Family Support Specialist

Clarvida - Arizona • Phoenix, AZ

12d • Onsite

About The Position

The Family Support Specialist works with children and youth from newborn through age 17 who are in foster care or transitioning back into their homes, as well as their foster and birth families or caregivers. The specialist meets with clients and involved parties in the community and in their homes to conduct initial intakes and create, implement, and assess treatment plans that support successful transitions. Services include connecting children, youth, and families with community resources; teaching behavior-management techniques and parenting skills; and encouraging foster and birth families to co-parent. The role includes regular supportive supervision for case collaboration and offers a flexible full-time schedule.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED and at least 2 years of experience working with children or youth and their families, or an associate’s degree in a human service-related field (such as Social Work, Psychology, or Counseling) and at least 1 year of relevant experience.
• Be at least 18 years old.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a valid, unrestricted Level One Fingerprint Clearance Card and DCS Clearance.
• Current Arizona State Driver’s License, a good driving record for the past 3 years, current personal vehicle liability insurance, and current vehicle registration.

Responsibilities

• Conduct intakes and create, implement, and assess treatment plans.
• Link families with community resources.
• Provide behavior-management and parenting-skills training.
• Encourage collaboration between foster and birth families.
• Monitor and support successful transitions for children and youth.
• Collaborate with the team and participate in regular supervision.

Benefits

• $1,000 sign-on bonus.
• Mileage reimbursement.
• Paid vacation days that increase with tenure for full-time employees.
• Separate sick leave that rolls over each year for full-time employees.
• Up to 10 paid holidays for full-time employees.
• Medical, dental, and vision benefit plan options for full-time employees.
• Employee Assistance Program for full-time employees.
• Health, dependent-care, and transportation Flexible Spending Accounts for full-time employees.
• Employee, spouse, and dependent basic and optional life insurance for full-time employees.
• 401(k) plan for all employees.
• Mileage and cell phone reimbursement, or a company phone, for all employees.
• Pet insurance for all employees.
• DailyPay access to earnings before payday for all employees.
• SoFi at Work student loan refinancing for all employees.
• Next Steps Financial Wellness program webinars and tools for all employees.
• Company laptop and IT support for all employees.
• Verizon and Dell discounts.
• Perks @ Clarvida discounts on travel, shopping, and entertainment.
• Training, development, and continuing education credits for licensure requirements.
• Opportunities for advancement.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: High school or GED