Family Support Specialist I

TITLE: Family Support Specialist I

REPORT TO: Senior Project Manager

LOCATION: TBD

STATUS: Full Time

BACKGROUND: For nearly 40 years, Urban Strategies, Inc. has assisted residents and community stakeholders to design and implement a wide range of transformative projects in distressed U.S. communities. Our goal is to ensure that our all of families are stable and thriving.

JOB SUMMARY:

The Family Support Specialist provides support to a defined community or housing development as both a social service specialist and community organizer. The Specialist will work with residents on an individual basis, as needed, to mitigate risks of housing instability. *This includes resident home visits. The Specialist will also develop programs with residents and other community service providers to address community concerns and opportunities.

Direct Service Delivery Responsibilities

• Develop effective partnerships with organizations that address community identified needs (including, but not limited to, after school programs, health fairs, job training, on- site classes)

• Develop and coordinate programs as applicable that address the community identified needs.

• Develop and maintain relationships with community stakeholders and service organizations.

• Conduct resident home visits.

• Work directly with residents when specific intervention is required to include conducting assessments, developing IDPs and FDPs, connection to services, and conducting quarterly check-ins for those with identified goals.

• Identify resident needs and locate community resources that may address these needs.

• Collaborate with the management company and resident leadership body on neighborhood safety initiatives and meetings.

• Grant writing for programs at the local site.

• Maintain records and document resident needs, progress, and continual outcomes.

• Document work with residents in LEARN.

• Document onsite programming outputs in LEARN.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Education and/or experience required:

• Associates Degree or related experience

• Commitment to strengths-based and family-focused service