Family Finder

Family Partnerships of Central Florida•Maitland, FL

4h•Onsite

About The Position

The Family Finder position’s primary role will be to act as the centralized point of contact circuit 9 for all related duties in searching for immediate and extended family members of children involved in the dependency system. The Family Finder position will assist case management to explore all family connections and assess the willingness/availability of family members to participate in the dependency case process to offer the best placements for the children in care or to become a permanent connection to the child. They will connect extended family and informal supports to the family to work with improving safety concerns, permanency, and well-being of children. This position will also support the kinship peer support specialists in providing assistance to kinship caregivers as needed and as capacity allows.

Requirements

Able to be thorough and complete when assembling, processing, or providing detailed information.
Able to demonstrate consistency of words and actions; protect confidential information; do what is right even when no one is watching.
Able to cooperate to build consensus; assist others to achieve team goals; participate in meetings so they are productive; take on extra work to meet team objectives.
Able to persevere in accomplishing tasks or objectives; commit to long hours of work or working outside of the typical 8am- 5pm; have a sense of urgency about getting results.
Able to promote quality in spite of other pressures; identify and remove barriers to quality; take time to do things right.
Work effectively with and show sensitivity to cultural differences and various socio-economic backgrounds of others.
Adhere to and model principles and values of Agency and System of Care by being strength-based, solution-focused, maintains highest level of integrity and ethical standards and work collaboratively with employees, partners, stakeholders and clients in all interactions.
A valid driver's license is required in order to transports clients around the community; attend trainings and other activities throughout the County and State.
Strong communication skills are essential in order to clearly and concisely coach parents if needed during Family Time sessions. Strong written skills are required as observations of client contacts will be documented in SACWIS system and emails and other requests require a professional and courteous response.
Strong computer skills
Ability to set and adjust priorities
Ability to be flexible with changing demands and priorities
BA/BS – bachelor’s degree required in a social work or related area of study from an accredited college or university required. (Related degrees are Criminology, Psychology, Sociology, Counselling, Special Education, Education, Human Development, Child Development, Family Development, Marriage and Family Therapy)
Reading
Writing
Listening
Speaking
Lifting 25 pounds
Sitting
Carrying 25 pounds
Pulling 25 pounds
Pushing 25 pounds
Typing

Nice To Haves

Two years’ experience working with at risk children and families preferred
Child Welfare Case Management Certification (Preferred)

Responsibilities

Perform detailed search of immediate family members and extended family members to complete family trees and identify possible relative placements and supports for children in care.
Assist case management in the completion of diligent searches on relatives on dependency cases.
Utilize multiple internet search engines as well as social media to conduct searches to identify and contact family members.
Assist and provide internal controls to authenticate data integrity. Documents family finding efforts into statewide and ancillary databases.
Attends staff meetings, in-service trainings and other meetings or conferences as necessary to share and gather information.
Provide assistance to kinship caregivers as needed and as capacity allows; which could include assisting the caregiver in applying for benefits, referring to level 1, linking kinship caregivers to local resources.
Fulfilling other incidental or related duties as assigned, assisting and training others, and performing or covering duties of other members in the child welfare system from time to time for ongoing growth and development.