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Family Support Worker Jobs
Company | Childrens Home Society of Florida |
Address | , West Palm Beach, 33406, Fl |
Employment type | FULL_TIME |
Salary | |
Expires | 2023-06-24 |
Posted at | 1 year ago |
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 Support Worker aids in the prevention of child abuse and neglect in at-risk families by providing appropriate modeling techniques, education and other supportive services. Overall, the Family Support Worker contributes to the CHS high performance culture by exhibiting our 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
- Great benefits package, including generous paid time off and holidays
- Make an impact in your community and become a part of Florida's history!
- Growth and professional development opportunities
Primary Job Functions
- Directly transport or arrange for transportation of clients to visitations, medical appointments, counseling, shopping, etc.
- Assist Case Manager, Counselor or Social Worker in providing case management support services (i.e., information, assessments, referral and linkages).
- Assist in developing and maintaining client records and program documentation according to contract and CHS standards (initial assessments, goal planning, progress notes termination summaries, etc.).
- Monitor quality of care by complying with contract requirements for contacting clients by phone, by letter, and/or by conducting home/residential visits.
- Facilitate or co-facilitate educational classes such as parenting skills, independent living skills, anger management, household management, behavior management, pregnancy/pre-natal care etc.
- Co-lead parent/child play groups.
- Provide appropriate modeling techniques, education and other supportive services as delineated in service plan.
- Participate in weekly client staff meetings, as requested.
- Enter necessary information into required software system(s) in a timely and accurate manner.
- Supervise children during scheduled visits, in-home services, visitations or in other situations as directed.
- Demonstrate the CHS Common Bond Values in the performance of all job duties.
- Develop a strong knowledge base and stay current on dependency-related issues and trends.
- Assist with training other team members and providing back up when necessary.
- Participate actively in departmental meetings, training and education, and the quality management process.
- Comply with CHS’s code of conduct, policies, practices, contracts and other legal obligations.
- Pick up projects on the fly; perform other duties as assigned from time to time.
Job Qualifications
Education, Licenses & Certifications:
- High school diploma or GED equivalent, required.
- Two years of experience working with children and families, required.
- Previous experience in a social-services organization, preferred.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Knowledge of:
- VARIOUS COMMUNITY RESOURCES | PARENTING
- Attention to detail
- Interpersonal Relationship Building, Collaboration, Teaming
- Planning, organization and time management, oral & written communication
- Computer systems and MS Office, including Word, Excel and Outlook
- Make home visits, travel.
- Establish trusting relationships.
- Handle emergencies and potentially life-threatening situations.
- Observe and report the functioning of individuals and families.
- Perform at a high level of autonomy, with general supervision.
- Handle stressful, sensitive situations; preserve confidentiality and professional boundaries.
- Demonstrate the behaviors of our CHS Common Bond Values
- Effectively provide customer service satisfaction with positive service delivery results.
- Perform under strong demands in fast-paced, diverse, sometimes ambiguous environments.
- Be sensitive to the service population’s cultural and socioeconomic characteristics.
- Meet critical deadlines, while maintaining attention to detail, accuracy and quality.
- Solve practical problems and document results using sound judgment.
- Act decisively when necessary to protect client.
Together, good can be done.
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