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Family Support Specialist - SAFE - Spanish Speaking Preferred - 20 hours
Child Saving Institute
Child Saving Institute
Work in Omaha, Nebraska
20 hours per week
Equal Opportunity Employer
Family Support Specialist - SAFE - Spanish Speaking Preferred - 20 hours
Position Description
Job Purpose:
Family Support Specialists provide support and education for parents and children by assisting them in the acquisition of parenting and/or life skills. Responsibilities include work in client homes and collaboration with other sources to advocate for clients.
Essential Job Duties:
● Provides home-based education and support to assist clients in acquiring skills such as parenting, household management and emotional regulation.
● Engages in tasks necessary to the provision of direct service, including but not limited to:
◦ Paperwork including progress notes, reports, documentation, assessments, service plans and discharge summaries completed in accordance with agency policies/procedures; and
◦ Driving to and from home-based appointments.
● Collaborates with other agencies and service providers including case managers and foster care specialists to advocate on behalf of clients.
● Participates in consultation supervision sessions as required.
● Collects statistics and implements Quality Improvement procedures as defined by program assignment.
Other Duties:
● Completes other responsibilities as assigned by supervisor.
● Completes training necessary to perform position and necessary for professional growth.
● Facilitates a team atmosphere by working in partnership with other agency staff and promotes a positive working environment.
● Represents the agency and programs in a positive manner to clients, community organizations and the public in general.
● Shows flexibility with regard to work schedule (to be determined by supervisor). Evening or weekend work is required.
Job Requirements:
● Bachelor’s degree in Social Work or related field with two years of experience in a Human Services Field preferred;
● Strong direct service professional skills, including:
◦ Commitment to empowering others to solve their own problems,
◦ Belief in a nurturing family as the ideal environment for a person and that people have the capacity to grow and change,
◦ Ability to develop respectful relationships with persons served to help them gain skills and confidence,
◦ Ability to work collaboratively with coworkers and other service providers, and
◦ Ability to maintain a helping role, intervene appropriately to meet service goals, and set appropriate limits.
● Experience with at-risk families.
● Required knowledge of and skills in:
◦ The child welfare system,
◦ The needs of neglected, abused and exploited children and adults,
◦ Family functioning, and
◦ Child development.
● Skill in engaging resistant families.
● Ability to analyze and make recommendations regarding individual cases and (frequently simultaneously) to analyze and apply larger, systemic issues.
● Ability to make independent decisions and act accordingly and, when appropriate, to seek the counsel of a supervisor or consultant.
● Strong verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills.
● Valid driver’s license and insurance that meets agency requirements.
● Ability to interact with clients with sensitivity to diverse cultural and socioeconomic characteristics.
● Ability to read, analyze and interpret forms, documents, evaluations and procedure manuals.
● Ability to respond to inquiries and possible complaints from clients and other providers.
● Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions.
● General mathematical skills: addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, computation of ratios, etc.
Environment/Physical Requirements:
The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
● Ability to sit for extended periods of time.
● Ability to use hands to handle objects, tools or controls.
● Ability to lift and/or move up to 35 pounds.
● Ability to hear, see and talk within normal limits.
● Ability to safely operate a vehicle.
Family Support Specialist - SAFE - Spanish Speaking Preferred - 20 hours
This position has been listed under the following classifications:
[Part Time ]