Family Specialist Foster Care Kinship

Rise Services • Tucson, AZ

277d • $19

About The Position

RISE is an innovative human services network originally established in 1987 for the purpose of moving individuals living in institutions into family settings. Since that time, services have grown to support children, adults, and families with a variety of needs across multiple states that include residential settings, day programs, employment assistance, managed care, and home and community based services. Since inception, our purpose and mission has remained constant. We create opportunities for and with the people we serve, their families, and for the men and women who work in the direct care profession. RISE believes that most individuals, no matter how unique their needs, are more successful when they are living in a family setting. Unfortunately, some children and adults are unable to live with their own family, permanently or even temporarily, and are in need of a place they can call home. RISE FAMILY SERVICES specializes in finding and supporting loving and caring families for children and adults in need of foster and/or adoptive homes. RISE provides support through many different programs. Through the Family Services Program we recruit, train, prepare, support and mentor individuals and families to provide stable homes for children in the custody of Arizona's Department of Child Safety (DCS). We are recruiting to hire a Family Specialist to assist families in our Foster, Adoption and Kinship programs. This position will be based out of our Tucson, AZ office. The Family Specialist provides service and support to our Kinship Caregivers, Foster and Adoptive Parents with regulations and policy compliance through the implementation RISE's mission, vision and values statement of Creating Opportunities for and With People!

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree is required from an accredited university or college in a related field such as social work, behavioral science, human services along with training and social services work experience
• Experience with cultural diversity, assessing a family's strengths and weaknesses, knowledge of child abuse and neglect and child development, and a working knowledge of Arizona Department of Child Safety and Department of Economic Security programs
• Must have effective writing, excellent verbal communication skills and communicate effectively in individual or group situations including demonstrating listening skills
• Must have reliable transportation to attend daily meetings outside of the office
• Must possess a valid Arizona driver's license, minimum of twenty-one years of age and meet driver requirements as specified by RISE Insurance Agency
• Must be able to complete a successful background check, drug screen test and obtain a Level One Fingerprint Clearance Card
• Knowledge of Google Workspace and Microsoft Office suite software systems

Nice To Haves

• Bilingual skills verbal and written in Spanish is a plus for this position

Responsibilities

• Managing a family caseload of 20-24 cases
• Kinship Family Training Instructor Rotation
• Attending monthly consultations with families including court hearings, Foster Care Review Board (FCRB) meetings, and Child and Family Team meetings (CFTS)
• Writing home studies, renewals, and amendments
• Act as a liaison with DCS
• Participating in Emergency Phone Rotation
• Advocating and educating kinship, foster and adoptive families, being a community resource and support to them

Benefits

• Vacation and sick accruals
• Medical, dental, vision insurance
• Short-term disability (STD) and long-term disability (LTD)
• Flexible spending account (FSA)
• 403(b) retirement plan with an employer contribution

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: Social Assistance
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree