Family Safety Specialist
About the role
Join our team as the Family Safety Specialist for a $1,000 sign-on bonus. Are you passionate about supporting at-risk youth and families? Professional Services Group is a community-based social services organization dedicated to supporting at-risk families through dynamic, innovative, and culturally-responsive programming. The Safety Services and Supervised Visitation Programs work with families referred from the Winnebago County Human Services Department to maintain safety in homes where children are at risk of being removed due to abuse/neglect issues, or families who are in the process of reunification. As the Safety Services De-escalation and Visitation Worker, you will work closely with families to address a wide range of concerns including safety, enhancing the parent-child relationship, parenting, household management, nutrition, safe and stable housing, service acquisition, education, employment, medical, mental health, and/or substance abuse issues. This role also includes transporting children to supervised visits with their parents, siblings, or other family members, and ensuring a safe and positive visiting experience. The position is located in Oshkosh, WI, with local travel required throughout Winnebago County and surrounding areas to meet clients in homes or community spaces.
Responsibilities
- Interview and evaluate clients to complete the intake process of the Safety Services and Mobile Response programs.
- Analyze client situations, capabilities, and problems to determine services required to control safety threats.
- Act as a resource to evaluate and determine necessary responses in de-escalating crisis situations with youth and families.
- Conduct face-to-face contact and home visits with families to ensure safety and cooperation with the safety plan.
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