$42K - $44K/yr
Provides technical assistance and support to the Delaware Fatherhood and Family Coalition (DFFC) * Helps bring together area residents, leaders, and influencers to find and implement solutions to ...
Jfs Delaware
1 job near Columbus, OH
$42K - $44K/yr
Provides technical assistance and support to the Delaware Fatherhood and Family Coalition (DFFC) * Helps bring together area residents, leaders, and influencers to find and implement solutions to ...
$42K - $44K/yr
Full-time
Re-posted 28 days ago
Job description
FAMILY ENGAGEMENT SPECIALIST – PROMOTING SAFE amp; STABLE FAMILIES
(NCCO amp; KENT COUNTIES)
SUMMARY:
The Promoting Safe amp; Stable Families (PSSF) Family Engagement Specialist provides strengths-based case management and support services to families with children under age 18 who reside in at-risk areas of Kent County. The role is responsible for assisting families experiencing hardship or crises with goal setting and action plans that help move them into the solution.
The Promoting Safe amp; Stable Families (PSSF) Family Engagement Specialist provides strengths-based case management and support services to families with children under age 18 who reside in at-risk areas of Kent County. The role is responsible for assisting families experiencing hardship or crises with goal setting and action plans that help move them into the solution.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Screens prospective clients by phone and, if eligible, schedules an intake appointment
- Performs a critical assessment of family concerns, needs, and strengths and communicates these to families in a supportive manner
- Helps clients identify and expand their networks of support
- Assists clients in creating goals and action items to address risk factors and reduce family stress
- Links families with an array of community resources that can help them achieve their goals
- Schedules, conducts, and documents client consultations and follow-up appointments
- Elicits and manages sensitive, confidential information in a professional manner
- Provides clients with ongoing encouragement and support
- Assists clients through any crisis that may arise, e.g., eviction, job loss, domestic violence, mental health crisis, etc.
- Maintain case records in timely fashion, inputting information into the state’s FOCUS system
- Provides technical assistance and support to the Delaware Fatherhood and Family Coalition (DFFC)
- Helps bring together area residents, leaders, and influencers to find and implement solutions to community problems
- Increases community collaborations and partnerships as well as community awareness of existing programs and services
- Generates bi-weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual reports for both the PSSF program and agency
- Participates in regular peer review, individual supervision, and consultation
- Performs other duties as assigned.
REQUIREMENTS:
- Bachelor’s degree in social work, human services, or related field.
- Previous job or student placement experience in a child welfare or family-serving agency
- Demonstrated interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills with the ability to present effectively
- Ability to work autonomously, adapt to change, and demonstrate flexibility
- Models behavior that is respectful, non-judgmental, and reinforces the dignity of families
- Knowledge of de-escalation techniques and how to constructively address aggressive, hostile, or highly emotional attitudes
- Understands family dynamics and typical reactions to social stress factors
- Displays excellent judgment, with prior experience and knowledge of privacy and confidentiality regulations
- Ability to be proactive and culturally sensitive
- Effective time management and organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple projects while maintaining strong attention to detail
- Experience using Microsoft Office suite and databases
- Strong reporting and administrative writing skills with experience managing processes, analyzing information, and solving problems