Family Support Worker-Deland Unit 016

About the role

To assist case management staff in providing safety, well-being and permanency for children served by this agency.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

• Absorb and assemble admission packets, placement slips, placement tracking forms, basic service referrals, obtain documents from Vital Statistics/Health Department/police departments, take photographs of children, type home studies for case managers etc).
• Provide and/or arrange for transportation of children to visits, court, etc.
• Monitor supervised visits and completes a report of their observations in FSFN.
• Serve as a supervisor in the absence of a case manager.
• Provide appropriate modeling techniques, education and other supportive services delineated in the case plan.
• Participate in weekly unit staff meetings.
• Provide on-call support as requested.

Experience/Performance Requirements

• Ability to establish trusting relationships
• Awareness of social cultural characteristics of service population
• Awareness of parenting skills
• Ability to handle stressful situations
• Excellent listening skills
• Ability to make home visits as required
• Ability to work flexible hours
• Ability to set appropriate limits and boundaries with clients
• Ability to handle emergencies and life-threatening situations effectively
• Ability to act decisively when necessary to protect client

Education Requirements

• Required: High School Diploma or GED equivalent

Licenses and Certifications

• Possess a current Background Clearance Screening Letter as required by DCF; and successfully complete the background screening requirements for Community Partnership for Children.
• If local travel is required, a Valid Florida driver’s license and documentation of current automobile insurance, with $100,000/$300,000 bodily injury liability limit, is required.

Physical Demands and Work Environment

• Employee will work in an office/clerical environment.
• The employee will work predominantly seated with recurrent need to walk, stand, and bend from the waist.
• Occasional light lifting, stooping, and climbing may be required.

General Information

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by individuals assigned to this position. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, and skills required of personnel so classified. This job description should not be construed to constitute contractual obligations of any kind or a contract of employment between Community Partnership for Children and any employee. Employment at Community Partnership for Children is “at-will” and either party can terminate.