Parent Support Specialist

About the Role

The Child Welfare Parent Support Specialist provides support to foster families, families in family preservation, and post-adoption programs. Specialists work in-home with families and youth who struggle with behavioral management to the degree it threatens the stability of their living situation.

Responsibilities

• Provides for the safety, stability, and well-being of children and families served.
• Provides 24-hour, 7-days-a-week crisis on-call support to assigned families.
• Meets with assigned families to provide additional support to maintain the stability of children in the home.
• Provides 60 hours of service delivery per month or as determined by program needs.
• Assists parents in accessing resources throughout the community to meet child needs.
• Requires regular communication with program staff.
• Understands and follows program regulations when applicable.
• Monitors and responds timely and appropriately to emails and phone calls.
• Documents confidential information and accurately uploads into the electronic health record system.
• Submits incident reports when appropriate.
• Maintains good working relationships and facilitates communication with families and staff.
• Provides parent training and support groups identified to assist in the stabilization of children.
• Requires the ability to maintain strict confidentiality.
• Delivers culturally competent, strengths-based services to children and families.