Family Support Specialist
What You Will Do
- Provide on-site, individual, and family intervention.
- Work as a team member with a case manager, foster parents, primary caregivers, guardian ad litem, and other appropriate professionals.
- Provide assistance, intervention, and education related to issues such as substance abuse, adjustment and relationship issues, stress, daily living skills, budget training, and employment assistance.
- Provide transportation and supervision of children and case participants, including individuals with medical and behavioral health needs.
- Strengthen and maintain a positive mentoring role by providing support, training, and crisis intervention to foster parents, birth parents, primary caregiver(s), and other team members involved in the case, to ensure child safety and well-being.
- Aid in developing and implementing activities/tasks directed to each child, parent, and/or caregiver, according to the case plan goals and objectives.
- Complete documentation for services rendered within required timeframes to case management program staff with the necessary verbal and written information to present at court and staffings.
- Participate in on-call rotation in accordance with agency policy and program procedure.
- Attend and participate in court proceedings, as appropriate and/or when required (subpoena, direct request, and when determined necessary).
What We Offer
- $18.00 per hour
- 15 PTO Days per year
- 13 Paid Holidays
- Medical, Dental, Vision insurance
- Healthcare Concierge
- Financial Wellness Program
- Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account
- Immediate eligibility for 403b Savings Plan with 25% match
- Mileage Reimbursement
- Continuous training and professional development opportunities
- An opportunity to make the world a better place!
What You Will Need
- High School Diploma or equivalent
- Minimum of one (1) year of experience working with children and/or families within a need-identified social welfare system.
- Child Welfare experience preferred.
- Ability to lift and/or carry up to 50 pounds
- Ability to work in high-stress situations
- Ability to work with individuals who exhibit physically and/or verbally aggressive behaviors
Work Schedule
Flexibility is required. Schedules will vary according to the needs of the clients we serve, which can vary and change over time.
Who We Are
From babies to seniors, Gulf Coast JFCS serves all people in need, regardless of race, religion, culture, or gender identity. Our programs span a broad spectrum of human services, including behavioral and mental health, child welfare and adoption, family support, job and employment transition, housing, food, transportation, and home care assistance for the elderly. Gulf Coast JFCS strives to offer opportunities to gain field experience and direct client contact hours for both Bachelor’s and Master’s level practicum and internships.
Gulf Coast JFCS is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Gulf Coast JFCS is committed to maintaining a work environment free of harassment, discrimination, and inappropriate behavior. Gulf Coast JFCS will not tolerate discrimination against its employees on the basis of their race, color, sex, age, religion, national origin, disability, marital status, pregnancy, veteran status, citizenship, gender identity, sexual orientation, workers’ compensation status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.