FAMILY NAVIGATOR - 60075207

State of Florida • Cocoa, FL

6d • $55,000 - $65,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

As a Family Navigator, you will engage with families early in the investigation process and partner with them to assess their needs, set goals, access services, and progress toward safe, long-term independence. You will ensure that our highest-risk families have a voice in the process and feel empowered to make needed changes. You will establish relationships with system partners and help pave the way as this exciting new program grows and expands in the Suncoast Region.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree or higher in social work or a related field.
• Valid Driver License
• Experience as child welfare or behavioral health professional.
• Must possess operational private vehicle for use in the performance of daily work activities. Selected applicants are required to provide proof of vehicle registration and documentation of the appropriate insurance rating.
• Candidate Profile (application) must be completed in its entirety.
• Include supervisor names and phone numbers for all periods of employment.
• Account for and explain any gaps in employment so that the hiring process is not delayed.
• Experience, education, training, knowledge, skills and/or abilities as well as responses to pre-qualifying questions must be verifiable to meet the minimum qualifications.
• It is unacceptable to use the statement “See Resume” in place of entering work history.
• Participation in the State of Florida Direct Deposit Program is required as a condition of employment per F.S. 110.113, and enrollment must be completed within the first 30 calendar days of your appointment.
• Male candidates born on or after October 1, 1962, will not be eligible for hire or promotion into an authorized position unless they are registered with the Selective Service System (SSS) before their 26th birthday or have a Letter of Registration Exemption from the SSS. Verification of Selective Service registration will be conducted prior to hire.
• Any applicant being considered for employment must successfully complete a State and National criminal history check as a condition of employment before beginning employment, and also be screened in accordance with the requirements of Chapter 435, F.S., and, if applicable, Chapter 408,F.S. No applicant may begin employment until the background screening results are received, reviewed for any disqualifying offenses, and approved by the Agency. Background screening shall include, but not be limited to, fingerprinting for State and Federal criminal records checks through the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and may include local criminal history checks through local law enforcement agencies.
• Candidates requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and/or People First Service Center (1-866-663-4735). Notification to the hiring authority must be made in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation.
• All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing in accordance with Section 112.0455, F.S., Drug-Free Workplace Act.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in the principals and strategies of family engagement.
• Licensed clinician (LCSW, LMHC, LMFT) or similar licensure.
• Certified as a Child Welfare Professional.
• 5+ years total combined experience as child welfare or behavioral health professional.

Responsibilities

• Promote access, engagement, and coordination of services for families in the child welfare system with behavioral health needs by deploying strategies designed to rapidly engage families in services, work closely with providers, and monitor the delivery of quality services.
• Work closely with families to develop relationships, set goals, and provide support and guidance as they navigate the system and work toward long-term safety and stability.
• Identify service needs, coordinating service intervention, and collaboration with system of care partners including the child protective investigator, child welfare case manager, and other subject matter experts who become engaged in assessment and treatment identification.
• Use knowledge of the child welfare system to assist with recognizing behaviors associated with safety and well-being and ensure thorough assessment and understanding of family dynamics in order to quickly engage families in meaningful service linkage and intervention.
• Understand the stages of change and provide insight into behavioral changes connected to successful outcomes to promote safe and stable families by following identified cases from inception through closure to ensure ongoing collaboration and information sharing among partners and service providers, heighten awareness of existing risk factors, and ensure intentional service connection and delivery to promote safe and stable families.
• Actively establish relationships with Child Protective Investigator, Case Management and provider staff and support these workers in understanding the effects of active engagement and accurate identification and activation of service needs on behavioral change and family well-being and stability.
• Responsible for participation and/or facilitation of staffings, care coordination, and assistance with resolving barriers frequently present in families involved in the child welfare system which may include field response and working with the family in their residence or physical location.
• Work collaboratively with community service providers and the Managing Entity to develop contacts, facilitate referrals, and assist investigative and case management staff with engaging clients in recommended services and improving timely access to treatment.
• Participate in and, at times, facilitate, legal, multi-disciplinary, and any other meetings that will assist the investigative, case management and provider staff and families with establishing positive outcomes and strengthening families.
• Ensure inter-agency collaboration with principle stakeholders in child and adult protection and domestic violence systems, i.e., DOH, DOE, DJJ, university schools of social work, Ounce of Prevention, child advocates, child advocacy centers, Department of Elder Affairs, etc.
• Work with other Department leadership as well as programs to integrate the services of Office of Child and Family Well-Being with other programs of the department, especially the Office of Quality Assurance, Substance Abuse and Mental Health, and Economic Self-Sufficiency.

Benefits

• No state income tax for residents of Florida
• Annual and Sick Leave benefits
• Nine paid holidays and one Personal Holiday each year
• State Group Insurance coverage options, including health, life, dental, vision, and other supplemental insurance options
• Retirement plan options, including employer contributions
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Tuition waivers

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level