IFST Family Safety Worker

Children's Network of Hillsborough • Egypt Lake-Leto, FL

5d • $18

About The Position

Support clients engaged in the dependency system. Work in conjuncture with the child welfare case management staff to support parental progress in treatment interventions, education, and other supportive services; and to assist in maintaining child safety and well-being.

Requirements

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED) required, A.A. degree preferred
• A minimum one (1) year of child welfare or family support related experience
• Must have a working knowledge of community services and resources in our local area.
• Strong organizational skills and problem-solving abilities is a must.
• Ability to establish and maintain positive working relationships is also a must.
• Must be able to operate standard modern office machinery, including fax, telephone, calculator, computer, scanner, printer, copier, and mail machine.
• Minimum typing speed of 50 wpm; excellent word processing skills.
• Must be competent with Microsoft Office Suite programs, including Word, Excel, Power Point, and Outlook.
• Must be competent with basic e-mail protocol and procedures including sending, receiving, replying, attachments, and meeting scheduling; excellent written and oral communication skills; effective listening skills; self-motivated; ability to manage various work assignments simultaneously; ability to work as a team member, and the ability to work in a multi-cultural environment.
• Must abide by the highest standards of confidentiality.
• Valid driver’s license required, with proof of insurance
• Clean Driver’s License check is a requirement (annually)
• Criminal background screening (fingerprinting) (Local Law Enforcement and FBI/FDLE)
• Drug Screening is a requirement
• Ability to read, analyze and interpret common scientific and technical journals, financial reports, and legal documents.
• Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community.
• Ability to write speeches and articles for publication that conform to prescribed style and format.
• Ability to effectively present information to top managers, public groups, and/or boards of directors.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent, to draw and interpret bar graphs.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
• Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.

Responsibilities

• Support families in their efforts to complete all child welfare related tasks
• Act as a resource to families as they engage the community for formal and informal supports
• Monitor safety plans and document observations to ensure compliance with safety plans, engagement, and progress of families. Provide documentation of observations of all client activities when interacting with the child or family
• Participate in staffings and court hearings as needed
• Participate in the quality improvement process
• Adherence of all data collection into automated systems including FSFN
• Other duties may be assigned, and special projects may be requested

What This Job Offers

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