Family Support Worker/Transporter

About the role

Provides clerical, administrative, and oversight of statistical tracking for the adoptions program.

Responsibilities

• Assists Dependency Case Managers in the provision of services to families.
• Facilitates and observes parent/sibling visitations.
• Arranges and/or provides transportation of children ages birth to 18 years to parent visits, doctor appointments, counseling, court, placement changes, etc.
• Monitors parents and children during supervised visits.
• Completes summaries of each supervised activity and documents them in the Florida Safe Families Network (FSFN) database.
• Provides appropriate modeling techniques, education, and other supportive services delineated in the case plan under the direction of the Case Manager.
• Provides/completes documentation of observations during all client activities when interacting with the client or client’s family.
• Supervises children in the absence of the Case Manager or caregiver in accordance with agency procedures.
• Assists the Case Manager with obtaining client records including birth and death certificates as well as client health and education records.
• Participates in client staffings and all staff meetings.
• Participates in court hearings, as needed.

Requirements

• Valid driver’s license in good standing.
• High School Diploma or GED equivalent required.
• Minimum of two years of working with children and families.
• Previous child welfare experience and college degree preferred.

Benefits

• 5 weeks of PTO accruals available during the first year of employment.
• 12 paid holidays.
• Professional development.
• Ongoing coaching and feedback.
• Employee Assistance Program (“EAP”).
• Health benefits with shared premium costs, including:
  • Medical
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • Life
  • Short-term disability
  • Long-term disability
• 401(k) retirement plan.