Company Description

Headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland, ISN Corporation is a nationwide provider of specialized professional services to Federal government agencies. ISN's portfolio includes work with over 100 Federal agencies.

ISN Corporation has been awarded a place in the Washington Business Journal's list of the 50 Fastest Growing Government Contractors. ISN is was also on the Business Inc. Magazine's 5000 List of Fastest Growing Private Companies for two years.

We are looking for an energetic, self-starting, organized, detail-oriented candidate with the ability to multitask in a fast-paced environment to join our team.

Job Description

ISN is actively seeking an experienced Supervisory Welfare Professional to support the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Office of Health Security (OHS).  The child welfare professionals will provide support to strengthen the care and protection of children in custody of the DHS between the time of encounter and transfer to a long-term care facility (generally the first 72 hours post-encounter).  Specific tasks for this role may include but not limited to the following:
• Provide support through professional opinions, technical expertise, and technical assistance regarding child wellbeing and trauma informed care to DHS staff. 
• Ensure once trauma-informed care and activities are appropriately implemented they are sustained and modified to promote integration with the operational mission. 
• Engage with children to support their well-being including identification of children in distress, conducting psychiatric triage. 
• Coordinate seamless referral of children to community behavioral or physical health providers.
• Assist in the coordination of care for children at the request of CBP facilities leadership in handling children who have special needs or ongoing physical, mental, or behavioral health concerns. 
• Serve as a daily resource to DHS staff through escalating a child’s identified psychosocial needs and providing direct care to children in crisis. 
• Facilitate connection across all the existing services within the facility to support the well-being of children. 
• Assist in the documentation and information transfer for individual cases, upon request from Sector and Facility leadership, due to the complex requirements for special placements with HHS and other downstream partners. 
• Provide regular information regarding child wellbeing during musters or other regular staff meetings at the facility level. 
• Conduct environmental scans of the facilities to recommend and implement appropriate and operationally feasible measures are taken to create a child friendly environment.
• Assist with the design, delivery, and continuously evaluate training programs
• Provide on-going formal, informal, and ad hoc child well-being trainings and educational information to relevant staff.
• Provide programmatic and technical expertise to support OHS and CBP in the development of plans, policies, protocols, and standards as part of child well-being program implementation.
• Identify opportunities for continuous improvement based on quantitative data collection of process metrics as well as qualitative input and feedback from facility staff 
• Assess development of protocols and processes and ensure no increase to time in custody and present them to DHS leadership for consideration and approval prior to implementation.
• Implement child trauma reducing interventions once approval has been received from DHS leadership.
• Periodically application of recent guidance from child wellbeing organizations and medical societies such as the American Academy of Pediatrics.
• Serve as the main point of contact for facility staff for all matters related to child well-being. 
 

Qualifications

◦ Active DHS clearance or ability to obtain clearance.
◦ US Citizenship is required (required by the federal government for this position)
• State licensed and/or certified in one or more of the following specializations:
     ◦ Social Worker (LCSW or LICSW)
     ◦ Counseling, Family Therapy or Counseling Psychology (LPC or those with MS or MA in a directly related field)
• 5+ years working experience post full licensure in child development, culturally competent and trauma-centered care, and performing evaluations in direct engagement with children and their families, with work experience in a clinical or immigration setting strongly preferred
• Bilingual, with Spanish and creole/French strongly preferred due to the language barriers in communicating sensitive topics with minors
• 2+ years management experience leading and supervising staff

Experience:

• State licensed and/or certified in one or more of the following specializations:
     ◦ Social Worker (LCSW or LICSW)
     ◦ Counseling, Family Therapy or Counseling Psychology (LPC or those with MS or MA in a directly related field)
• 5+ years working experience post full licensure in child development, culturally competent and trauma-centered care, and performing evaluations in direct engagement with children and their families, with work experience in a clinical or immigration setting strongly preferred
• Bilingual, with Spanish and creole/French strongly preferred due to the language barriers in communicating sensitive topics with minors
• 2+ years management experience leading and supervising staff

Education: 

• State licensed and/or certified in one or more of the following specializations:  Social Worker (LCSW or LICSW), Counseling, Family Therapy or Counseling Psychology (LPC or those with MS or MA in a directly related field)

Additional Information

ISN Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer

ISN Corporation is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.

ISN Corporation is a Drug-Free Workplace. Candidates are required to pass a pre-employment background investigation before beginning employment.