Family Engagement Specialist

Overview
***HOURLY RATE OF $15***
Since opening our doors in 1902, CHS became a part of Florida's history.
CHS has been committed to growing and evolving to provide the right services and solutions to address the needs of children and families throughout the changing times. Every day, our team works with parents and kids to empower them and encourage them. With innovative technology solutions and a dedicated, experienced team throughout the state, we're changing the face of foster care and positively impacting children and families' lives for generations to come.
Join our team to continue to do good and create history serving Florida's children and families!
The Family Engagement Specialist screens and assesses families referred to Healthy Families for program eligibility. This involves identifying the presence of risk and protective factors, from a physical, mental and emotional well-being perspective, that could contribute to or mediate the risk of child maltreatment or other adverse childhood experiences in the home environment. Overall, the Family Engagement Specialistcontributes to the CHS high performance culture by exhibiting our Common Bond Values and providing quality results that position CHS as the leader in delivering proactive behavioral health, case management, community and early childhood solutions for children and families.
WHY JOIN CHS?

• Uplifting mission-driven work culture
• Make an impact in your community and become a part of Florida's history!
• Growth and professional development opportunities
• Great benefits package, including generous paid time off and holidays

Primary Job Functions
1. Screen and assess families referred to Healthy Families for program eligibility, while identifying the presence of physical, mental and emotional wellbeing factors that may require intervention to mitigate the risk of abuse or neglect.
Healthy Families Program Screening & Assessment (75%)

• Establish or coordinate a system to obtain referrals and maintain relations with referral sources.
• Provide screens on all referrals.
• Provide in-depth assessments for all families scoring positive on the screening tool.
• Provide referrals to all referred clients, as appropriate.
• Provide referred families with information about the Healthy Families program.
• Participate in clinical or case staffing.
• Provide education to community referral sources as needed.
• Provide support to program participants.
• Promote the program at community resource fairs, meetings and other community events.

Healthy Families Program Administration (25%)

• Create and maintain client clinical and case records, documenting activities as required by the contract and CHS standards.
• Meet with supervisor weekly to provide comprehensive data updates to the Program Manager regarding the status of screening/assessment activity.
• Perform all job functions as set forth by the Healthy Families Florida contractual requirements to ensure the delivery of quality services.

2. Contribute to a positive, engaging work environment.

• Develop a strong knowledge base and stay current on job-related issues and trends.
• Participate actively in departmental meetings, training and education, as well as the quality process.
• Comply with CHS's code of conduct, policies, procedures and other obligations.
• Assist with training other team members and providing back up when necessary.
• Pick up projects on the fly; perform other duties as assigned from time to time.
• Demonstrate the CHS Common Bond values in the performance of all job duties.

Job Qualifications
Education, Licenses & Certifications:

• High school diploma or GED equivalent, required; Bachelor's degree from an accredited university, preferred
• OR, two years college or AA/AS degree in Counseling, Social Work, or other Human Services-related field, plus two years of experience working with families
• OR, Child Development Associate Credential plus three years experience working with families
• OR, High school diploma or GED equivalent plus four years experience working in a home visiting program
• Florida Driver's License within 30 days from hire is required, along with daily access to a reliable and insured vehicle.
• Bilingual in Spanish, preferred.

Competencies
Knowledge of:
CHILD & INFANT DEVELOPMENT VARIOUS COMMUNITY RESOURCES
Skills and Proficiency in:

• Planning, organization and time management, oral and written communication, teaching
• Interpersonal relationship building and collaboration; crisis intervention
• Computer systems and MS Office, including Word, Excel and Outlook
• Perform at a high level of autonomy with general supervision under strong demands in fast-paced, diverse, sometimes ambiguous environments.
• Recognize the impact of social, economic, cultural and environmental factors in family and personal problem resolution with humility.
• Communicate and interact effectively with team members and clients from diverse backgrounds.
• Set appropriate limits and boundaries with clients; act decisively to protect clients, when necessary.
• Assess and apply proper intervention strategies; be open to reflective practice.
• Identify and understand environmental stressors.
• Build trusting relationships with clients; engage in building reflective capacity.
• Observe and report accurately on the functioning of individuals and families.
• Handle stressful, sensitive, potentially life-threatening situations; preserve confidentiality and professional boundaries.
• Commit to providing high customer satisfaction with positive service delivery results.
• Meet critical deadlines, while maintaining attention to detail, accuracy and quality.
• Use sound judgement to solve practical problems; act decisively to protect clients.
• Demonstrate the behaviors of our CHS Common Bond Values, with acceptance of individual differences.

Together, good can be done.