Youth & Family Support Specialist (Part-time)

Essential Responsibilities

• Be available at scheduled hours to assist with maintaining visual and auditory contact with youth during home visits, in-service, and community activities;
• Aid in identifying potential safety hazards to the youth and taking necessary steps to eliminate or minimize injury;
• Transport youth to family visits, external appointments, and other activities when needed and as appropriate to the service being delivered;
• Monitor and/or supervise biological family contact as per court order;
• In TFC, assist youth with Independent Living Skills;
• Support and guide youth while participating in peer activities;
• Participate in program activities with the youth as needed;
• Communicate any/all information pertaining to a youth, including prescheduled appointments, to program staff;
• Deliver services as outlined in service plan/ISP;
• Support staff in job related functions and units of service;
• Be available to provide transportation as needed and as appropriate to the service being delivered;
• Be available to relieve staff or TFC parents , as the schedule requires;
• Work alongside families, staff, and/or TFC parents, to support completion of goals and activities;
• Document time spent with youth as required by program and regulation, which may include what activity was performed, time of activity, and participants;
• Complete written work that is legible, accurate and use professional language meet timelines for submitting paperwork established by the program and organization;
• Gather program data, as needed, and assist in preparation of data and/or summarizing information;
• Complete other required paperwork and documentation;
• Attend appropriate in-service, staff training , SWAN trainings, or other required job related internal and external training;
• Participate in supervision.

Qualifications

• Clearances. State Police; FBI clearance; child abuse clearance; CPSL Mandated Reporter-Recognizing and Reporting Child Abuse training; any additional background checks/clearances required by state governing bodies;
• Valid driver’s license and current vehicle insurance.

Working Conditions

• Physical Demands. Requires vision, speech, and hearing and a moderate to high level of physical activity including; sitting, standing, walking lifting and carrying as required. Must be able to meet the demands and complete Crisis Intervention & Prevention (CIP).
• Environmental Factors. Indoors/Outdoors: school, home, community.
• Working Hours. Flexible non-traditional office hours, FT/ 40 hour week, PT/ 10-30 hour week based on program need; variable schedule based on program need.