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Job Summary: 

This position is responsible for connecting and supporting relatives, non-relatives or kinship caregivers to engage, support and provide services available in the community.

Essential Functions:

• Establish and maintain positive working relationship with HFC internal and external customers

• Educating and bringing awareness to caregivers about the dependency system and licensing process

• Assisting with paperwork, collecting documents as the caregiver begin to navigate in the licensing process

• Maintain a caseload to offer support and provide services of available benefits for relative and non-relative caregivers (cash assistance, ESS, etc.)

• Provide support, resources and referral information to caregivers for placement support and stability

• Work with other departments collaboratively that will also be supporting caregivers

• Lead and/or assist with support groups as needed

• Ensure quality and timely documentation of work is completed with families

• Participate with other peers in Florida on best practice and exchange opportunities

• Offer ideas and suggestions to the team to further meet the needs of local caregivers

• Perform special projects as assigned

Qualifications: 

High School diploma or equivalent.  Bachelors degree in Social Work or related field preferred.  Experience as a caregiver (relative, non-relative, foster parent) highly preferred.