Family Support Specialist
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Job Summary:
This is a professional position responsible for family support assistance with caregivers (relatives, non-relatives and kinships).
Essential Functions:
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Establish and maintain positive working relationship with HFC internal and external customers
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Work collaboratively with the kinship caregivers and caregiver support team
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Assist kinship caregivers with resources identification/development and service navigation
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Provide support, resources and referrals as needed to assist with placement support and stability
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Facilitate ongoing continuing educational training to further build caregiver skills and knowledge
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Assist with event planning for kinship family events
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Participate in meetings and/or staffing’s involving or regarding caregivers as appropriate with goal setting, barriers, placement stabilization and permanency planning
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Assist with reaching out to case management and provider staff to ensure service engagement is occurring
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Work with other departments collaboratively that will also be supporting caregivers regarding benefits and permanency goals
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Lead and/or assist with support groups as needed
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Ensure quality and timely documentation of work
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Perform special projects as assigned
Preferred Qualifications:
Required Qualifications:
Bachelors degree in Social Work or related field.
Two years of experience working with children, adolescents and families in a child welfare setting is preferred.
Benefits:
Excellent benefits package with tuition assistance, domestic partner coverage, retirement and generous paid time off.
Additional Information:
Drug free workplace. Drug testing required. EOE/M/F/D/V.