can be considered include: social work, drug and alcohol education or counseling, psychology, criminal justice, guidance counseling, or marriage and family therapy (others subject to review) 

• One year of related experience in counseling and/or case management (required) 

• Experience working with at-risk youth and/or families in a volunteer, internship, or paid position (preferred) 

• Clinical experience (preferred) 

• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail  

• Excellent written, verbal, and oral skills  

• Ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously  

• Basic computer knowledge  

• Ability to maintain a flexible schedule