- stablish a professional relationship with families and be a consistent role model to those served.
- Establish and conduct the initial family meeting in accordance with service standards.
- Assess the needs of families and engage families in service planning. Monitor the family service plan making updates and noting progress as necessary in accordance with program requirements and agency expectations.
- Maintain a caseload in accordance with program standards and agency expectations and meet with designated families for the prescribed number of hours/days/contacts per week.
- Submit accurate and complete service documentation within 48 hours of providing service (or as required by program and agency expectations) and submit required reports within assigned timeframes.
- Plan and implement child development, parent education, case management, parenting interventions, and family support services through home visits and phone calls as appropriate and indicated in service plans, program requirements, and agency expectations.
- Refer and link families to community-based programs and services to strengthen the family unit, including facilitating access to specific concrete goods.
- Actively participate in required supervision, in-service training, and staff meetings as required and attend various internal and external meetings to ensure appropriate program implementation and high-quality supports for families.
- Coordinate activities for families to include family literacy, social and educational events, and facilitate parent involvement in community activities (activities may include socializations, parent meetings, and parent trainings)
- Maintain open communication with referring authorities, agency leadership and team members to ensure the most appropriate services for families.
- Transport youth and families in personal vehicles as necessary
- Attend court hearings and provide testimony as necessary and required.
- Ensure contract compliance regulations are being followed properly.
- Other duties as assigned.
Must possess warm, empathic relationship-building skills and communication style to establish a trusting relationship within a family. Must demonstrate knowledge, understanding, and experience in basic parenting skills and family dynamics, behavior management, parent education and childcare/safety. Must serve as a positive role model to families and be sensitive to the needs of youth and families in crisis. Must be aware of, sensitive to, and knowledgeable about various cultural, intellectual, economic, social, spiritual, and gender-related differences.
Eligibility for monthly cell phone reimbursement for selected positions
Our mission is to enable at-risk children, youth, and families to realize their potential and contribute to their community.
We believe that when your potential is realized, the sky is the limit to what you can do.