Family Support Worker-Deland Unit 016

Community Partnership for Children • DeLand, FL

1d • Onsite

About The Position

To assist case management staff in providing safety, well-being and permanency for children served by this agency.

Requirements

• Ability to establish trusting relationships
• Awareness of social cultural characteristics of service population
• Ability to observe and accurately report the functioning of individuals and families
• Effective parenting skills
• Ability to handle stressful situations
• Excellent listening skills
• Ability to make home visits as required
• Ability to work flexible hours
• Ability to set appropriate limits and boundaries with clients
• Ability to handle emergencies and life threatening situations effectively
• Ability to act decisively when necessary to protect client
• Two years experience working with children and families
• Possess a current Background Clearance Screening Letter as required by DCF; and successfully complete the background screening requirements for Community Partnership for Children.
• If local travel is required, a Valid Florida driver’s license and documentation of current automobile insurance, with $100,000/$300,000 bodily injury liability limit, is required

Nice To Haves

• Previous experience working in a social service organization, preferred

Responsibilities

• Assist in developing and maintaining client records and documentation to contract and Community Partnership for Children standards, including: ICPC/Courtesy supervision packets assemble admission packets, placement slips, placement tracking forms, basic service referrals, obtaining documents from Vital Statistics/ Health Department/police departments, taking photographs of children, typing home studies for case managers etc).
• Provide and/or arrange for transportation of children to visits, court, etc. however, FSW’s cannot ‘place’ a child in a new placement or sign admission forms.
• Monitor supervised visits and completes a report of their observations in FSFN.
• Supervise children in absence of case manager.
• Provide appropriate modeling techniques, education and other supportive services delineated in the case plan.
• Participate in weekly unit staff meetings.
• Provide on call support as requested.

What This Job Offers

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